Bloodstained Gold Novels & Stories

Under a man who looked directly at me as though I were some poison wrapped up in pearls, I found myself still wrapped well in silk I’d never truly own. With sleeves rolled up and jaw clenched, Damian stood on the other side of the room. A particular storm brewed within Damian's eyes. “You think I don’t see through you?” His voice was sharp, practiced cruelty. “Marrying me was just your ticket. Admit it. You got what you wanted: my name and my money. Isn’t that what gold diggers dream of?” The word seared through me. For a moment, I almost believed him. Hadn’t I signed my name on that contract, bartered my freedom for funds? What else was it but a transaction?

“A curse that needed to be erased. Every drop of her blood is poison. Her claws are the deadliest…one scratch is enough to doom anyone.” Aiden’s chest tightened. “At first,” Alaric continued, “it appears as a sore that refuses to heal. Then it releases a golden mist… and finally, black blood and death. She is danger incarnate. And she must be destroyed before she destroys us.” Aiden swallowed hard…into nothing. His mind flashed to the sore on his arm. The way it refused to heal. The strange, golden shimmer. The black blood. Exactly as his father described. His heartbeat slammed against his ribs.

“This was found in on bed and I knew you couldn't possibly had left it there. . No one saw who did. ” Rosy’s stomach dropped. It matched the first one—the same blood-colored paper, the same eerie silence surrounding its arrival. She snatched it from Bianca’s fingers, ignoring the pointed glare she received in return. As she peeled it open, Sergio moved in from behind her, a shadow at her back. Inside was another riddle: I sleep beneath your gilded bed, Where secrets live and cowards bled. Dig too deep and you will find, A truth to rot your precious mind.

“Because the Gate didn’t just mark you. It marked me too. Whether you like it or not, we’re connected now.” I turned away. I didn’t want to hear any more. But I couldn’t ignore what was happening to my hand. Blood. A thin stream of it was dripping from my palm. I opened my fingers. The bond mark on my hand had cracked. Like a split in the skin, not from outside, but from pressure inside. Thorne saw it too. “You’re bleeding from the mark.” I stared at it. The blood wasn’t red. It was gold. The blood on my palm wasn’t red.

You have been abiding too long with ghosts. "Humour me," I said calmly. "Before my patience runs out." He examined me at the edge of his glass. "You're asking about old money. Blood money. Before you were ready to rule." "And yet it still moves," I said. "Quietly." Vittorio leaned back. Dino, everything old is still breathing. You are the one who should know that, of all people. I leaned forward slightly. "Was it yours?" His smile was broad and very gradual. "Why ask me?"

"She's my girlfriend." "No, I'm not. We broke up a long time ago." Yael, with a grin, eyed Caleb and could not help but notice the ring he was holding. "An HD ring? I remember at the auction, Mr. Brooks and I were both after the Heart of the Ocean. I knew I couldn't outbid him, but he stopped at three million dollars. Do you prefer this diamond ring?" Yael's words shocked me. Three million dollars for that necklace? Yael sure knew how to waste money.

my mother says standing up looking worried. "Surely that's a good thing to get it over with?" I hear Orion say but I don't take my eyes off Diana. "No. She could kill her" My mother says sounding panicked. Bonnie starts sobbing and Orion comforts her. "Diana, listen to me.... You need to push her back. Control her!" I say to her firmly. Diana's eyes fly open and glow bright ice blue and I hear my mother gasp. Her skin ripples and fur starts to push through making her entire body bleed like tiny needles pricking her.

I made that clear to him before he chuckled and continued. Silver Bloods? I've never heard of them before. Where was he getting all this from? Now he was just ranting off. "That was what I thought as well—if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. I had seen such wolves only less than a handful of times. They are as rare as blood jade diamonds. But in the end, Dr. Carter was able to kill her using the star-shaped pendant. This object is capable of weakening them to their lowest point if exposed to them for a long while. And then he stabbed her, in order for her not to heal fast—until she bled out and died."

"Wait. Whatever you want, I can give it to you. Money, anything. I'm taking both of them with me." Ethan steadied himself and regained his composure as he locked his sharp eyes onto Amber. Anyone else might have been intimidated, but Amber was not one to scare easily. She did not even lift her gaze before waving her hand. Tara panicked as her tears spilled uncontrollably while Ethan's eyes stayed on her, filled with nothing but heartache and tenderness. At that moment, I probably looked like the greatest villain of all. It was as if I was someone who had torn apart the fated love story of two star-crossed lovers.

I yanked the bag downward with all my strength, then drove my knee up, slamming it straight into his stomach. A dull grunt escaped him as his body staggered backward. He collapsed against the stair railing, his face turning pale in an instant. Brian recovered and rushed at me again. I did not give him the chance. I bent down fast and grabbed the metal cash box my dad had thrown aside earlier. Bang! The edge of the box smashed down onto Brian's foot. "Argh! My foot!" He clutched it, rolling on the ground in pain. I did not stop. I grabbed my backpack and sprinted down the stairs.