Diamond In The Dust

Prologue

When I was born, the whole world changed. The stars were perfectly aligned, my mother said, because I was so beautiful. Let me explain.

My name is Valentina Amoura (Valentine's Day, love, yes I get it) and I live in a world full of ugliness.
I'm not conceited, I promise!
But everyone in this whole world, the whole planet of Sylvera, is ugly.
At least compared to me.

It's scary going down the street.
So many girls look at me enviously, jealously, hatefully, and even the rare girl, murderously.
I never wanted to be different.
I wish there was a way that I could be like everyone else.