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The two women looked at each other, the ruby necklace dangling between Lilith’s hands. “We can’t take this with us, can we?”
Samantha shook her head. “Absolutely not. However…” She pulled her phone from her pocket and snapped a quick picture of the thing. “That should come in handy.”
“Clever.” Lilith placed the necklace back in the mahogany box, staring at it with a strange look on her face. “You don’t really think I’m cursed, do you?”
“No, of course not.”
“Good. Me neither.” She sounded relieved.
“I’m mostly surprised there might actually be treasure.” Sam gestured to the rest of the junk in the storage room. “We should get out of here before someone catches us.”
“Yes, for sure.”
Just as Samantha started making her way to the exit, Lilith’s hand clamped around her wrist.
“Wait
