Chapter 2434

Perhaps because Shannon's words had struck too close to home, a flicker of hesitation crossed Vance and Laura's faces. It was clear something was holding them back. Shannon wasn't in a rush to confront them. She simply turned away, raised her hand, and dismissed the mystic chains across the villa. As soon as she did that, the swirling shadow of negative energy tried to flee. "Bind," she muttered, soft but powerful. In a flash, the mystic chains snapped back into existence—this time faster, sharper. They whipped around the negative energy and crushed it inward, compressing it into a single talisman in her hand before anyone could react. Her movements were so swift that not even the production crew or Caitlin had time to respond. It wasn't until Kai, grinning from ear to ear, jogged over and scooped away the talisman that Caitlin finally snapped out of it. She rushed forward and wrapped her arms around Shannon's feet, begging, "You can't hurt it! It didn't do anything wrong! You