The windowless Manor sits in solitude high above the village. It's Lord is a cruel and ruthless man, who is never seen yet is feared like no other. He is the cause of countless deaths with no apparent reason. The darkness is growing. It is the time for change and for the fear to end. *** WATTPAD FEATURED STORY *** Cover art credit goes to JJcanvas at Deviant Art. Check out his stuff: http://jjcanvas.deviantart.com/

It started on a night with broken glass. First the glass, then the screams, and then the blood. And then, their lives were changed forever. It marked the beginning of her brother's suffering. As Else Schüffen struggles to define everything that is happening around her in Germany 1941, Maximilian faces a different kind of struggle. An adopted Jew in a Christian family, Max faces betrayal and loss, forgiveness and anger. Being a divided family with a Nazi as a brother, his fears become a reality. He must go into hiding, but with a different identity: Henrik Brandenburg, an Aryan shopkeeper. And then there's Else, a young Aryan girl, in the midst of her brother's tumult. Painting, it seems, is the only way of escape, and the only way to keep her brother, Maximilian, in her heart forever. Through it all, there is one thing she learns. Sometimes, in order to survive, we must repair our broken wings and learn to fly again~ #39 in historical fiction//March 29th Edited by the lovely @jgfairytales

Amálie looked up at me with tears welling up in her big, blue eyes. "Papa, please don't go," she cried as I picked up my bag. Marta watched from the kitchen as I tried to explain to our 6 year old that I was going away for a little while but would return home soon. "I'll tell you what swonechko," I said crouching down so we were eye to eye, "when I come back, I will bring you a surprise." She shyly looked at the ground trying, and failing, to make her smile less noticeable. "Ok papa." she answered.

Sold into the slave trade at the young age of 4, Cadha has worked as a servant for the majority of her life. Sadly, she has never quite done well as a slave in any of the households she has worked in. The longest she has kept her job as a servant was 1 year. She now works in the household of Lord Dunbar, but unfortunately so. He is an unkind master, especially towards her. One day an ambassador from the palace city, Airdiere arrives with an announcement that will change her life forever. #117 on Short Story (3-2-16) #85 in short story (3-14-16) #69 in short story (3-15-16)