s ago still made Mara's cheek sting. She cle

going to make Cassandra p

ibly startled, an awkward look br

scene at the funeral. In their hearts, they were now smugly t

er anger burned not just at Mara, but even more s

s ice-cold as she bit back her fury. "Miss Hawthorne

implying?" Mara tensed

e could know. Only she and Et

cker of panic in Mara's

k caught her eye-a silver pendant wit

pend

rafted-purchased at a steep price by her grandfather when she was just

after Faye's burial, to already be walking

ered, her voice low and chilling, "Mara, you're wearing the pendant that Faye never took off when she was alive. Aren't you scared she'll come back a

ords had really summoned Faye's spirit next t

e of tears, she looked around and cried out, "Cassandra

, and now her aggressive attitude seemed totally unhinged, many

sent, no one dared

Cassandra's jaw clenched again. T

hard and shut

ap her again, her hand stopped mid-air, then slowly

. She winked, her smile charming. "Come on, I tend to speak before I think and act on

if you're still mad, how about you slap m

each other all the time. Can we just drop it

tanders-they weren't quite sure how to react to Cassa