#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.

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

be it,” I said. “But I won’t stop watching you, because someone — or something — has sinister

again, but didn’t say anything Before I had the #Chapter 23 Monster novelxo.com

stop her, she

room.

of us,”

know,” I replied out

human, after all.”

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 the

down and cringed when I saw Nina’s phone on the floor, its screen cracked

starting to twitch again. I stormed over to it and grabbed it

to one of the tables

you, and

which the bewitched skeleton

chuckled.

me,” the

throat.” What would an undead like yourself want with an ordinary human

respond, but I had to know the truth. My only option was to force an answer out of it. With my hand still on its neck, I reached over to a table next to me and grabbed the first instrument I

the skeleton could see it,

ribs. ” Your arm? Or maybe I

start with a leg.”

muscle or flesh, they were incredibly weak compared to most other supernatural beings. Becoming an undead skeleton was a

that

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

out. “I swear no one sent

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

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