Talia screamed, one hand over her mouth, and jumped back so fast that she knocked the chair over.

I pushed to my feet. "I am a Jezebel, my magic bestowed upon me by the goddess Asherah for the express purpose of stopping the men and women of the Kabbalistic organization Chariot from achieving immortality."

My mother shook her head in jerky movements. "This is crazy."

"No. It's the truth that I've attempted to shield you from. The original ten who released magic ...