Shining Gem Novels & Stories

I blinked, surprised, “Wait for what?” He opened the box and nestled inside, glittering under the soft yellow light, was the most exquisite necklace I’d ever seen. A delicate chain of pure platinum, holding a single pendant shaped like a crescent moon encrusted with tiny diamonds. In the center of the crescent sat a deep blue sapphire, shaped like a teardrop. “This.” He said reverently, “Is the Nightshade Jewel.

"S-Second wife?" Caelia’s voice faltered as she swallowed the pit of nausea rising in her throat. Her heart pounded painfully, as though trying to escape her chest. Surely, she’d misheard. Selene tilted her head slightly, one perfectly arched brow lifting. "Oh? You didn’t know?" she asked, each passing second twisting the knife in Caelia’s chest. "‘Draken’s gem’? Did you truly think a dragon would be satisfied with only one gem? It’s in his nature…”

I was creeped out having never seen this side of him. "You don't get it...you don't get me but it's too bad for you because your mine and I'm yours." His hand dug into his pocket and when he pulled it out again and thrusted it toward me, I flinched hard biting back the pain. Reece's beautiful hazel green eyes danced in amusement but he bent one knee and opened the box. "This ring and a pledge to be Mrs. Valiant Shields is all the answer your questions need." A signature wink came with the proposal. He's gone ape-shit mad.

she says. "I know, right? They’re turning out better than I expected," I say. I continue with the centerpiece, shifting my focus to setting the gems in their respective places on the delicate metal framework. I start with the emerald, its deep green adding a vibrant contrast against the lighter metals. Each stone needs to be secured tightly, ensuring they don't shift or fall out with wear.

Chapter 119 “The dagger becomes an ordinary dagger if the gem is out,” The Shaman said as she had successfully removed the gen from the dagger. “You mean there is power on the gem?” Darius asked as his eyes were still focused on the shaman. Anastasia's hands instantly went to her necklace because it definitely could only mean one thing. “My necklace is also powerful,” She whispered to herself. “Then when you attach the gem to the dagger it becomes a deadly weapon,” The Shaman said again.

Layla took the phone and looked at its screen, and beheld the sight of a magnificent-looking ring. “It’s a solitaire ring style, classic style with a center diamond,” Celine said. “He said he wanted it simple because his feelings for you, or, well, the would-be recipient of that ring,” she chuckled again, nervously, “were already lavish.” She chuckled once again and wiped a tear from her cheek. She really was crying and it looked genuine; the chuckles were there obviously to lighten it. “Can I swipe,” Layla asked, excited to see another photo of the ring.

Sebastian already knew exactly what she was trying to say. He grabbed the moonstone scepter that he tucked away in his back pocket and revealed it to me. I saw that the moonstone was glowing; it seemed it was glowing to match the flames and the words that Gemma was chanting. The green crescent emblem that Lila had given me was still attached and glowing as well.

She says, taking a tentative step toward my cave. “Damn Tana. When you said you had money, I didn’t think it meant that you had millions of dollars in jewels sitting in a cave rotting away.” Ishir says, coming awake and seeing my cave twinkling in the sunlight in various shades of red, green, blue and of course, the diamonds split the sunlight into a rainbow of colors. “They’re not rotting.” I say, walking in and running my fingers over my jewels, my possessions. They sing to me, and I feel their energy through my touch.

"I like chasing around this beautiful woman, and making sure that she won't be able to runaway from me again. You see you won't stand a chance of vanishing yourself again my previous jewel." Ruby hung her mouth open shocked on his revelations. ,

The runes faded into mere stone, the shadows vanished, and the oil-filled bowl was gone. In the aftermath, a tranquil hush enveloped them. Zayla steadied herself, feeling Bella beside her wipe her eyes to focus on the now-visible artifact on the dais: a gem, sharpened like a fang, humming with the residue of all the violence and hope that washed over them. Behind them, Jenifer pushed herself upright and helped Liam to his feet, while Amanda trembled at the remnants of her dampened magic. Zayla picked up the gem, its weight immediately sinking into her bones. Ari shifted, curling within her with a contentment she’d never felt before.