
Upon hearing that Zoey saw her and Aphrodite, she informs her that the latter's visions were no longer valid, as Nyx had withdrawn her gift, and advises Zoey to keep her distance. That day, Neferet invites Zoey for a private dinner. Later on, she chances upon Neferet scolding Aphrodite and is shocked by this new side of her mentor. The same night, Zoey witnesses Aphrodite being verbally abused by her parents and starts developing sympathy for her enemy. In the ensuing argument, Zoey's parents vow never to come to the House of Night again, and Neferet kicks them out. Neferet comes upon their meeting and is almost immediately engaged in a religious dispute by Zoey's stepfather. With them comes her grandmother, but is saddened to notice the stiffness of her parents, which contrasts strongly with the loving and friendly behavior of Stevie Rae's mother. The situation is stable when a strange string of murders among the ranks of local football players leads the police and the human media to the Tulsa House of Night.Īt her first parent visitation, Zoey is reunited with her family for the first time in a month. She has been chosen by a cat, called Nala, has a tight-knit group of friends and a claimed to be gorgeous maybe-boyfriend in Erik Night.

Zoey has been a vampyre fledgling for only a month now and she already is the leader of the Dark Daughters and the local High Priestess in training. Since, it has been translated in more than 20 other languages, including Chinese, Portuguese and Romanian. Martin's Press, an extension of Macmillan Publishers. Betrayed is the second novel of the House of Night fantasy series, written by American authors P.C.
