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Cold Fire
In antiquity, Hekate was loved and revered as the goddess of the dark moon. People looked to her as a guardian against unseen dangers and spiritual foes.
All was well until Persephone, the goddess of spring, was kidnapped by Hades and ordered to live in the underworld for three months each year. Persephone was afraid to make the journey down to the land of the dead alone, so year after year Hekate lovingly guided her through the dark passageway and back. Over time Hekate became known as Persephone's attendant. But because Persephone was also the queen of the lower world, who ruled over the dead with her husband, Hades, Hekate's role as a guardian goddess soon became twisted and distorted until she was known as the evil witch goddess who stalked the night, looking for innocent people to bewitch and carry off to the underworld.
Today few know the great goddess Hekate. Those who do are blessed with her compassion for a soul lost in a realm of evil. Some are given a key.
Serena is being targeted by the dark forces of the Atrox. Her power to read minds is the key they need in order to turn the Daughters of the Moon into Followers. Jimena has a premontion that Serena is going to betray the girls. And she has never been wrong before. . . . .
"What's up?" Jimena asked Serena.
"Can we just go now?"
"Sure." Jimena didn't hesitate. They started walking toward the door.
Outside, Serena tried to push into Jimena's mind but it was like a stone wall. "What is it you don't want me to see?" she said in an accusing tone.
"What do you mean?"
"You know what I mean."
Jimena was silent. Her lips tightened.
"I thought you said we were always going to keep it real." Serena pleaded. "Always real between you and me."
"I had a premonition." Jimena began slowly.
Serena waited. Her heart beat rapidly.
"I saw you standing in the cold fire," Jimena whispered. "That's what we've all been hiding from you. We didn't want you to worry."
"You think I'm going to become a Follower?" Fear trembled through Serena's body. "How could you not have told me?"
"We're watching over you," Jimena assured her. "We'll make sure it doesn't come true."
"But you've never been able to stop any of your premonitions from coming true."
Jimena was silent for a long time and when she finally spoke, her voice broke. "I know," she said sadly.
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