The Kinsman

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…

He recalled that day like it was yesterday.“I still remember the first time I saw her.  She was like a dream,” he murmured as his eyes slid over a face that…

While she clung desperately to that word, he speared a piece of green onion and held it up to her mouth.  He leaned towards her with a tiny smile.“Eat.  Please,”…

But he still didn’t begin at the beginning.“I’m glad that you were honest with me,” he remarked suddenly.Confused, she opened her eyes and stared at him.  “What?”“That day.  When you…

He drew a deep breath.  But something was still troubling him.  So he didn’t tell her the story that she was seeking.  Instead, he asked her a question.“Mi Sook.  Why…

“I owe you an apology,” he breathed quietly, remorse filling his gaze and causing her heart to take a tumble towards him.  “I am dreadfully sorry that I ever left…

Dan Se stepped quietly into her bedchamber a few minutes later.  He was alarmed to find her lying in the exact same position in which he had left her.  He…

Dan Se faced his father-in-law.  And spit out the words that were searing his throat.“How dare you?  How dare you touch what is mine?” Dan Se hissed as he advanced…

Soo Ho handed him the parchment.Dan Se glanced down at it in confusion.  “What is this?”“It’s a note.  From my wife.”“Jung Sook?” Dan Se queried, perplexed.  “Why would your wife…

“Soo Ho?”  Moon Won caught up with him as he walked through the marketplace.  “Can we spar for a while tonight?” he grinned broadly at his friend.“Mm-hmm.”  Soo Ho nodded.  “In the field?”“Behind the…