Chapter 18

Five or six men in black came charging out from the villa. "Grab them! I'm bringing out the family rules today!" Martha shouted. Grace stood on the side, like she was watching a show. "I knew it! Knew something big was gonna happen today. Girls like her with no manners—beating her to death wouldn't be too much!" Nancy looked at the men closing in, and panic hit her hard. "Clara, what do we do? If they catch us, even if we survive, your grandma won't let us off easy." "Yeah?" Clara gave a cold laugh. "Let's see who's gonna suffer today!" Without hesitation, she grabbed Nancy's hand and turned to leave. "Catch them, now!" Grace shouted behind them. The men in black surrounded them fast— But Clara? Took them down one by one. With just one hand, too—the other stayed tight around Nancy's. The last one? She kicked him straight through the air, and he landed right in front of Martha, making everyone around scream. Only when every single one of them was on the ground did Clara stop. She turned