All Chapters of Torn Between Monsters : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

~ Aria's POV ~ I looked deep into his eyes, and I could clearly see he meant every word... that he didn't want me to leave. I was glad that he didn't react the way Lucian did, but sadly, I wanted to leave.I was tired of being here. I couldn't even bear to stay in this school for another second."Let go of me, Thorne," I said. I wasn't trying to break free from him. It would be pointless to do so."Didn't you hear what I just said? I won't let you leave!" he snapped, his voice rising with frustration, almost like he expected me to obey without question."I already made my decision to leave. Throwing my luggage away won't stop me from leaving," I said.His grip tightened around me, firm and desperate. "Is it because of the accusations?” he growled. "I’ll beat Seraphina and Ixora until they confess! I swear I’ll make them regret it.""Let go of me, Thorne," I said, but he only held me tighter, his fingers digging painfully into my shoulders."You're not leaving. You won’t!" he barked,

~ Aria's POV ~Halfway out of Velmora, Jeremiah pulled over to refill the gas tank. While he handled that, I leaned back against the car, my eyes fixed on nothing in particular—just staring into space.I wasn't just staring into space. My thoughts were lingered on Raven, Thorne and Lucian. I kept wondering what they were doing right now.Was Thorne still angry about my words?Was Raven mad at me for mentioning his deceased girlfriend's name?And Lucian... Was he sad about me leaving or he has he gone out to have sex?The questions circled like vultures, picking away at my sanity, and I let out a sigh."Is he your boyfriend?" Jeremiah's voice broke through the fog in my mind.I blinked, turning to him. "Huh?""The guy from earlier," he clarified. "Is he your boyfriend?""No, he's not my boyfriend. Why would you even think so?" I murmured.He shrugged. "Your face changed after seeing him. You've been out of it since your conversation with him. It’s like… you’re here, but you’re not. Is

~ Aria's POV ~ I stood there, completely confused about why they acted like I didn't exist. Wasn’t this what they wanted? For me to stay? So why were they treating me like a ghost? Then the mean words I had said to them—especially to Thorne—hit me, like an iron fist to the chest.Of course, Raven and Thorne were angry. They had every right to be after the way I spoke to them. But why was Lucian in it too? The only wrong I did was not saying goodbye to him, and he was kind of mean. Among the three of them, he was the only one who didn't try to stop me from leaving.I glanced over at him. For a second, his eyes met mine—but then he looked away, pretending he hadn’t seen me. He turned back to his friends. Isolde was there too, perched beside them like a queen on her poisonous throne, and the look she shot me could have peeled my skin off.Raven and Thorne didn't even take a moment to spare me a glance. They were laser-focused on their food like they hadn’t eaten in days. Like I didn’t m

~ Aria's POV ~Jeremiah's eyes scanned through the list of items I had written, and when he was done reading it, he gave me a suspicious look."Are you hunting supernatural beings now? Why would you need silver, crucifixes, salt, irons, amulets, and runes?" he asked, narrowing his eyes."Just tell me where I can find them… and lend me some money too. I promise I’ll start working here immediately to pay you back," I said, nodding earnestly."What are you up to, Aria? You're... acting weird. Velmora is filled with supernatural beings, and these items you just mentioned are like their weakening point. So what do you need them for?" he pressed on, trying to get a glimpse of what I was up to.But I wasn’t ready to tell him the truth. I had written those items down because they were what the monsters in the Academy feared. And now that Jeremiah had said the same, I was fully convinced they’d work. If I didn’t have the power to fight back, then I’d use what they feared most.I won't be afrai

~ Aria's POV ~Miss Hellcat's eyes were fixed on me as I stood in front of her, my hands folded around my chest, waiting for her to say something."Are you going to say something?" I snapped, my voice laced with irritation, "or are you just going to keep staring at me like I’m some freak show?""Why did you do that to your fellow students? Do you know you could've killed them?" she asked."Kill them?" I scoffed, my voice rising. "So it’s wrong when I defend myself, but it’s fine when they try to kill me? If I hadn’t done what I did, I’d be dead by now.""You know it’s against the rules of this school to use their weaknesses against them, right?" she said, knitting her brows."I don't care about the rules here, Miss Hellcat. As long as they want to keep hurting me, then I'm going to keep fighting back in any way I can. I won't let them bully me again," I replied firmly.I was expecting her to lash out at me and support the monsters like she always does, but instead of doing that, she s