Neferet's Curse: A House of Night Novella (House of Night Novellas) (18 page)

If you have concerns about your own experiences or feel uncomfortable about how you are being treated by anyone in your life, turn to an adult you can trust. There are people willing to help you. Your parents, professional counselors, teachers, clergy, or organizations in your community dedicated to protecting young adults from being violated are there to make sure you get the help you deserve, and the support you need to be safe or heal from an experience that has made you feel powerless or violated. If you have to reach out to more than one person, then do so. You deserve all the light that comes from reclaiming your power, and it is a light the world needs.

I wish you the brightest of blessings and love … always love …

P. C. Cast

ALSO BY P. C. CAST
and
KRISTIN CAST

Marked

Betrayed

Chosen

Untamed

Hunted

Tempted

Burned

Awakened

Destined

Hidden

The Fledgling Handbook 101

Dragon’s Oath

Lenobia’s Vow

About the Authors

#1
New York Times
and
USA Today
bestselling author
P. C. CAST
is an award-winning fantasy and paranormal romance writer, as well as an experienced speaker and teacher. Her novels have been named YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, and have received the prestigious Oklahoma Book Award, as well as the PRISM, Daphne du Maurier, Booksellers Best, HOLT Medallion, Beacon, Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice, and Affaire de Coeur Awards. She lives in Oklahoma with lots of dogs, cats, horses, and a burro.

KRISTIN CAST
is a
New York Times
and
USA Today
bestselling author who teams up with her mother to write the House of Night series. She has stories in several anthologies, as well as editorial credits. Currently Kristin is working on her first stand-alone novel, a dark, mysterious fairy tale.

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously.

NEFERET’S CURSE.
Copyright © 2013 by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Cover design by Elsie Lyons

Cover photographs: woman © Jasmina/Getty Images; jewelry box © lkphotographers/
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Interior illustrations by Kim Doner

ISBN 978-1-250-00025-5 (hardcover)

ISBN 9781466801905 (e-book)

First Edition: February 2013