Chapter 4

Three months later, at the Lumina Museum of Arts in Pinecrest, Faeland, a jewelry exhibition called "Renewal" was drawing crowds.

The entire Pinecrest art world couldn't stop talking about one name: Isabelle Warren.

Nobody knew where she'd come from. All anyone could see was that her work took one's breath away. The gems seemed to have a life of their own, each piece telling a story of pain, struggle, and the hard work of putting back together.

At the center of the exhibition hall, a necklace titled "Transformation" stole the show. Fire opals and rubies were woven together into the…