Protected: Darling: Chapters 26 – 34
Chapter 26: A Most Excellent Scheme – Day 392As Emmie lay perusing the pages of that well-worn notebook, crammed full of notes and sketches, she recalled the conversation that she…
Chapter 26: A Most Excellent Scheme – Day 392As Emmie lay perusing the pages of that well-worn notebook, crammed full of notes and sketches, she recalled the conversation that she…
Mi Sook turned over onto her side and stared in astonishment at Jung Sook.“What on earth would make you say such a thing?”Jung Sook’s face melted in tenderness. “He came…
Chapter 21: An Unexpected Light – Day 388 Lord Percival slipped into Emmie’s room a few moments later. He closed the door quietly behind him as he approached her bed. …
A knock sounded on her door. About an hour after her husband had left her. Mi Sook tensed. Had Dan Se returned for her?Should she pretend to be asleep?She sighed…
“I understand,” he murmured. Not looking at her. “But…this is your room now. I will stay in the other room.”He climbed off the bed and walked over to the chest…
He gazed in horror at the tears flooding her eyes before they spilled down her rosy cheeks. He hadn’t meant to hurt her. But for Mi Sook to weep, he…
Chapter 16: Hidden Motives – Day 387By the time that Princess Concordia entered the dining hall with Lord Percival, his best friend had returned to their table. Lord John was…
Chapter 9: Paradox – Day 380 Emmie spent the morning happy in Lord John’s company. She decided that she’d organize a bunch of the younger girls to perform a dance…
But after a few precious moments, she groaned against his lips. Immediately, he withdrew from her.“What’s wrong?”“My back is spasming.” She winced and fell forward onto him, flattening him into…
Her lips pressed softly against his, and he had to fight the impulse to slide his arm around her and draw her close. But she didn’t suffer from any such…