#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.

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 there for a

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

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

stop her, she ran out of

room.

afraid of

know,” I replied out loud.

human, after all.”

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

foot. 1 looked down and 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

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

one of the tables by its

you, and

which the bewitched

chuckled.

one sent me,”

skeleton’s throat.” What would an

didn’t 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

skeleton could see it, then

skeleton’s ribs. ” Your arm? Or maybe

start with a leg.”

beneath me, but I 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 punishment

would argue that vampires were

lowering the bone saw to

one sent

lifted the blade away from the skeleton’s leg

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