Author: Rainbow Rose

She did lay awake for a couple of hours.  Stewing.  The man ruffled her feathers.  She wasn’t sure why.  But somehow, he had crawled under her skin.  Or maybe, just…

“The moon is full tonight,” he murmured after several silent minutes passed as she studied his countenance. “What do you want from me?” she asked abruptly. He turned his head…

He was there.  On her bench.  The next evening.  When she arrived to watch the sunset. He stood up and bowed to her.  “Good evening, princess.” She inclined her head…

But she couldn’t trust him.  She couldn’t trust anyone.  Except…possibly…Jin Heung.  He had stood up to their mother when she’d insisted that they marry.  He had protected both Sook Myeong…

She was clearly losing it.  Her mind must have come unhinged at the idea of being forced into a marriage with a stranger.  It was the only explanation behind her…

She found him waiting for her the next evening.  She approached him from behind.  He was sitting quietly, staring down into the stream.  Seated on her bench.She felt her anger…

Prince Jong Su crept into the garden at sunset and glanced around, looking for his quarry.  He found her sitting on a bench near a stream full of blooming lotus. …

“You wish to marry Sook Myeong?  And to make her the price of my marriage to your sister?” Jin Heung asked in astonishment.Jong Su nodded.“Have you even met her?” the…