Glitter Ain't Gold 2022 Novels & Stories

I ignored the greedy gazes of the security guards on me and looked at Sophia and Crystal's smug expressions instead, my lips curling into a smirk. "Are you really that interested in it?" I then slowly reached into the coat pockets under everyone's gaze. They held their breaths and watched. When I pulled my hand out again, a dazzling sapphire brooch appeared in the middle of my palm. The dark blue sapphire sparkled coldly and brilliantly under the lights. "Ah. There it is," Crystal said, breaking the silence. However, she suddenly realized that she said the wrong thing and quickly clapped a hand over her mouth. Her eyes then turned red as she exclaimed, "Cheryl! You… How could you really…"

Wine drips from her eyelashes and hair. I don't even have a drop on me. "Oh, Dalia," I say, my voice filled with mock horror. I reach out and calmly pluck a napkin from a nearby tray, dabbing a non-existent spot on my sleeve. "You really should work on your coordination. You could have spilled wine of my suit” I lean in, whispering so only she can hear. “Who’s the loser now?" I pull back, looking at Minnie’s phone. "I hope your followers got that, Minnie. It was quite a performance. Get your friend cleaned up, she’s ruining the carpet”

She took her wedding ring, a cheap silver band Julian had picked out in five minutes, and dropped it down the drain. The next night, the Gilded Academy was glowing. Every rich student was there, wearing clothes that cost more than a house. Julian stood on the stage with a microphone. Bianca was tucked under his arm, wearing a sparkling red dress. She looked like she had already won. "Everyone, listen up!" Julian called out. The room went quiet. "Tonight is about the future. And in my future, there is no room for shadows. I am officially announcing my divorce from Ivy Thorne. She was never one of us, and today, she is finally gone."

"Liana, be smart. Hand over the money as a breakup fee. At least keep some dignity." I looked at the ugly expressions filling the room and suddenly laughed. I pulled out a gold card. "There’s a million in here. It was meant to be your New Year's gift." "A million dollars?" Diana’s eyes widened, then she burst into laughter. "Oh, please. What is it, fake money? If you’re going to lie, at least make it believable!" Drake sneered. "Someone like you struggles to come up with $100,000, and now you’re saying you've got a million? Do you think I’m stupid?"

They weren't just fighting an army; they were fighting a "Format." "The Liquid Gold is the Architects' lifeblood!" Maya shouted through the bond, her voice a fragile vibration. She was riding on the back of the liquid metal creature, her fingers still clutching a tablet that was now nothing more than a shard of violet crystal. "If the Eye fires its final beam, the gold will be 'Re-distributed' into the audience. They will forget the North, and we will become 'Ghost Data' in a dead system!"

Smart move. The club is loud and crowded, decorated similarly to Fangtasia, only instead of red the main color theme is green, with black and silver. I look at Anna’s smiling face and lean down to say in her ear over the music, “I take it, you’ve never been here before?”

We'd gone into the federal penitentiary together, and we had come out the same way. "Shots." Cherry lifted a tray over our heads and made her way to the table we circled. "JŠgerbombs." I'd just picked up a glass and raised my hand to toast the groom when the lights went out. Music played in the pitch-black room, and the second the bass drum pounded a beat, pinpricks of light circled the walls and ceiling. The Pretty Reckless song "Make Me Wanna Die" came through the speakers, and the moment a spotlight hit the girl on stage, everything else in the room ceased to exist. She was every bit as fierce as Taylor Momsen, only younger with edgy brown hair and a thin frame. Whoever the chick was, she

I didn't want to question her or make her relieve her bad past but her words sounded unbelievable. "I never knew you went through a lot sis, I'm truly sorry. As for Stacey, I recently met her at the hotel I'm in, and I kind of felt like she wasn't lying." I said softly. "That's what golddiggers do, they trick and lie. That lady is a professional gold digger who can easily manipulate you, so avoid her at all cost and stay away from her." she said. "Okay, thank you for making things clear to me. I will talk to you later, I love you." I whispered.

She wasn’t sure why, but she couldn’t bring herself to care. The grand hall of the Lancaster Estate shimmered in golden light as guests flowed in, the chandeliers casting an ethereal glow over the polished marble floors. The air buzzed with hushed conversations, glasses clinking as the city’s elite mingled, whispering about the triumphant return of Lancaster Tech Innovations and the formidable woman behind its revival.

nope this was caused by SILVER! It must have been a stupid silver blade that Jade had used, this was not good as I’m supposed to be trying to hold on as long as possible for Sapphire’s sake, but they played dirty and used silver which will drain my energy making me weaker with no access to Sapphire or her healing powers. ‘Hey, Aurora did I ever mention to you that we’re able to withstand silver!! Play it out though like its making us weaker and I’ll try to heal you on the sly.’ Sapphire giggled to me, no she never mentioned it but I’m very glad we are.