The Glass Castle Novels & Stories

When we walked into the conference room, everyone was there, smiling at us. I immediately spoke, “First off, I want to say on behalf of my siblings and myself, thank you so much for everything you’ve done to help us escape and to get rid of Dahlia. You have no idea how much we appreciate it.” Then Cedric smiled, “Would you like to see the footage of her castle coming down?” All of my siblings smile and nod. I smile, “Yes please, Cedric.” Cedric put the footage on the screen and we watched as the castle collapsed into a giant heap of stone and rubble. Even the dust cloud that rose from it couldn’t get away from it fast enough as it dissipated almost immediately. All of my siblings let out a “

He let me take him to the edge, before rolling me beneath him and making his own explorations of me with hands and tongue, so that when he rose back over me and joined us as his lips met mine, I ached for him, and gripped him greedily to me, rising into his thrusts until we fell apart together. We lay in the flickering firelight with his arm around me and my cheek on his chest. I could hear his heartbeat. His hand stroked up and down my arm. “Glass will be the difficult part,” he said. “I will take the broken windows out of the frame tomorrow and we will board them up. We will have to find a wagon to take them to the city for a glazier to work on them.” “Glass is just sand and heat, is it no

The look of awe on Madelyn’s face is as perfect and priceless as I expected. “Now, we follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City,” I tell her. “We’re definitely not in Kansas anymore,” she says, catching my movie reference and looking around, practically pressing her nose to the car window. Since I know what it felt like my first time here, I open the windows so she can feel and taste the fresh air, hear the different sounds of Araphyra as we drive toward Aolis and Lily’s castle. There’s a bend in the road where, once you make the turn, the glass castle comes into view. I slow down, wanting to see her face when she sees it and once again, it’s perfect.

We arrive at the lake house—or more like a mansion. The place practically glows against the night sky, perched at the edge of the water like something out of a movie. It’s the kind of place where the rooms seem to go on forever, where every surface gleams and the furniture looks too expensive to touch. Like most kids at our school, Johnny Castile comes from money. The kind that doesn’t blink at renting out lakefront property just to throw a party.

Sitting in the car, I feel suddenly nervous; I don't know what is going on and neither of my mates is telling me where we are going or what we are doing. As we pull up a beautiful old stone building, my wolf and I become more confused than ever. Holden open my door, and I climb out, and stare up at the.. Castle? Made up of big grey weathered stone bricks, and stain glass windows, with beautiful ornate statues of saints and carved swirls, it takes my breath away.

Henry stared with fascination at the crystal castle and its unique architecture, it was large, and built directly on the forest lands without any grooves nor water streams surrounding it, it towers almost scraping the sky, the walls made of the finest crystal emerging directly from the ground without the stony base, shining with their own light, there were no signs of a gate or any windows on the castle, making it appear like a giant flawless diamond with perfect cuts, and for a second, he couldn’t believe he just gave an order to rain it down with fire and ice spears, not until they started colliding with the flawless walls.

"Now if you're both ready, my grandfather's house is this way. He will give you the rundown and get you both settled in the guest wing of the castle when you're finished." How I hadn't noticed the castle immediately upon arriving here, was beyond me, but now that I had there was no ignoring it. The thing was huge, made entirely of white stone and stained glass. "Holy shit," Paige mumbled under her breath. I knew she and my sister had been here before, but I guess they didn't get a chance to see it in the daylight. It was enchanting, a thing of fairytales.

At five years old, Hayzel was absolutely crazy about princesses, fairies, and everyday magic she seemed to find wherever she looked. Still smiling, Sparkle shifted her gaze from her daughter to the big house in front of her. Through the windshield, she scanned the front of the place and had to agree with Hayzel on this one. It did look like a castle. Two stories, it spread across the land, pine trees spearing up all around it like sentries prepared to stand in defense. The smooth, glassy logs were the color of warm honey, and the wide, tall windows gave glimpses of the interior.

David looked back to where his sisters were standing, clear about the situation. “Need help? Rose asked, her smile telling something else. Kate nodded. The other three burst into laughter. Finally, these acknowledge their presence. Otherwise, they acted like only two of them were there. “So finally, you two need us” Rose let out her tongue and made a funny face at them. She walked forward, Nina and Rose together, and opened the door with a hard push. David walked inside with Kate in his arms. The beauty of the castle stunned everyone. It was a second-floor castle, upstairs was like totally separated from downstairs, but the most shocking part was the castle’s roof made of glass, and they cou

It was a monotonous, gloomy place, much like life in the castle, making me feel like I'd never reach the end. The three of us were of similar age, with Julie being 17, petite with slightly sallow skin and a few pimples on her forehead. Her brown eyes bore dark circles, making her somewhat resemble me. She had told me that her family was of humble means, with parents working as farmers in the southeastern lands. Recent hurricanes had led to poor harvests, and two years ago, her mother fell seriously ill, bedridden for an extended period. She came to the castle to earn some money to support her family.