Chapter 32

Esmeralda Disbelief washed over my face at the recognition of the voice. So clear, yet ambiguous. So calm, yet dangerous. So brief, yet confusing. So deadly, yet charming. Surely, it belonged to Phoebe...but at the same time, it sounded like Vanessa's. Stealing a glance at the figure before me to clear my doubt, I was greeted with confusion. How could one voice sound like that of two people? Or were ears deceiving me? How could Vanessa possess such a physique as Phoebe? I was sure my eyes weren't deceiving me either. "Vanessa?" I asked in a whisper, trying to steady my breath but it only worsened. "In the flesh," she replied, filling the air with a deadly aura that choked me. I should have known that this girl was dangerous. She never spewed empty threats. That instant, I knew I was done. "You should have stayed in your lane, but you chose to cross it," she continued, filling the air with her deadly voice. "You messed with the wrong girl. Now, I will show you what I am made of." A dang