A glimmer of the past
I traced my finger over the cool diamonds, each one catching the light and throwing specters of radiance across the walls. “There are legends,” I said, a hushed tone to my words, “of the necklace being gifted with more than beauty—of it holding certain… powers.” Vivian’s eyebrow arched skeptically, but she listened as I shared the rumors of its origins—tales of a curse bestowed upon it and the fortune it could wield, entwined with our family’s fate.