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Neferets' POV

I gazed out the window at the children across the street. There were two little girls, and a boy. The girls appeared to be playing a game with the boy, but upon closer inspection, I realized they were harassing him, pulling on his shirt and tugging his shaggy brown hair.

I frowned and looked away. Here was yet another example of how humans were violent creatures. There was no use for them in the world.

The phone rang, and I was surprised to hear Jezebel's voice on the other end.

"Mom?" she asked.

"Of course! Now what do you want?"

"Well, um, you know that story you told me? About Zoey?"

Just the mention of the name made me glower, and put me in a worse mood.

"Of course I do!" I snapped, "what about it?"

"Well, a new girl named Sharin showed up here at school and-

"And what, Jezebel? Get on with this, I don't have all day!" Goddess, she was such an idiot sometimes!

"And, um, well, mrgshashusha." She mumbled the last part, and I grew even more irritated.

"Jezebel! Speak up and tell me whatever news you have for me, or I'm going to hang up!"

"And she's Zoeys' daughter!" Jez spat out.

I was silent for a moment, while that sunk in, and then I began to yell.

"What! Jezebel are you certain? Do you know what this could mean?"

"Yes mom, I know, and-

"You idiot!" I screamed, cutting her off, "why didn't you call me the second you found out? Do you even comprehend what this could mean? This could take you out of the running for High Priestess! Of course it will! Zoey, that insolent little worm, will of course select her daughter! You can't just-

I heard a dry click, and then the tinny operators voice.

"If you would like to make a call-

I slammed the phone down so hard it shook the table, and stalked out of the room.

This could jeopardize everything! I needed Jez to become High Priestess, so that she could reinstate me, but now the very daughter of that worthless Zoey, who had stolen the position from me in the first place, was going to take it from my daughter? Not a chance! No way was I going to let this happen!

I would stop it, I decided.

I would do anything within my power to make sure that Jezebel became the next High Priestess, even if it meant taking this Sharin girl out of the picture…