Chosen (House of Night, Book 3): A House of Night Novel

by P. C. Cast

Nala turned her purr button on and rubbed her face against my cheek.

  “Well, Nala, seems I’m in the middle of some deep poo. The negatives in my life totally outweigh the positives, and you know what’s weird? I’m starting to actually get used to it.” Nala kept up her purr machine, and I kissed her on the little white splotch over her nose. “Hard stuff is coming, but I honestly believe Nyx has Chosen me, which means she’ll be with me.” Nala made a huffy-old-lady cat noise, and I hastily corrected myself. “I mean us. Nyx will be with us.” I shifted Nala in my arms so I could open the door to the dorm. “Of course, Nyx choosing me kinda makes me question her decision-making skills,” I mumbled, only half kidding.

  Believe in yourself, Daughter, and get ready for what is to come.

  I yelped as the Goddess’s voice floated through my mind. Great. Get ready for what is to come did not sound good. I looked at Nala and sighed.

  “Remember when we thought me having a sucky birthday was our biggest problem?”

  Nala sneezed directly in my face, making me laugh while I said “eew” and hurried into my room, going for the box of Kleenex I kept on my bedside table.

  As usual, Nala summed up my life perfectly: kinda funny, kinda gross, and more than kinda messy.

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

  CHOSEN. Copyright © 2008 by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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  First Edition: March 2008

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  eISBN 9781429974660