#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

shoulders, stooping to look her

the eyes.

not crazy. Everything you saw is real. Don’t I feel real?” I took her hand and placed it on my chest, right over my

you, because someone — or something — has sinister plans for you, and

head. She shuddered again, but didn’t say anything Before I had

her, she ran

room.

of us,”

out loud. “She is

human, after all.”

the skeleton. The incantation I used on him would only last for so long before he reanimated again.

1 looked down and cringed when I saw Nina’s phone on the floor, its screen cracked now. “Shit…” I

broken phone, the skeleton was starting to twitch again. I stormed over to it and grabbed it off the

of the

and why?”

which the bewitched skeleton

chuckled.

sent me,” the skeleton

I replied, tightening my grip around the skeleton’s throat.” What would an undead like yourself want with

truth. My only option was to force an answer out of it. With my hand still

saw so the skeleton could see it,

skeleton’s ribs. ”

start with a leg.”

without muscle or flesh, they were incredibly weak compared to most other supernatural beings. Becoming an undead skeleton was a punishment brought about by angering a witch, not a blessing of eternal life like a vampire

although, some would argue that vampires

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

swear no one sent me. I was attracted to the girl’s

leg and

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