Chapter 218

Roxanne's chest heaved with emotion. That pendant, crafted from a pure white gemstone, had been carved into a delicate representation of Libra, her zodiac sign. Shannon had commissioned a renowned sculptor to create it after Roxanne was born. Her name and birthdate were engraved on the back. Shannon had even taken it to a local chapel and asked a priest to bless it. It was meant to serve as her protective charm. She remembered exactly when she lost it. It was during her freshman year, right before an annual spring meet. She had registered for the 800-yard race. She had taken off the pendant and left it in the drawer of her dorm desk, thinking it would be safer there. But after the race, a string of events distracted her, and it slipped her mind for nearly a week. When she finally remembered and went to retrieve it, the drawer was empty, and the pendant was gone. Panic hit her hard, and she immediately asked her three roommates if any of them had touched her things or seen the pe