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markings clearly as she grasped it, but Maggie didn’t recognize them. However, there was a look of pure joy on Claudia’s face when she realized what she was in possession of.
    Me-Len and Meryl broke away from each other as both of them flew back and landed on the ground. Ryder and Brody raced forward to help them up.
    “She has the book.” Me-Len’s voice was clipped with fear. Maggie had never seen the woman ruffled like this. Whatever was in that book scared her, as well as the other coven members.
    “What does she have?” Ryder demanded.
    “The Book of Thoth ,” Me-Len answered. A look of defeat and fear crossed her face as she responded.
    That couldn’t be right. Maggie shook her head and spoke up, “The Book of Thoth was destroyed a long time ago.”
    “I’ve never heard of it,” Judd said, wrapping his arm around her shaking body. It was in the history lessons she’d been taught when she became a vampire.
    “The Book of Thoth was supposed to have been destroyed a long time ago. It’s a legendary book containing powerful spells and knowledge, said to be written by the God Thoth,” Maggie answered. It had been part of the history lessons she was taught when she became a vampire.
    “Then why are you so scared of it, Me-Len?” Judd asked.
    “Because the markings on the book are the same as the ones in the legends. Somehow Jamal has found the book. If she uses the spells, she would be more powerful than even Jamal, and she knows it, though I’m sure she didn’t tell him that. The book will corrupt her soul to pure evil and drive her insane. It isn’t meant for humans to possess, not even powerful witches like her.”
    “Then how do we get it and destroy it?” Brody asked. Although it sounded like a simple question, they all knew it wouldn’t be so easy to just waltz in and take that book. It was terrifying to think about how Jamal got his hands on it. The lessons she’d been taught said that witnesses had watched as the book was burned until nothing was left but ashes.
    “Me-Len, during my transition, I was taught about vampire history and that the Book of Thoth was destroyed by the Vampire Council hundreds of years ago. They believe that, so how does she have it now?” Maggie asked, not understanding how it could have been destroyed but still end up in the hands of their enemies.
    “I don’t know. It doesn’t make sense. How do you get a book back after it’s been destroyed?” Me-Len walked over to the stone wall and sat on top of it. She stared at Morris where he lay on the ground. His eyes were wide with rage as he stared back at her.
    “Unleash his mouth,” Me-Len demanded. Morris screamed in pain as Brody yanked the tape off his mouth. She smiled, knowing that the tape had taken some skin off with it.
    “Now you know. Claudia has the book,” Morris spit out. Maggie could see the madness grace the man’s face. He actually thought that this would turn out okay for him if Claudia were in charge.
    “She’s warped your mind. You know that the book isn’t meant for a human, Morris. At least I hope you aren’t that stupid,” Me-Len answered dryly.
    “Who said Claudia was going to be human?” Morris regretted his words as soon as he saw Me-Len smile.
    “Not even a shifter can use that book. Only a god can. They all said you were the smartest one, Morris. Now I’m not so sure, if you really think that,” Me-Len taunted him. She needed him to continue to talk and tell them what they needed to know.
    But Morris just arched an eyebrow and smiled.
    “You can’t conjure up a god, Morris. It doesn’t work that way.”
    “Just because you say that doesn’t make it so. She can conjure one up, and when he appears she can take his power and then his magic,” Morris declared with triumph in his voice.
    “No, she can’t do that,” Me-Len said sharply.
    “You thought she couldn’t bring the dragon Jamal back from the depths of Hell either, but as Thorn saw firsthand, he lives here