Beauty & Deceit: The Shadows of betrayal

like a midnight halo, enhancing the richness of her mahogany skin. Each stroke of the brush was deliberate, a ritual that helped her conceal

es she navigated "self-made, ambitious, and devastatingly charming" she mockingly whispered to herself. These details of which she already knew, she'd watched him grow, grown wi

e and poise, masking the uncertainty that gnawed at her. This gala was to be her stage, an opportun

ily casting her aside once learning of her powers. One family swearing she was the devil in

he spotted a boy wreaking havoc whilst his parents forced him through the school gates, he'd knocked over a large trash can. Relat

That's Darcy" she exclaimed whilst stumbling to grab her earrings off the dresser, accidentally knocki

the door. "Just a second!" She calls out. As she turns she knocks over the bottle of red wine on the

ke and remembering the small fire her clumsy self started. From the door she took a deep breath and blew across the ro

more. Darcy piled in "girl I don't know why you don't just giv

as she held onto Darcy's wrist for support to put