As the days passed I did not see my mentor. I often thought about telling my friends but the risk was to great. All of them had no clue what was going on in my head but Aphrodite did. One day after dinner she pulled me into her room handing me a glass of water.

"You Imprinted with the bitch haven't you?" She asked. I felt my heart skip several beats.

"What makes you say that?" I asked. She rolled her eyes and tossed her blond hair.

"Because you've been acting seriously weird. I mean, even weird for you." She answered. "Did you Imprint with her?" I thought for a moment.

"Yeah, but she did stuff I won't explain. But I think I can use this to my advantage." I replied Aphrodite looked at me like I had gone batshit crazy.

"How in the world can you use an Imprint to your advantage!" She asked.

"Because if she kills me a piece of herself with die or she will shatter her soul. I can't do the same for her." I replied with a smile. Aphrodite thought through it a smile soon broke.

"Holy Shit you're right! Which means she will finally have to stop and since Imprints with full grown vamps can't truly break, she will be forced to leave you alone! This is genius!" She exclaimed. "Are we going to tell the others?" I thought for a moment.

"I've thought about it but since you know now I guess it can't be helped." I replied. She got out her iPhone and texted my nerd herd (that was who they were known as in her phone) to come into her room for an announcement.

After explaining to them and quieting their bouts of cursing, only Damien stayed quiet. After I finished, not going into what Neferet really did to me but saying she may have put me under a spell that made me like it, they stayed quiet.

"She's right. This is our biggest weapon. Has Nyx ever given an inclination to this?" He said.

"No. I figured this out the day it happened." I replied.

"This is the way to defeat her. Maybe even see the light again." Stevie Rae said. "As much as I don't like the idea of one of us being Imprinted with the bitch, it makes sense. I wonder if she realizes her flaw." Everyone grinned at the thought of Neferet now realizing her mistake.

"The crazy psycho bitch may never see the light even when she finds her mistake." Erin said.

"Right at that Twin. She may still try to kill you." Shaunee agreed.

"We have no other choice." Darius said. "This is the biggest chance of a win we have. If we can show her the light side again, she may return to normal."

"Exactly." I said. Stevie Rae ran up to me and hugged me.

"Don't get killed, hurt or anything. We need you Z." She said. Everyone nodded. Aphrodite rolled her eyes.

"Oh for shit's sake! She won't die. Neferet lost pieces of herself when she was kid, she knows how painful it is. She will not kill Zoey. Period. The End." Aphrodite pointed out.

"I hate to agree with you Aphrodite." Erin sighed.

"Ditto Twin."

"Well even you two can be right sometimes." Aphrodite said with a small smile. "Now since you can practically get in each others head, you need to focus on things other than 'haha, Neferet will not kill me.' and all that shit."

That night I decided to go back to the hallway. I thought about other stuff like school and Persephone. I knew if Neferet had any brains left, she would come back here. Minutes later when I reached the spot, I felt her come near. I waited until she would hear my words.

"It's funny how fate works isn't it?" I asked before I even saw her or heard her step onto the tiled walkway.

"It does have a funny way of evolving people and places. As this world has experienced much of that." She replied coming to my spot slowly, she too leaned on the brick wall arm brushing against mine. She wore a long coat that looked warm and I shuddered wishing I had brought a coat.

"Then you would understand the mistake you made." I said still avoiding her gaze. Her head snapped toward me, her auburn hair briefly touching the skin on my cheek.

"Mistake? What mistake?" She asked her voice rising. I did meet her gaze then. I held it steadily. No more running away, the game rules have shifted and it was my turn.

"You Imprinted me, it won't just go away. You can't kill me or a piece of you will break. I cannot kill you or the same will happen to me." I replied. Her eyes glazed over with horror.

"No, it will just break over time." She said trying to deny it. I grabbed her wrist.

"It will not just go away!" I snapped. Neferet sank to the floor burying her face in her hands, her long, red fingernails flashing in the light.

NEFERET

She sank to the ground knowing the exile would come soon. She had failed her Bull, the Bull of Darkness. She could feel his distaste through the connection they shared. The fledgling she wanted to kill because the plans she always foiled, because she carried so much power from the Goddess. Why didn't she have that power? Why didn't she become the Chosen One? The fledgling still held onto her wrist, through their connection she felt the pain she was in and that changed the air around her. She went from defying her, to simply having a slightest care for her. Then she felt the tendrils of Darkness she commanded leave her and she knew her Bull was here.

'You have failed dearly Neferet.' He said. She looked up and saw the bulky creature. She had no answer for him. She nodded once and stood.

"I know." She whispered. She shook her wrist from the girl's grasp and gazed at the floor. "What will be my punishment?" The Bull laughed sending chills up her spine and she saw Zoey shudder while rubbing her arms. The Bull looked at the girl with interest, as if he wanted her.

'There is no punishment other than being shunned and removed from my side with all powers taken leaving you with the Goddess given powers.' The Bull replied. 'That is why I am here. You have been removed. Though if you would like I will kill the girl for you and take that Imprint away.' She shook her head and stepped in front of Zoey taking the girl's hand and holding it tightly. Why was she doing this? She hated her so much but now she's protecting her. The Imprint had given her a change of heart.

"You will leave her alone." She threatened. The Bull laughed again.

'I bid you goodbye Priestess.' He said then left in a flash of light.

ZOEY

She blinked several times to see if she was truly awake and she hadn't just dreamed it. The Bull of Darkness had come and expelled Neferet from his side and take her powers away. She should rejoice but she could clearly see the look of defeat on her mentor's face. Neferet had stepped in front of her and protected her from the Bull as if it was going to attack and was still holding her hand tightly. The older vamp looked at her over her shoulder, tears escaping from her eyes.

"Get to bed Zoey. I'll see you in class tomorrow." She whispered. I dutifully nodded and left my mentor reluctantly.