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sign asking zombies to attack me. It just did. I didn’t even know they existed.”
    “But you have to expect things like that to happen. Because like it or not, you have a target on you.”
    “Diane, what caused the zombie to wake up and come out of the grave?” asked Leslie. “I always thought they weren’t real either. You know, just a creation of Hollywood for the movies.”
    “What attacked Raven wasn’t really a zombie. It was a reanimated body, but not because of magic or voodoo. “
    Leslie frowned. “So if a dead body comes back to life it’s a zombie right?” She looked at Raven.
    “Don’t look at me like that. Do I look like a zombie?” asked Raven. “Look around. Do you see me leaving rotted flesh everywhere?”
    “That’s not what I meant.”
    “Girls! No, Raven’s not a zombie. Her soul was returned to her body. The creature that attacked her in the cemetery had a soul in it, but it didn’t belong to that body. That’s why it had problems controlling the body.”
    “A soul back into a body. So this has something to do with Hades, doesn’t it?” asked Raven.
    “That’s what I suspect, but I have no proof it was Hades. Anyone in his realm could have taken a soul and put it back into a body,” said Diane. “Remember what Persephone did for you.”
    “We’re finished. Everything’s put away.” Bree folded the last bag and put it in the drawer with the others.
    “Thank you.” Diane turned and smiled at Bree and Ari.
    “Uh, Leslie? I think we should be going.” Ari nodded her head towards the back door.
    “Yeah. You’re right.” Leslie agreed with her. “We’ll see you later.”
    “Yeah, see you.” Raven watched the girls leave. She frowned. It was very unusual for them to rush out like that. Something was going on.
    Diane moved to the stove and picked up the tea kettle.
    “Where are Ethan and the others?” Raven watched Diane fill the kettle with fresh water and put it back onto the stove. “Something’s going on and you know exactly what it is, don’t you?”
    Diane sat down at the new kitchen table. “Sit down.” She gestured to the chair across from her.
    Raven started to refuse but something in the look on Diane’s face caused her to sit down without a fight. “What’s wrong?”
    Diane cleared her throat. “Cerberus summoned Ethan and the others.”
    Raven frowned. “Why?”
    “They have to face judgment for pledging their loyalty to you and for what happened to Jay.”
    “I didn’t ask them to pledge their loyalty.” Raven jumped out of the chair and started moving towards the back door. “Jay’s my fault. They shouldn’t be punished for that.”
    “And where are you going?” asked Diane.
    “I’m going to tell Cerberus that Ethan and the others are innocent.”
    “No, you’re not.”
    “Excuse me?”
    Diane got up and went over to Raven and put her hands on Raven’s shoulders. “I understand how you feel, but you can’t go anywhere near the meeting.”
    “Why not?”
    “This is a judgment by Cerberus. It has to do with Hell Hound laws. Only Hell Hounds can attend. Even Ethan’s mother can’t be there for him because she’s human.”
    “That’s ridiculous!”
    “In our eyes, yes, it seem ridiculous, but it is Hell Hound law and we have to respect it. If you show up, Cerberus will kill you. How do you think Ethan would react? How do you think anyone who has pledged their loyalty to you will react?”
    Raven closed her eyes and swallowed. “He’d proba bly go crazy and attack his dad, and then there would be mass chaos.”
    “Good. I see you understand.” Diane patted her shoulder.
    Raven slowly opened her eyes. “What’s going to happen to Ethan and the others?” she asked.
    Diane walked over to the stove where the tea pot was whistling. “Do you want a cup of hot tea?”
    Raven turned. “What’s going to happen to Ethan and the others?” She had a sinking feeling. Diane was acting too weird.
    Diane opened the cabinet above