Devil's vow
Chapter 7: the ball: facade
Axiom Academy
Russia
'The Welcoming ball' was a legacy of Axiom Academy to accept talented students across the globe. From the past 60 years this institution stood out not only for it's exemplary education but also for the prestige and privileges it provided to the name of it's students.
Maximus Strom, Alaina's father strengthen it's pillars with time while his brother Reece Strom contributed his life towards the Academy as a teacher and principal.
Although Cally's father also enjoyed his childhood and teenage years as it's scholar, he was never interested in continuing their legacy- Valace Strom didn't wished to be the part of his brother's world, he had plans.....plans which were very different from them.
Students here were children of most influential business tycoons, though the Storms remained the undisputed Kings among them, but this Academy was much more than business for Maximus Strom.
The ballroom which with it's marble flooring of rich black colour was complimenting it's golden embroidered walls which were draped with ebullient red curtains, a set of gold chandeliers adorning the high ceiling of the room. Mahogany wood tables laid across the room, draped with golden covers.
Alcoholic drinks were strictly prohibited ,overrated expensive wines from the finest vein yards and most elegant food , beverages and fruits which were deemed as an extravagancy even among the richest were meant to be served.
In all it was a display of the royalty of Storms.
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Storm palace
Russia
Cally's POV
hair straight ,her dirty blonde hair flowing in waves over her olive skin, with bright blue eyes that displayed nothing but kindness and
don't know what will I do without you"she just kissed my head and
your position my mother would have been there, I would have really been happy instead of
later at the ball, you and Alaina can go together. Will you please tell
speeches, either it would be Laina or me and I was in no mood to make the glory of Strom empire rise
can't be mine it won't
decorated lavishly. After parting my ways with my stubborn cousin who sneered at me after knowing she had to make the speech, I made my
my apology thinking I was trying to be better
gown with blue enhancement gave me several double takes from various students, yeah, all in all I looked cool, not a clown as stated by my sassy sister to which I replied
me to join them, I guess Alaina isn't so bad after all. She was now down to pretending that everything is fine between us but I can see
will gain her
everything is just looking dreamy." a girl Sasha chatted to me as
"Indeed it is breathtaking."
took in a boy walking through the doors and surprisingly it had gotten quite in the
the definition of
smirk was dancing on his full pink lips. His suit fitted him like a second skin showing off his muscular form, blue eyes winked towards the table of girls
would give him that. But Sasha's comment woke me up.
I wasn't too keen to be intimate with a person I just saw, no matter how gorgeous he
saw two other
was blonde with chocolate brown eyes with a rugged body, he was
shape, his eyes appeared to be green hidden behind spectacles. He appeared quiet
only I