#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.

my chest, right over my heart

monster, so be it,” I said. “But I won’t stop watching you, because someone —

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

stop her, she ran out of

room.

of us,” Fio

know,” I replied out loud.

human, after all.”

so long before he reanimated again. Some witch must

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

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

to one of the

sent you, and why?”

which the bewitched skeleton

chuckled.

me,”

What would an undead like yourself want with an

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

bone saw so the skeleton could see

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

start with a leg.”

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

although, some would argue that vampires

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

out. “I swear no one sent me. I was attracted

blade away from the skeleton’s leg and

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