#Chapter 23 Monster

#Chapter 23: Monster

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Nina’s eyes widened when I finally told her the truth.

“No,” she said, pacing back and forth and rubbing her head. “This isn’t real. Werewolves aren’t real. Talking

skeletons are not real!”

I sighed and stood, walking over to her.

“Look,” I said, pulling aside the torn fabric of my jeans to show her my wound. It was already healing. The torn flesh from the skeleton’s attack was rejoining without leaving so much as a scar. Even the blood disappeared.

When Nina saw my leg heal, she stumbled backwards into the wall, her chest heaving as she breathed heavily.

“I have to be dreaming,” she said. I watched quietly as she pinched her arm to try and wake herself up.

#Chapter 23 Monster

“This is real, Nina,” I said. “You’re awake.”

“Well then, I must be going insane,” she said as a tear rolled down her cheek.

I walked toward Nina and took her by

stooping to

the eyes.

hand and placed it on my chest, right over my heart so she could feel

I won’t stop watching you, because someone — or something

see the gears turning in her head. She shuddered again, but didn’t say anything Before I had the #Chapter 23 Monster

her, she ran out

room.

of us,”

replied out loud. “She

human, after all.”

turned back to face the skeleton. The incantation I used on him would only last for so long before he reanimated again. Some witch must have put a spell on this skeleton, but for what purpose, I didn’t know. I crossed

cringed when I saw Nina’s phone on the floor, its screen cracked now. “Shit…” I whispered, stooping to pick it up. I’d have to replace

to twitch again. I stormed over

one of the

sent you, and

the

chuckled.

me,” the

my grip around the skeleton’s throat.” What would an undead like yourself

option was to force an answer out of it. With my hand

so the skeleton could see it, then began to

should I start with?” I said, gliding it along the skeleton’s ribs. ” Your arm? Or maybe I should

start with a leg.”

was far stronger. Skeletons were the lowest form of the undead; without muscle or flesh, they were incredibly weak compared to most other supernatural beings. Becoming an undead skeleton was a

some would argue that

with a leg,” I said, lowering the bone saw to the skeleton’s femur. I let the blade graze the

no one sent me. I was attracted to the

away from the skeleton’s leg and furrowed my

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