WIP – Love and Redemption

Surrender II – Beyond the Cage
7,022 Words

6. January 2026 by mara-z@gmx.de

Part One: A Year of Progress Crawford stood by the kitchen window, watching the city lights flicker in the distance. The coffee maker hummed softly behind him, a mundane sound that still felt almost surreal after everything they’d been through. Fourteen months. That’s how long they’d been working for Kritiker now. The first few missions … Read more

Ransom of Skin
2,262 Words

3. January 2026 by mara-z@gmx.de

The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea The Dauntless was dying. She groaned, a deep, structural sound that vibrated through the soles of James Norrington’s boots. The mainmast had been shattered by the rogue storm, a jagged stump reaching toward a bruised sky, and the sea was currently claiming the lower gun deck with a … Read more