Moon Won gazed imploringly at Yeo Wool. “I’m innocent, man! I didn’t touch that child!” He shuddered convincingly. “Why would I? She is but a girl.” He stared intently at the other man. “You believe me, don’t…
“Now. You are all safe. Please…tell me what’s going on,” Bo A demanded as soon as she and Se Ri were safely ensconced in her bedroom.“You only invited me over…
“Se Ri?” Bo A breathed out in concern as she came upon her silent friend. Weeping in a corner of her room. She knelt next to the younger girl. “What’s wrong?”The child shook…
She’d been scared of her brother. But she realized now that her experiences with him hadn’t been nearly as terrifying as what she was enduring now. This man was many…
Dan Se was back to training with the hwarang full-time. He did still come home to Mi Sook most evenings, but he was preparing to leave for an extended period…
“Mi Sook?” Jung Sook queried as she stared at her friend over the tea table. But the young woman continued to stare blankly out the window. Not one word passing her…
It was happening again. She had been so relieved when they’d moved back to her mother’s home village. So thankful to be removed from the reach of her brother’s trespassing hands. Curious fingers…
It was a beautiful spring day. And she’d promised to meet him in his grandmother’s garden again. But he hadn’t yet been able to find his new friend. “Sam Sook?”…
They spent several minutes walking in silence. But he couldn’t outrun the feeling that she was rushing home in fear.“Sam Sook. Your children are safe with your mother. Why are…
When they entered her home, Yeo Wool stared down at her. “Please. Lead me to her room, and I will set her down in her bed.”Sam Sook nodded her head,…