Chapter 47

Valerie didn't hesitate. She reached into the container, picked a mystery box at random, and opened it to reveal an elegant pearl necklace. Beneath it lay the inevitable paper slip. Just as she reached for it, Kieran snatched it away and read it aloud. "Take one grape. Without using any outside help, work with the third person to your right to peel it using only your mouths and eat it." The room fell into a stunned silence once more, because the third person to Valerie's right was Lucius. She had a feeling this absurd rule had been Kieran's doing while she wasn't looking. As fellow mystic masters, such tricks were child's play to them. Noah burst out laughing. "These games just keep getting better." Naomi bet Valerie wouldn't dare offend Lucius and taunted, "What's wrong, Ms. Collins? Scared?" Lucius' intense gaze met Valerie's as he said, "I'm up for it if you are." "Then, let's begin." Kieran plucked a grape and handed it to Valerie. She walked up to Lucius and, under everyo