“If you don’t want your life ruined, I had better not see you lurking around a crime scene again.” A frown drifted across my brows. I wasn’t sure what he meant. “Of course,” I whispered back. “I highly doubt our paths will ever cross again.” LoveFateLilac BookmarksThe Red Palace Book:The Red Palace Source: The Red Palace
“When we’re together … it’s as though we are like water in the river, my thoughts flowing through yours, yours through mine. And when we are silent”—a faint smile tugged at his lips—“I forget you are even there sometimes.” “I’m flattered, nauri,” I said drily. “It is the greatest compliment. I dislike being around people for too long. But when I am with you … I never feel the need to be someone I am not.” LoveLilac BookmarksThe Red Palace Book:The Red Palace Source: The Red Palace
“He moved my hand into his, and as our fingers intertwined, it occurred to me that love wasn’t all that I’d feared it to be. I had imagined that it was a wildfire that incinerated everything in its path. Instead, it felt as ordinary and extraordinary as waking up to a new day.” LoveLilac BookmarksThe Red Palace Book:The Red Palace Source: The Red Palace
“There is only you.” His words caressed me, winding themselves around my soul. “There will only ever be you. I promise, Hyeon-ah.” LoveLilac BookmarksThe Red Palace Book:The Red Palace Source: The Red Palace
“He stared, a line forming between his brows. Then with a shake of his head, he murmured, “You must have been a general in your past life. A most irritatingly stubborn one.” LoveLilac BookmarksThe Red Palace Book:The Red Palace Source: The Red Palace
“Do you not know me, nauri? I am Baek-hyeon.” I blinked the sweat from my eyes [...]“Once I set my mind on a task, I will not stop until I complete it.” LoveDeterminationLilac BookmarksThe Red Palace Book:The Red Palace Source: The Red Palace