Caveat_Ties

A short story by Rollan Wengert. Having struggled with her weight for years and fueled by a desire to change her life, Joan relocated to the mountainous terrain of Hill City. As Joan battles her past traumas and trials, hope flees and despair consumes. Until… She stumbles into a gold stash as high as her eye. But, can she muster what it takes to harvest and hold the treasure she’s found?

Following tragedy and failure, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began work on an opera... Abducted by pirates and sold into slavery, Zaide, Sultan Soliman's favorite possession, gains the power of a queen. Yet, she surrenders all joy. Until, she falls in love with the common field slave, Gomatz. Desperate, she schemes and plots. Just to get close... Just to keep him alive... Just to taste one moment of real joy...