The Price of a Diamond – Part 7.5

The Boy Who Loved in Silence

Daniel had always been a mystery.

A boy with a wall so high, no one could ever climb it.

But somehow… Ava had broken through.

Even before they became something, before love, before betrayal—she had grabbed his attention.

Daniel was distant with everyone. He wasn't cold, but he wasn't warm either. He kept to himself, lived in his own world. But whenever she approached him, something was different.

He never looked at her with indifference.

She could see it in his eyes—the way he watched her, the way he listened. He wasn't just being kind. She mattered to him.

And she never understood why.

Until that day.

The day he fought for her.

It had been just another normal afternoon—until it wasn't. Four older boys had cornered her behind the school, mocking her, pulling at her wrist, whispering things that made her skin crawl.

She had felt helpless.

Until he appeared.

Daniel didn't ask questions.

He didn't hesitate.

He fought.

Four against one. And yet, he didn't care. He had thrown himself at them with everything he had, fists flying, taking hits but never backing down.

Because she was there.

Because they had hurt her.

When it was over, when the boys finally ran off, bruised and cursing, Daniel had turned to her—panting, bleeding, but still standing.

And he had smiled.

That was the moment she realized he wasn't just kind.

He was willing to fight for her.

Even then, she had been special to him.

Maybe, just maybe…

He had loved her from the very beginning.

Not because she was strong. Not because she was beautiful.

But because, in his silent, careful way—Daniel had fallen at first sight.

And now, years later, after everything she had done to him…

Could she ever break through his walls again?

Or had she lost him forever?