Moonflower

“Unhand my wife.”  That arctic voice unleashed an ice-cold wind to sweep through the dark hallway.   Jina didn’t know whether to sigh in relief or to cringe in fear.  Her husband was…

Kiran pulled the fourth note from the tree.  This man was serious.  She hadn’t even written him a reply yet.  Not so much as one word.  Yet.  Here he was writing her a book.  Of poems,…

The piece of paper was burning a hole in her pocket.  She wanted desperately to read it, but there were several words she couldn’t translate yet.  Kiran made her way quickly to…

Jina awoke to sunlight streaming through the window overhead.  Today those rays were kinder than they’d been yesterday.  Her skull was now free of its throbbing.  As she cracked her eyes open hesitantly,…

Jungkook practically flew across the room towards her.  He slid into the bed next to her and turned eagerly towards her.  The look in his eyes was definitely unsettling her now.  She swallowed.  And…

“Are you flirting with me?” Jina asked him all of a sudden.Jungkook shrugged.  “It’s allowed, isn’t it?  For a man to flirt with his betrothed?”She blinked again.  Still confused.  But then she snorted.  “You’re hardly…

They ate in a companionable silence for a while.  Jina was still grazing.  She wasn’t hungry anymore, but everything tasted so good, and who knew when such a bounty would ever come…

Jungkook arrived with a pot of tea a half hour later. He found many delicious dishes awaiting him.  His eyes grew wide.  “You must have some kind of amazing favor with the…

Moonflower left Jungkook with Yoongi a few moments later after her husband had arrived to interrupt their conversation with some pressing business that required Jungkook’s assistance.  She was now on her…

Jungkook lay in his bed - their bed? - for a while before he fell asleep.  He stared at the back of her head.  Shocked that she had not been upset with…