Semua Bab The Devourer: A Vampire's Curse: Bab 51 - Bab 58

Liam’s POV"You killed her!" I screamed, the words ripping from my throat like shards of glass. My voice cracked. I rushed to Raina, her body crumpling to the ground as her eyes rolled into her head. "Ysra, what did you do?!"Ysra’s face was pale but calm, her arm slowly lowering. "I didn’t kill her," she said quietly. "It was only enough to knock her out. She’s not dead."I dropped to my knees beside Raina and lowered my ear just over her chest. Relief hit me like a wave when I heard the faint rhythm of her heart. Unsteady but present. Her breathing was shallow, but it was there."She needs to rest," Ysra added, her tone clipped. "We don’t have time to argue. Get her out of here."Ian was already pulling out his phone. "We can’t risk another outburst like that. We're taking her home.”I scooped her into my arms, guilt and helplessness clawing at me. Her head lolled against my chest, strands of hair sticking to her bloodied neck. I flew us off the roof without another word.My apartme

Raina’s POVI’d expected the house to still look like Velmoran had ripped through it. The broken window, the overturned furniture, the TV in pieces—everything. But when I stepped inside, it was spotless. The air even smelled different, cleaner, like fresh lemon polish. The window was whole, the TV and center table fixed, and everything looked brand new.For a moment, I just stood there, staring, confused.This wasn’t the disaster I’d walked away from.Nina. It had to be Nina.My guess was she’d convinced the sheriff to help, but she was nowhere to be found.“Nina?” I called out, making my way to the kitchen. “You here? It’s me.”No response.Only the pounding of a heart—frantic, too fast. Paired with shallow, quick breaths.Someone was behind me.I whirled around, hands ready to strike.“Oh—jeez. It’s just you,” I sighed, lowering my stance.Nina.She stood in the doorway, eyes locked on me. Her posture was stiff, like every muscle in her body was braced for impact. Her expression fli

Raina’s POVIt was like staring at a nightmare dragged into the real world.Velmoran wasn’t just a monster, she was a grotesque mockery of what used to be human. She loomed in the doorway, well over six feet, hunched forward with her head tilted at an unnatural angle. Her eyes glowed a deep, burning red, scanning the room with unnerving precision.Marble-like scales were scattered across her body, glinting under the dim light, crawling up her limbs, and even coating parts of her face. Her claws—long, black, and curved—extended from her hands like talons. Her hair wasn’t hair anymore. It was a brittle collection of patches, strands jutting out as though chunks had been ripped away, leaving raw scalp exposed in places.She shrieked. An ear-piercing sound that made my bones feel like they’d vibrate out of my skin. The sound hit me so deep it bypassed my ears and seemed to rattle in my spine.If not for the two small, withered bumps on her chest ending in wrinkled, pinkish nipples, you wo

Raina’s povIan was impulsive. At least, that was the impression he gave me. The kind of impulsive that made my blood boil when I wasn’t too busy begrudgingly admitting he was right. Tonight was one of those nights. I hated that he’d sunk his teeth into Tiana without a second thought, but… she’d seen too much. Letting her walk away would’ve been a disaster waiting to happen.And Silas.I didn't even want to think about him. Not after his betrayal. But I had let him stop me because part of me knew Tiana wasn't really in danger. Still, I hated that I listened to him.The room had emptied out after that, everyone splintering off to their own corners of this mess. Velmoran was locked in one of the rooms, her silence and submission more unnerving than any attack she could have lunged on us. Nina disappeared with Judy to gather supplies for tomorrow. Ian, for once, didn’t linger, which left me alone with Liam.We stood in the quiet of the kitchen, both of us leaning against the opposite si