"She saved the life of a young man and tapped into a Goddess-given affinity for the elements. In return Nyx has touched her with several unusual Marks for a fledgling" (Chapter 1, p. 8).

"I said your visions could be used to gain power for you because information is always power. The source of your visions is the Change that's taking place inside your body. It's genetics, that's all" (Chapter 2, p. 22).

"Yeah, Zoey, I understand what you're sayin' and all, but hello! Part of what you overheard was that Aphrodite is gonna try to set you up so that she can get you kicked out of the Dark Daughter leadership, so don't go feeling too darn sorry for her" (Chapter 3, p. 24).

"I think seven is a good number for the Council. That way it's a decent size, and it's impossible to have a tie vote" (Chapter 4, p. 36).

"It's incredible. I've...