#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 look her

the eyes.

Everything you saw is real. Don’t I feel real?” I took her hand and placed it on my chest, right over my heart so she could feel my heartbeat. She let her hand linger

it,” I said. “But I won’t stop watching you, because someone — or something — has sinister plans for you, and no human can

gears turning in her head. She shuddered again, but didn’t say anything Before I had

she ran out of

room.

afraid of us,” Fio

know,” I replied out loud. “She

human, after all.”

used on him would only last for so long before he reanimated again. Some witch must have put a spell on this skeleton,

on the floor, its screen cracked now. “Shit…”

up from the broken phone, the skeleton was starting to twitch again. I stormed over to

of the

you, and

the bewitched skeleton

chuckled.

one sent me,” the skeleton

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

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

brandished the bone saw so the skeleton could see

it along the skeleton’s ribs. ” Your arm? Or maybe I should go big

start with a leg.”

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 punishment brought about by

argue that vampires were

said, lowering the bone saw to the skeleton’s femur. I let

“I swear no one sent me. I was attracted

lifted the blade away from the skeleton’s leg and furrowed my brows. “What scent?” I

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