Vivienne and Percival returned to their place.

An hour later, Matthew called. "Viv," he began, "those guys in black were long gone by the time we got there, but we've ID'd the bodies. All missing their hearts." "Fifteen in total, all underage girls, and none of them in the system."

Vivienne wasn't surprised.

The body she had found with Delilah likely came from the same source.

For someone like Abigail, using the undead to harvest these victims for her healing rituals was child's play.

The reason she hadn't touched these people before was fear of exposing her final trump card too soon.

But taking the hearts of a dozen people in one go showed her resolve.

Abigail was gearing up for a final showdown!

The next day, Vivienne took the mysterious box to Finnian.

When it came to exotic artifacts, no one was more knowledgeable than him.

Inspecting the box, Finnian nodded, "I can unlock it, but it'll take two days."

Vivienne was about to leave when Finnian stopped her, "Hold up, take a look at this. Just found it."

He handed her an ancient book.

It seemed at least a century old, documenting the cultural history of what was now the Southern Lakes region. But one line caught Vivienne's eye, tightening her expression. She read the entire story.

a smirk playing on her lips.

silent for a moment, then nodded. "If all this adds up, it clears up a lot of

hard to guess. Power corrupts, and when you add a vendetta into

me is, if things have reached this point, she might just snap from years of failed plans turning her into a madwoman."

went straight

undead soldiers; she must have

we could hide out at

the old man so

haven't you always taught me that the only way to solve problems

the whole world. The stakes are too high, and I can't stand the thought of

inside this box, I might be able to predict her final 'weapon."" "If you really want to help, focus on unlocking this. That way,

prioritize your safety, and don't go anywhere alone." Vivienne nodded, then as she was leaving, she turned back to Finnian with a warning,

her

he found out, he'd rally all

Vivienne sat in the

call, her voice hushed but

slowly opened her eyes, asking

"Viv, my mom wants to invite you over for dinner to properly thank you. Are

surprised by Vivienne's straightforward agreement. "Mom, Vivienne said yes. Book the table,

up, Anna apologized on behalf

mom to suddenly decide on a dinner invitation,

with a hint of

a moment, Vivienne was

almost forgotten

Anna was just a

recently come of

the weight of

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