CELESTE

“I can’t believe Sally would do something like that,” Vera said as soon as she saw me. She grabbed my hand, her eyes wide with disbelief. “Do you really think she stole it, Celeste?”

I smiled softly and patted her hand. Sally was gentle and innocent, yes. But she had let herself be used by the devil.

Thanks to Vera’s warning two days ago, I had stayed alert. I watched everyone carefully, even Vera herself, because I didn’t know who Anna might try to use against me.

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