Chapter 136

Vanessa felt as if she'd just punched cotton. Nothing landed, nothing hurt Clara, and the frustration made her stomp her foot.

Her eyes fell on the pendant she had just shoved into her bag, and her panic eased slightly.

Nonetheless, she couldn't sit and wait for everything to fall apart. That pendant couldn't be her only card. She needed something else—fast.

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Clara headed for the parking lot. Th