Damaged Pearls Novels & Stories

Due to the proximity, the lingering scent of tobacco made me sick to my stomach. “It was fine,” I replied curtly, yanking his hands off me. Oblivious to my odd behavior, Dominick took my attitude as nothing more than a little tantrum. He shot his subordinate a look, and the latter presented a gift box on the double. “So I heard that you threw away the roses and ring? That’s pretty willful of you, but that’s what I like about you. “These are pearls imported from the Miranth Gulf. They cost me thirty million dollars at the auction. What do you think?”

I approached the display case where Lily's gifts sat in their neat row. Only two remained now. The pearl necklace gleamed under the soft lighting, its surface flawless and pristine. Each pearl was perfectly matched, the kind of jewelry that cost more than most people earned in a year. Damien had commissioned it for Lily's third birthday, explaining to me how each pearl represented a year of her life, with additional pearls to be added as she grew older. "When she's eighteen, it will be complete," he'd said with such pride and certainty in our future together.

It probably wouldn't have been ideal for anyone else, and hell, Nikki may hate me for not making more of a production out of it, but either way, I stuck my hand into my pocket. She focused on our son, yet I knew the moment she saw the diamond that glittered in the white-gold setting. I heard the gasp seconds before she moved her fingers to her mouth. When she pulled back enough for me to see her eyes, radiant blues and deep greys feathered from her pupils, and tears pooled, threatening to cascade down her cheeks. I hated to see her cry, but this was when she was the most beautiful...when she was vulnerable.

‎ Ps: this was the necklace your grandma gave to me on my wedding and I hope you pass it down to your daughter someday ' ‎My eyes watered as I took out the necklace from the box. It a gold chain with an emerald pendant. ‎"It's so pretty" Ashley chimed and I nodded ‎"I know..... it's perfect" she helped me put on the necklace and I admired it. ‎This became my source of strength the necklace gave me hope that everything would be better. ‎The walk down the isle was the hardest walk I've ever taken in my life. My whole body felt heavy as I walked down the dammed isle.

I’ll deal with it. Beatrice looks around the stone doorway, studying the symbols. “Just as I suspected.” She turns her blue eyes to me. “We should have you out of here in a few minutes, my King. Luckily for you, there are only about three types of barriers that are strong enough to hold you...and we had the components handy to break them all.” She sets a black satchel on the ground and begins pulling things out of it. “My King,” Zelda says as she comes to stand before me. “Did you happen to notice an Orb of Telsa anywhere during your stay?”

She did not need to finish her sentence; Dimas already understood what she meant. “It was directed at you,” He replied, sounding certain. Harmonia looked up at him. “Mr. Martinez, do you believe me? What if I took that pearl earring?” “This set doesn't appeal to you,” Dimas affirmed. “Mr. Marsh has better ones in his storage.” This pair of pearl earrings was an antique, so it was undoubtedly very precious. However, her family had too many to the point of excess, so it was not anything special to her at all.

Good evening" she greated him, as she averted his gaze. "Evening lily, can i say something?" "Sure" she said, nodding her head in affirmation. "You are beautiful" he said, almost like a wisper. The word pierced through juwairiyyah's heart and melt it into pieces. "You are also handsome" she replied back. "How is the wedding preparation going on?" he asked, changing the topic. "Great, Alhamdulillah" she answered back. "I only came to wish you goodbye, i know you've learnt a lot from the mistake we've made. Don't repeat that kind of mistake again lily. Life is worthless when you loose the most of your precious things."

he mumbled. "What do you mean?" "Have you ever wondered why my eyes would shift to a strange purple colour sometimes?" "Yes!" Jimmy exclaimed. "I searched for it everywhere, but I could not find an answer." "Now I know the answer," Taegen said. "It was a mix of pink, the colour that proves my love for you and blue, the colour that proves the nervousness and the fear to lose you." Jimmy's heart exploded inside his chest. "Because of my brother, I was so scared to lose you Diamond." the king caressed his cheek. "I was so in love, but my happiness could not be completed because I knew that one day, Adalis would ruin everything as he did years ago."

I had looked at it then and put it back and not taken it out again in all the months since. I took it out now. The pearls were still slightly discolored from the heat. Still fused at the clasp. Still on their strand. I had kept them exactly as they were found because I did not want to restore them. Restored things looked like they had not been through what they had been through, and that felt dishonest. I stood at the water’s edge and looked at them in my palm for a long time. I thought about the fountain. The mist settling over both of us like something that had been waiting to do exactly that. Her bare feet on the damp stone. The way she rose up on her toes to reach me when I kissed her.