Forgotten by P C Cast & Kristin Cast

Author:P C Cast & Kristin Cast [Cast, P C & Cast, Kristin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781982548070
Published: 2019-09-17T20:52:13+00:00

13

Other Neferet

“That little bitch was no ghost!” Neferet was flipping through the screenshots with narrowed eyes. “And you say some of these posts have been deleted?”

“Not some—all of them. That’s why you’re only looking at screenshots. Every time one of these posts pops up, whether it’s on Twitter or Instagram or Facebook, it disappears almost immediately. Every single time.”

“That is odd. But what is odder is this person—this impostor. You did well in finding this, Lynette. I have been so focused on the future that I have totally blocked this horrid child and the bizarre things she said to me the night I was betrayed.”

“So, she was there?”

“Oh, yes. She was the ringleader, which was unlike the Zoey Redbird I knew.” Neferet paused and caught Lynette’s gaze before she added, “That Zoey Redbird was a simpering know-it-all and no leader. I killed her.” She watched her handmaid closely, judging her level of shock and fear, and was pleased that Lynette seemed completely unruffled.

“Some of the posts mentioned that the fledgling the People of Faith killed—the act that started the war—was also named Zoey Redbird.”

“Yes. That is correct. The fledgling’s name was Zoey Redbird. I killed her and made it appear the People of Faith did it—and then I used that to declare war on humans. Does that change the way you feel about me, Lynette?”

Lynette’s gaze didn’t waiver. “No. I already knew that you’re ruthless. You have to be. The world chews up and spits out weak women, and a weak woman would never be a goddess.”

“You do understand.”

“Yes. I do, and I always will. So, who is this ghost?”

“No ghost. I was face-to-face with her. She was no spirit or specter. She was absolutely not Zoey Redbird, though she somehow knew that I’d been the one to kill the real Redbird fledging.

“This was a fully Changed vampyre—confident and powerful—not a simpering child. But it is confusing. Along with knowing that I’d killed the fledgling, she knew obscure things about me that were almost correct. Like the fact that I was raped, but she named the wrong man as my rapist.”

“Could it have been some kind of spell?” Lynette asked.

Neferet moved her shoulders restlessly. “Yes, that was my thought, but to create and maintain such an excellent Dissemble Spell the vampyre would have to be an extraordinarily powerful High Priestess, and one with centuries of experience. To give you an understanding of the power it would take I can tell you that I can cast a Dissemble Spell, but not even I could maintain one while dealing with sprites and holding a circle over an entire stadium. Add to that, the vampyre would have to be ancient, as for the past at least two hundred years, the out-of-touch crones on the High Council have frowned on using the Dissemble Spell, and refuse to allow it to be taught at any House of Night.” Neferet shook her head. “So, my answer is yes and no. It could have been a Dissemble Spell, but it’s highly unlikely.

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