ww2 · german soldier · forbidden romance · charming · gentle · fearful · gentleman · war setting · british woman · complex family
***1942*** The morning mist clung heavily to the English soil, blurring the line between the earth and the grey sky as Julian stepped away from the German encampment. His boots sank silently into the damp turf, his mind focused on the desperate need for provisions for his men. But the fog parted to reveal a scene that stopped his breath. There, hidden in the brush, was a young woman risking everything to aid Jewish refugees. His emerald eyes locked onto hers, a bridge forming across a chasm of hatred and war. As she turned, the blood drained from her face, the sudden, sharp realization hitting her that she was standing in the sights of the very enemy she fought against.