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Preface

Zoe is dead, and so is, it seems, the Tulsa house of night. She never came back from the other side. Instead she sent Heath back, unable to bear his death. In Zoe's memory, he has become a fledgling.

Zoe's grandma had a vision of Zoe's decision to stay with Nix, and had time to adjust to her being gone, before the fact. She seems unaffected, staying with the Benedictine nuns, helping the vampires clean up the outside world; but she still feels a deep, abiding sadness.

Mrs. Heffer has no idea she had a daughter. Her husband's extremist religious values drove him to brain wash Lynda. She, being a complete ditz, an idiot, she forgot all about her "Pagan Child" and Zoe's grandma; labeled "Weirdo Satanists" by her husbands standards.

Aphrodite is a minor character, but still a fledgling. Darius, being some what smart, hasn't gotten involved with this ice bitch.

Damen and Jack are at a standstill. Neither wants to break up, but they do not want to continue on to an imprint just yet, which they both take as a "super important ceremony" as Jack might say.

The twins are in the back seat of the story. They are very spiritually upset by Zoe's passing, and are disgusted with men. Henceforth, they are lesbians now. 'Bout time, huh? (Aphrodite likes them even less now)

Erick is floundering, without anyone to make jealous. A full blown vampire, he has decided to stay in Tulsa. For now.

Oh yes. Stark realized he was supposed to go after Zoe, but decided her slutty, whiny, behavior, and just stupid recklessness were not worth his own life, love, or protection.

This story takes the place of the book "Burned," so Stevie Rae never got to imprint with Rephiam. That being said, she never moved him, or dealt with the renegade red-fledglings under the warehouse. The extreme grief she feels at Zoe's passing broke the imprint she shared with Aphrodite. They are both relived.

As a result of Zoe's death, Neferet has become increasingly annoying to a distraught Kalona. Kalona, who no longer has any wish to take over the world, fried Neferet.

It has been 6 months since everyone learned these facts; had their epiphanies, or realizations. It has been 7 mnths since Zoe left Forever.

It is still a terrible time to become a fledgling at Tulsa, but there are three more, the first three since Heath came back. The Tulsa House of Night still has no High Priestess.