Hunted by P C Cast; Kristin Cast

Author:P C Cast; Kristin Cast
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Social Issues, Love & Romance, Zoey (Fictitious Character), Juvenile Fiction, Philosophy, Fantasy & Magic, General, Fantasy, Good & Evil, Redbird, Adolescence, Life Stages, Fiction, Family & Relationships, Horror, Values & Virtues, Good and Evil
ISBN: 9780312577995
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2009-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

The first thing I realized as I began to regain consciousness was that the crisp sheets of the infirmary bed were cool against my naked skin, which meant I didn’t have any clothes on.

The second thing I realized was everything within me was telling me to keep my eyes closed and keep breathing deeply. In other words, I needed to pretend I was still out.

Staying as still as possible I tried to take inventory of my body. Okay, the long nasty wound on my chest was hurting considerably less than it had been when I’d passed out. I searched around with my senses (except sight, of course) and could feel and smell the lingering presence of spirit, air, water, and fire. The elements weren’t fully manifested and glaringly obvious, but they were there around me, soothing and strengthening—and making me worried as hell for my friends. Go back to the others! I ordered the elements silently, and felt their reluctant departures. All except for spirit. I wanted to sigh and roll my eyes. Instead I concentrated harder. Spirit, go to Aphrodite. Stay close to her. Almost instantly I felt the absence of the powerful element. I must have made an involuntary movement at the departure of spirit because from somewhere near my feet Neferet spoke up.

“She stirred. I do not doubt she will regain consciousness soon.” There was a pause, and I could hear her moving as if she were pacing as she continued to speak. “I still say I should not have healed her. Zoey’s death could have been easily explained. She was almost dead when she arrived here.”

“If what you have told me is true and she has dominion over all five of the elements, she is too powerful to be allowed to perish,” Kalona said. He, too, sounded like he was standing near the end of my bed.

“What I’ve told you is the complete truth,” Neferet said. “She controls the elements.”

“Then we can use her. Why not include her in our new vision of the future? Having her allegiance would sway any members of the Council who would not readily succumb to me.”

New vision of the future? Swaying the Council? As in the High Council of Vampyres? Holy crap!

Neferet’s response was smooth and confident. “We won’t need her, my love. Our plan will succeed. You should know that Zoey will never use her power for us anyway. She is entirely too infatuated with the Goddess.”

“Ah, but that can change.” His deep voice was like melted chocolate. Even though my mind was racing with the news I’d just overheard, my body was mesmerized by the sound of him; it felt good just to listen to him. “I seem to recall another priestess whose infatuation with the Goddess was broken.”

“She is young and not wise enough to allow her eyes to be opened to more intriguing possibilities, as mine have been.” Their voices were so close together that I knew she must be in his arms. “All Zoey can ever be to us is another enemy.

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