LOGINI barely slept that night. Every time I closed my eyes, those glowing eyes flashed behind my lids cold, watching, patient. By morning, I wasn’t sure if what I saw was real or just another nightmare.I looked at cutie and she was still sleeping peacefully.
I tried to act normal, but the moment I got to school, the whispers started. People were talking non-stop about the party happening this evening by six. Flyers and posters were everywhere on walls, doors, even the bathroom mirrors. If you hadn’t heard about the party, you were definitely deaf or blind.“Lily, are you okay?” Linda asked, appearing beside me with her usual bright smile.“I’m fine. Why do you ask?”“You look spaced out,” she said, frowning slightly. “Like your body is here, but your soul’s already on vacation. C’mon, brighten up! Anyway about the party arrangements I told you over the phone…”“Yeah,” I said quickly. “Please, spill. I need to go to that party.”Linda’s grin widened. “Okay, here’s~ BRYAIN ~The face in the mirror wasn’t mine.I blinked once.Twice.But the reflection did not change…it felt like the image was meant to stay more like another part of me.Its eyes…my eyes were glowing, burning with a deep red fire I had never seen before. The veins around them were black, crawling under my skin like living shadows. My jaw was longer, sharper, like something had pulled it forward. My teeth… I could see them digging into my tongue, sharper than they were before.I could feel them.They were no longer normal.They were built to tear.“No…” I whispered, stepping back until my back hit the wall. “That’s not me… that’s not me.”But the reflection moved when I moved.It watched me.It studied me.And then God it smiled… like it was enjoying how terrified I was.A low growl rose from my throat, but it wasn’t a sound I made.It was deeper.Animalistic.Hungry and desperate.I grabbed t
BRYAIN POV:I woke up suddenly, breathing fast. My heart was beating like I was running. Sweat covered my whole body, like there was fire inside the room. The dream I had… it didn’t feel like a dream, It felt too real to be just a dream.I saw myself in the woods, running fast, faster than any human, i could hear everything and I could smell everything. I wasn’t myself. I wasn’t thinking like a person… I was thinking like something else, something hungry.I sat up on my bed, trying to calm down, but my body felt strange, my hands were stiff, and my veins were pushing out like something was moving inside them. Fuck!My eyes were hot, my stomach was restless. Something was wrong.I stood up and walked out to get fresh air. When the cold air touched my skin, it felt like fire. My whole body woke up at once, I looked around the compound, but my ears kept picking strange sounds from far away…too far for a normal person to h
LILY POV:The door creaked open, and a bundle of clothes hit the floor in front of me, I was shocked, my heart hammering, expecting another trick but instead, it was just clothes then a tray of food followed, landing with a soft clatter.I froze, staring at the woman across the room, she didn’t say a word at first, just watched me. Calm. Patient. Terrifying in her corner.I swallowed, my voice shaky. “How… how did you get these? How did you even get into my house to get my clothes?”She tilted her head slightly, a faint smile curling her lips. “I have my ways,” she said smoothly, uou don’t know all the things that happen… the hidden things, some things you are not meant to understand, Lily.”I stared at her, every instinct screaming to run, but I was tied down, trapped, powerless.“And… did you… did you… kill the security guards that night? At my house?” My voice barely rose above a whisper.Her expression didn’t change, she shook her
Ms Kate POV:The visiting hall smelled faintly of stale air, the metal tables lined up in neat rows as prisoners and visitors sat across from each other, separated by a thin barrier of glass. I gripped my purse tighter than I probably should have, but I couldn’t let go of my resolve, today, I had to face him.Andrew. My husband.I walked to the assigned table, my heels echoing softly on the floor, he was already seated, hand pressed against the glass, eyes wary as I slid into the seat opposite him, for a moment, the air between us felt heavy, tense, as if the month of lies, betrayal, and mistrust were a tangible weight.“Thanks for visiting me,” he said quietly, his voice low, almost vulnerable. “I… I know I didn’t expect this from you, after everything I’ve done to you.”I studied him for a long moment, letting the silence stretch, I didn’t come here for him…not really.“I didn’t really come here because of you,” I said carefully, my eyes locking on his
Kathryn POV:The muffled beeping of machines echoed somewhere above me.For a moment, everything felt far away like I was drifting between sleep and reality. Then a sharp pain pulsed at the side of my head, and my eyes fluttered open.White ceiling.Cold air.A faint smell of disinfectant.Hospital walls obviously.I blinked slowly, trying to remember why I was here, the last thing I remembered was Byrain was here yesterday then…Lily.Lily screaming.Something cold and unseen slamming into me.My breath hitched.I tried to sit up, but a dull ache throbbed through my head but before I could push myself further, the door swung open.“Kathryn!”Ms Kate rushed inside, her eyes wide and watery, her hands trembling as she hurried to my bedside.“Oh my God,” she breathed, cupping my face carefully. “You’re awake… finally Kathryn, what happened? The police said nothing yet, where is Lily? What happened to both of you?”He
Then Kathryn’s eyes fluttered open, unfocused at first, then sharpening with terror.“…Bryain… a strange lady took Lily”Her voice cracked with fear.“I tried to help her, I tried but she was too strong…”I leaned closer. “Kathryn, listen to me can you describe the lady that took her?”Kathryn’s eyes filled with tears.Her lips trembled.“It… it was a lady I haven’t seen before but she look very young… Lily mention about a lady that attacked her in the house”Her whole body shook.“She was in the car…inside the car, Bryain, she whispered in Lily’s ear and then she… she took her, Kathryn said trembling.”My heart stopped.Kathryn grabbed my wrist weakly.“You have to get her back,” she whispered. “Because that lady…I feel like she hates Lily, she wants her dead.”I closed my eyes, fury burning up my throat.“I know,” I said quietly. “And I’m not letting her touch Lily again.”Kathryn swallowed hard.“She said something







