The Runaway Groom

Irene was the one who initiated it, but she was also the one begging for mercy soon enough.

Pressing herself against Isaac's chest, she said, "Your eyes haven't recovered yet..."

"Yes, but I'm still able-bodied..." he retorted, leaning in and reaching for her lips for a firm kiss.

Since it had been a while when they were together, he really missed her... especially physically.

And with Stan keeping watch outside, no one would dare to disturb them.

Soon, the skies turned dark.

Irene fell asleep, nestled in Isaac's arms.

She groggily heard Isaac's voice—Stan just came in, bringing food. Opening her eyes, she asked, "Are you hungry?"

“I should be asking that question,” Isaac smiled. "What time do you think it is?"

Irene glanced at the time to find that it was already night—she arrived in the afternoon.

And there went an entire day.

out of bed and straightening her clothes, she told him, “Let's

need help with showers since he could not

"You mind not being able to see, don't

little less upset about being blind around

helped him out of

antsy after abstaining for a while and went at it again in the bath, which was why it took another two hours for them to finish

dinner, and

do it myself..." he

and insisted on feeding him. "I'll

tortured to a gruesome death, with

even arrange a funeral for him—Lulu and the other officers of the precinct had him

would be unsafe with her. Now that Martin and her baby were gone, she decided

not have returned to work sooner or worked undercover—the reason

blown, and it led to his horrific

the thought that she did not have a child for him despite

if he married another woman,

believed that she owed him, but the force disagreed with

woman who has not been trained, and you'll be exposed quickly. Captain York is gone now. You're his