The Innocent

Ban Ryu stood before Soo Yeon’s father.  And bowed deeply to the esteemed man.“What is it?” that honored gentleman asked impatiently.“Sir, I deeply respect you, and I’ve come to beg…

Jung Sook clung to Soo Ho, burying her face over his heart.  Her arms wrapped tightly around him.  Her hands pressing into his back. Her heart was racing.  She took a…

Jung Sook also didn’t think she could eat.  Not right now.  Every time she closed her eyes, the trauma of last night was cascading through her soul.  As were all…

As it turned out, it wasn’t as easy to accomplish as Soo Ho had expected.  For one thing, he was called before the king later that morning.  But still very…

Several hours later, Soo Ho and his father returned home.  Lady Bit Na was up waiting for them.  But both of her young charges were sound asleep now.  Soo Yeon…

Once they were alone in her bedchamber with a steaming tub of water, Lady Bit Na asked her to remove her robe.  Sheepishly, Jung Sook took it off.  Soo Ho’s…

He gazed up at Jung Sook.  “I need to bring a magistrate.  And to find my father.”  He frowned.  “But I don’t want to leave you alone.  I don’t want…

Soo Ho hadn’t been able to sleep last night.  A terrible sense of foreboding had kept him awake.  But he wasn’t sure why.  He had no good reason to feel…

“Don’t you think that when I marry you, your students will figure out that you’re the one getting all my kisses now?” he murmured against her lips a moment later.She…

As soon as they reached the school, Soo Ho gave Jung Sook a certain look, and she cleared her throat as she turned to address the child. “Um, Bo A, can…