The Mercenary – Chapter 18: Tempted
He met her in front of the stables. Just as he’d promised. He was, in fact, waiting for her when she arrived. Both of their horses had already been readied. …
He met her in front of the stables. Just as he’d promised. He was, in fact, waiting for her when she arrived. Both of their horses had already been readied. …
“I’m sorry,” he breathed. “Sorry that you were never cherished as you should have been.” As Eun Sook should have been too.Perhaps, had your father treasured you, then you could find…
Eventually, he reluctantly released those luscious lips. He sighed and rested his forehead against hers. “I missed you,” he murmured again.“Did you really?” she asked, still insecure.Something vulnerable quavered in her voice,…
She’d avoided her favorite spot for a week now. And grown lonelier and sadder by the day. The coldness she had shown the prince seemed to be freezing her own…
He’d lost her. Again.How did this keep happening?He’d reached out to her. Over and over again. In kindness. Out of his good nature. In an attempt to touch her soul. …
“Your highness, I have your bow.” The voice of a servant girl interrupted their encounter.Still, Sook Myeong couldn’t tear her eyes from his. “Leave it. On the bench,” she called.The…
“Give me another chance,” he implored her. “I shall return to a romantic poem. To the one I first composed. What was it?” He crumpled his brow in the most…
His heart bent in sadness as he considered her. A young girl who had no idea how to receive love. Such a creature should never have existed. She’d been born…
Her heart was crying out for him.Stop it, unruly heart! How fickle you are! Loving one man a week ago yet drawn to this man tonight. Foolish, foolish heart!Suddenly, she…
She approached the garden with unease the next evening. Certain he would be waiting for her. She wasn’t even sure why she had come, knowing she’d have to face him…