Stark's POV

I held Zoey in my arms as she cried, her sobs getting less panicky and more grieving. She was remembering her mother with lament. At first, I didn't know what had happened, then she kept saying stuff about her mom being dead. I mean I knew Zoey's parents weren't that nice to her even before she got marked, and because of that I didn't think she would care about her death.

Still, it was nice holding Zoey so close to me like this. It's like I've fallen even more in love with her since we started sleeping together. Now, it doesn't feel right sleeping without her. Lately, I have been feeling weird though. I's like someone is watching me through my own eyes. I mean just a little while ago Zoey and I were kissing when it felt as though I was possessed. I could watch my body doing these things and I couldn't stop it especially when I was hurting Zoey. Somewhere deep inside me, I liked hurting her and I couldn't control myself.

Zoey took her head out from nestled in my now wet and snotty undershirt. She looked up at me with those gorgeous round hazel eyes.

"Stark, she killed her", she said in a shaky voice full of fear and yet anger as well.

"Who is she?" I asked her.

"Neferet."

"You think Neferet killed your mom? But why?"

Zoey gets out of bed and starts for the door. I grab her arm and pull her back.

"Zoey, you can't go out there."

"Why not?" she says indignantly.

"Because you're still wearing your bra."

Zoey's POV

After I put on a shirt and a silk robe, that I got in Chinatown. Stark and I left are room in the tunnels under the depot. I couldn't stop thinking of my mom and her death. Neferet can't just kill all my loved ones, it just wasn't fair! Stark read my thoughts through our connection and he grabbed hold of my hand and squeezed it tightly while giving me his cocky bad boy smile, the one that I love so much. He made me forget about my mom getting murdered by Neferet. I thought about how much I would love to pounce on him and rip off all his clothes right here in the hallway. He seemed to be able to tell this to and he winked at me with a sexy smile on his face. I blushed crimson.

Stark and I got to the kitchen. Around the table sat Stevie Rae, Rephaim, Shaunee, Erin, and Damien. Aphrodite and Darius sat curled up under a blanket on the couch watching the evening news. Stark and I sat down at the table.

"Guys," I said my voice unsteady again,"my mom was killed by Neferet". Immediately the questions started flowing.

"Ohmigod! How?"

"I knew she would strike again first Jack, now this.."

"How do you-"

"-Know it was Neferet?"

"Enough with all the questions, y'all. This is hard on Zoey.", Steve Rae said. She reached across the table to take my hand and smile comfortingly.

Aphrodite turns her head so that she's looking around the couch at us.

"Wait, back up. I thought you hated your mom?", she said raising her perfectly waxed eyebrows.

"I didn't like her but then I heard her tell Nyx that she was done with John and wanted to see me again"

"We have to get back at her somehow.", Damien said

"Well, we do have to go back to school, maybe we can think of something then.", Stark said.

I had completely forgot about that until he said it.

"Ah, hell!,"