Shadowed

His breath is on my neck and his shadow falls across my face as his lips brush my ear, "Now you," he whispered, "need to learn to behave." I snort with a laugh and then cry out as he brutally twists my arm tighter. "I don't know what you mean?" He roughly spins me around and glowers down at me. Shadows mask the harsh...

A Firefly's Glow

Hotaru is your average 15-year-old who has survived living in her own apartment and working for her own money. Even though she has always imagined herself suddenly turning into a princess with a luxurious castle, she survives with a "poor" status with doubts of love and luxury. One evening when she steps out into the...