Torn Between Monsters のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 191 - チャプター 200

~ Aria's POV ~I raced after them as fast as my legs would carry me, the wet forest ground splashing mud and clay up my sneakers.The murderers were faster than I expected... unnaturally fast. I knew instantly one of them was a vampire from the sheer speed of his movement. But I refused to give up, not when catching them was the only way to prove to Callista that these killings weren’t done by a Vamwolf.Just as I was closing the distance between us, one of them hurled an explosive spell at me. I dodged, throwing myself to the ground. The blast rang in my ears. Smoke clouded my vision. But after recovering from the smoke and the little burn mark that scorched my arm, I lost sight of them.I searched maddeningly around the woods, but I didn't catch a glimpse of them. They were gone just like the wind. I failed to catch them."Shit!" I snapped, stomping the ground hard enough that water splashed. I was angry with myself for not being able to catch them. I lost the opportunity of finally

~ Aria's POV ~"How many more minutes do we have to wait, Aria?" Callista groaned, dragging her voice with exhaustion."Wait a little more and she'll be here," I said, trying to reassure her with a small, confident smile."That's what you've been saying for the past thirty minutes, yet I haven’t seen a single soul heading our way. Who are we waiting for, and where exactly are we going?" Callista pressed, curiosity flickering in her eyes.Last night, I had told Callista that she needed to accompany me somewhere. The plan was that she’d accompany me and Evelyn when Evelyn described the faces of the murderers who had tried to kill her.It was meant to be a surprise for Callista, so she'd finally know that a Vamwolf wasn't the one who murdered Darian. But we’ve been waiting for Evelyn for the past thirty minutes, and there was no sight of her.We had agreed on meeting here at this particular spot and also agreed on a particular time, but the time we were supposed to meet has exceeded, and

~ Aria's POV ~Thorne had told me that Nyx was leaving abroad soon. Though a part of me still held resentment toward him, I couldn’t let my issues with Thorne affect the genuine bond I had built with Nyx. That was why I had come to say a final goodbye.When I arrived at Thorne's rest house, she was so happy to see me, and she insisted we go out together.I couldn't say no to her because this was the last time I'd be seeing her. After today, I wasn't sure if I'd ever see her again.Nyx dragged me to a water park designed for kids her age. She laughed and played with others, so full of joy that it was impossible not to smile at her. Even though she was different from the other kids, it didn’t matter; her laughter filled the air like sunlight.After her fun at the water park, she pleaded that we should watch her favourite cartoon at the cinema, which I agreed to without argument. We enjoyed so much time together until she was finally exhausted and decided to go home. Karl didn't come wit

~ Aria's POV ~I had waited for Ryker at the eatery until nightfall swallowed the sky whole. Every minute that ticked by felt like another slap across my face. My phone eventually died, drained from the countless calls and texts I’d sent—messages he never bothered to answer.He was the one who insisted we meet… yet he was the one who abandoned me without a word. If he had changed his mind about taking me to my parents, he could’ve at least had the decency to say so—instead of leaving me to wait like some desperate fool clinging to hope.I was so pissed off by what he did to me that I didn't care about anyone else before going to Greystone Falls to see my mom. I missed her so much, and since I wasn't in the mood to be at the academy, I had to go to her.When she opened the door and found me standing on her doorstep, she was over the moon to see me, and she threw her body on me.I was strong now, so I welcomed her into my arms. I missed her too. Even though I longed to be with my biolog

~ Aria's POV ~I couldn't make it back to Velmora because it had rained all through the night, and even if it wasn't raining, my mom wouldn't have allowed me to return, because it was so damn late.I couldn't sleep all through the night. I soaked myself in tears, almost blaming myself for what had happened to Nyx. Callista had told me that Nyx was killed by a werewolf, according to Karl.If I hadn’t left Nyx alone… if I had returned to her as I promised, maybe I could have saved her. If I could face Magus and Alistair, ancient beings a thousand years old, surely handling a common werewolf wouldn’t have been impossible.I called Thorne. I called him repeatedly, but his number went straight to voicemail. I wanted to check on him, to tell him I’d be back in Velmora by morning, but I couldn’t reach him.As I cried all through the night, my mom tried to console me, but it wasn't enough to stop me from crying. Nyx was like a baby sister to me. I love her like every big sister would love her