Semua Bab Torn Between Monsters : Bab 71 - Bab 80

~ Aria's POV ~"What the heck is this, Isolde? Why would you put me into an illusion?!" I yelled, my voice cracking with fury as the waves below roared, sending gusts of salty wind that whipped my hair wildly around my face."You think you’ve won just because you managed to scare me a little?" she sneered, her lips curling in mocking amusement. “I’m a succubus, Aria. I can twist your mind into believing anything I want… just like I made you believe I was your mother.""So what are you going to do? Kill me?" I asked, with a confident voice, but deep down, my heart was slamming against my ribs, every beat echoing with fear.I was surrounded by water on all sides, standing on the edge of a jagged cliff. I didn’t know how to swim—and even if I could, the furious ocean beneath would swallow me whole before I had a chance.Isolde smirked and took a slow, deliberate step closer. "Killing you would give me everything I want. I’d have Lucian back… and you’d finally pay for what you did to him.

~ Aria's POV ~Lucian walked toward me and grabbed the photo album. He didn't look sick anymore and was a little bit of the Lucian I was used to. His lips weren't dry or cracked anymore."Why are you here? Shouldn't you have gone back to the Academy?" he asked."I didn't go back to the Academy…" I started, but stopped halfway, shaking my head. No. I should be the one asking questions."Why do you have so many pictures of me? Have you been watching me my whole life?" I asked."It's not the way you think," he whispered."Then tell me, Lucian. You knew me all this time and pretended you didn't?!" I asked. I didn’t mean to raise my voice, but the shock and disbelief came out sharper than I intended.It was really shocking to know that Lucian had pictures of my entire life. He had been watching me, and yet I didn't have a clue about it."Why are you so quiet? How did you get to know me? Didn't you say you've been in Velmora your whole life?""I never said that, Little Sparkles. I've lived

~ Aria's POV ~Lucian stared at me, waiting for my answer. This was the perfect moment to tell him how I felt, yet my voice faltered. Why was I holding back? Was it because of my feelings for Raven and Thorne too?"Little Sparkles," he called in a whisper.I cleared my throat, my gaze flicking sideways as I searched for the right words. I had brought this upon myself by letting my jealousy show, and now I had to dance to the rhythm of the tangled emotions I’d created."Well..." I began, but I was interrupted by the voice of Sybille."You're finally awake?" she asked.Lucian was backing her, so he turned to look at her. A smile tugged at his lips before he strode toward her to give her a hug."Do you miss me that much?" he asked.Sybille pushed away. "When will you stop being stubborn?""I'm fine, aren't I?" he asked with a grin."You think it's funny? You know what? I shouldn't have agreed to your pleading. If I hadn't done that, you wouldn't have been suffering because of her....""S

~ Aria's POV ~"Her powers haven't awakened yet? She's still not useful," I heard a voice say as I lay on the bed, trying to wake up."Isn't it taking a lot of time to awaken? We need her," a familiar voice said."We just have to be patient. After her entire powers awaken, we'd be at an advantage."I struggled to open my eyes, and before I did, the familiar voice disappeared out of the room like a flash. I couldn't tell who he was because of his speed."You're awake," the wolf man who had saved me from Dahlia and the witches asked.The familiar voice that had just left was a vampire. I was one hundred percent sure of that. Only vampires moved with such impossible speed. But… vampires and werewolves were sworn enemies. They couldn’t stand each other, let alone occupy the same room. So why was this stalker with a vampire?"Aria," the stalking man called my name.He tried to touch me, but I shifted backward. I wasn't even making an attempt to hide my fear. Even if he had saved me from Da

~ Aria's POV ~For what seemed like an eternity, I couldn’t process what was happening. Did my hair have healing powers or something? My mind jolted back to that night, the accident—when my wounds had mysteriously healed on their own.Confusion clouded my thoughts. I picked up the pair of scissors, to hurt my wrist, but Sloane stopped me before I could act."Don't do it. If you think you're going to heal from the cut, then you are wrong," she said and nudged me to look at the drawing she had just painted.Taking a closer look at the painting, I realized I was the girl in it, and I was bleeding from my wrist after cutting myself.The pair of scissors fell from my hand again."Wh… what is that?" I whispered."I told you I have psychic art. Sometimes I can prevent something from happening through my drawing, other times I can't, especially if it's the person's fate.""You knew I was going to hurt myself before I came here?" My voice trembled with awe. I now found her powers mesmerizing.