Twisted Fate
"Are you being a good girl for Mama today?"
_Emma nodded vigorously, her chestnut ringlets bouncing with the fervent motion. "Always, Mama! I'm ever so good!" _
_Grace's crystalline laughter filled the room, pure and effervescent. "Then I have a very special gift for my perfect little princess."_
_Delicately, she unclasped the dainty gold chain from around her slender throat, cradling the exquisite teardrop sapphire in her palm. Emma's eyes widened, dazzled by the jewel's inimitable azure hue and the elegant weave of the chain._