Diamonds Academy Mga Nobela at Kwento

Chapter 4: The Masquerade The black diamonds felt like a cold, heavy collar. Elena stood before the floor-to-ceiling mirror in the east wing, her fingers trembling as she wrestled with the platinum clasp. The stones were a deep, obsidian hue—darker than the shadows pooling in the corners of the room. They didn’t sparkle with the cheerful light of white diamonds; instead, they seemed to absorb the room’s glow, much like the man who had gifted them to her.

"What are you talking about?" Joy owned the biggest diamond store in LA, and Damon had come in the previous week to buy the largest diamond-cut ring she had. She'd put her soul into the selection process, despite her hatred for him, and she'd looked forward to seeing it on Aneeka's finger. She hated the barely visible, tiny diamond he'd insisted Aneeka wear as a wedding band. They looked at each other in confusion. Then they heard running footsteps outside, followed by Damon's loud laughter and the unmistakable sound of applause.

"I'm fine. I just don't want to be alone here." I believe the last part. It's the first part I'm not sure about. "She comes," I say to Draven. He doesn't argue. We move through the corridor in a strange formation — Draven ahead, Marcus appearing from nowhere to fall in beside him, Maya next to me, Elena just behind. The academy at night is a different building than the academy in daylight. The stone breathes differently. The lights in the hallway are lower, and the shadows they leave are the kind that could contain anything.

"But that's not all. I’m gonna wake you up at 3:00 AM to count every single silver strand in your hair until you’re ready to kick me out.” “I’m gonna make myself such a nuisance that you’ll be begging me to fly my annoying ass back to Vegas." "I doubt that," I say, smiling. "We'll see." He kisses the tip of my nose. "I’m not leaving your side, Diana. Not for the next three days... Not forever." My heart is so full it hurts. "You're going on a trip?" I ask, remembering the mention of business. He nods. "South Africa. I’ve got a diamond auction in a few days. Rare stones, the kind of shit that only pops up once a decade. If I don't go, my competitors will swoop in and I’ll lose millions, if no

he concluded in a light voice. “Hello miss. My name’s Midas. Would you like to buy some accessories? These black diamonds came from a comet when dinosaurs still roamed the earth. When the mountain fairies saw the wickedness of men, they trapped the men’s sins inside the stone. The greater the sin, the darker the stone.” Where have I heard that before? Oh right, last night, during my engagement dinner. It’s verbatim. I don’t know who invented this ridiculous story but one thing’s for sure, Steffan and Dem are business partners now.

"The auction tonight includes a prized item called the 'Blue Tears Diamond'. It is a diamond jewelry piece designed and crafted by prestigious jewelers. It's the perfect gift for a woman!" The Clark family wouldn't have had a problem securing the Blue Tears Diamond on their own. And thus, it was obviously a test. If Yannis could convince "Austin Campbell" to buy the jewelry for her, it would undoubtedly be a huge step in progress to charm her target. Austin rubbed his nose as his eyes beamed with intrigue. "Blue Tears Diamond, huh? Now that I think about it, I've never given Cecily any presents ever since we got together."

I asked as nonchalantly as I could, “where are we going to get this evidence?” “ADCO” he answered simply, unruffled while I almost choked on my coffee. ADCO was the top store for upscale jewelry, family owned, with trained designers of the highest quality. Each stone that made its way through their door was hand selected. This wouldn’t be cheap, and I was flabbergasted that Cade wanted to go there, sure the man had money, but a fake marriage ring? We could go somewhere a touch cheaper. Pulling myself together I addressed him carefully.

" Cheers and applause erupted around the room. " As you can see, the auction is about to start, so we'll talk about it later." He said this as he led her to a table filled with masked guests, they sat down and gazed at the stage. Miranda couldn't stop thinking about Amelia's threatening comments, and she was astonished that she hadn't been hurt or afraid by Amelia's words. Then she remembered hearing Amelia's name from Emily and asking Andrew who Amelia was, but he shut her up. Andrew hands her a card with the auction prizes listed on it. On the stage, beautiful diamond jewelries and high-end shoes were on show, but Miranda was drawn to a specific gemstone ring, which she pictured herself we

“I want to give you this...as a friend and ally.” Lucifer and Julius look at the bag curiously as I hold it out for Julius to take. He furrows his brows as I drop the bag in his hand, rubbing his thumb over the contents of the bag before opening it. I hold back a smile as his eyebrows shoot up in shock. “Is this what I think it is?” I smirk. “Well, this isn’t me proposing to you so...” Julius pulls out a ring with a square black gemstone. His eyes meet mine. “A Daylight ring? But how?”

I wasn't ready. The only person who knew about Silindra was Dorian. He also knew about the gem, though we had no idea what to do with it. Until we figured something out, I always kept it on me, like Abernathy said. I agreed to become the next queen under two conditions. The Seven Magics Academy had to be at the castle. With help, I would make it a real school. And I would finish the last few months of high school at Salem Academy. Dorian already agreed to be my date to Spring Fling.