Semua Bab My Monster: Bab 81 - Bab 90

DANIKA Kaziel exhales slowly, looking utterly devastated. My heart aches for him. I understand that Vanya might have been in love with someone else, but she was sabotaging other people's lives."She killed people," I whisper. "For this?"Flo's eyes well up with tears."Yes."She presses a fist to her mouth, steadying herself."And I still miss him," she says, her voice breaking. "Every day. He was my brother. He was kind. He hated violence. He hated what she became."She looks directly at Kaziel now."He would never want to live in someone else's body," Flo says fiercely. "Never. Not after all the lives she took trying to make it happen."Her voice trembles, but she doesn't look away."He wouldn't want your life. Your pain. Your memories. He wouldn't want to wake up wearing another man's face while knowing how much blood paid for it."Tears slide down her cheeks."She tells herself she's doing it for love," Flo whispers. "But my brother would call it what it is."She inhales s

KAZIEL "You can't do that, Alpha. It’s bad enough that your health is unstable. What if she activates the core sigil? You'll literally become a puppet!" Kira says. She's freaking out. And so is Callen. I just told them I was going to let myself walk into what I do recognize as a trap. My head is probably muddled by fever, but the urge to end Vanya's threat is overpowering. "If she's truly inviting me to the centre of the supposed ritual, this is my chance to not only get rid of her but also the other vampires who do her bidding," I reply, and Callen frowns deeply. "Maybe you're underestimating her, Alpha. You really shouldn't do that. She might be more dangerous than you think," he says. "No, it's all on me. I let myself get complacent. So much so that they all think they can trample on me. I'm done playing nice—" "Great, let's hear your plan then." I freeze at the sound of Danika's voice. She's leaning by the doorway, her arms folded across her chest. Danika is wearing

DANIKA The car door barely makes a sound when I ease it open. I slide out slowly, the bat clutched tight in my grip. The night air bites at my skin, sending a shiver through me. Gosh, it's freezing.I move slowly, my heartbeat thundering so loudly in my ears I'm convinced the vampires can hear it. I keep to the shadows, skirting the edge of the warehouse. Cautiously, I slip past broken crates and rusted barrels until I reach the side entrance. Once I'm there, a frown creases my brows. It's weird how not a single vampire noticed my movements. Should I be worried or not?The metal door is cracked open just enough to let voices spill out."You were never very bright when it came to me, Kaziel," Vanya purrs. "For someone so powerful, you always had such a... fragile heart."My fingers tighten around the bat."I loved that about you," she continues. "It was always so easy to sway your heart. It was really cute how you mistook my ambition for devotion. Dating you was never about love

KAZIEL Aaron picks up on the first ring. “Alpha?”"I need you," I say. "Now.""What happened?" He asks, his voice laced with concern. I don't answer that. There's just no time."I need you to trace a call," I continue. "Danika's foster dad was on the line. The call just ended. I need everything. Origin. Delays. Whatever you have.”There's a brief pause for a moment. Keys start clacking on his end."I'm on it," Aaron says. "But Kaz, if Ember made the call—""I know," I cut in. There’s a high chance he won’t be able to trace it.Beside me, Danika lets out a wretched sound. It's as though her body hasn't realized yet that it's allowed to breathe. So, I turn back to her.She's curled in on herself on the couch, her fists twisted in my shirt. Her face is buried against my chest. Silent tears keep coming, and her eyes are now bloodshot. Watching her cry physically hurts.I keep my phone wedged between my shoulder and ear and slowly run my hand through her hair. Over and over. And dow

DANIKA The lights are dim, the only real glow coming from the screen beside the bed. I lie back against the thin pillow, my shirt pushed up, cool gel spread across my stomach. The sonographer moves the wand gently, her features calm. And that only worsens my anxiety. I try to breathe through my nose and stay relaxed. But I'm so scared.Kaziel is beside me, unmoving. His hand is wrapped around mine, palm to palm. And his fingers are locked so tightly around mine. I need that pressure. I need proof he's here.He hasn't blinked in a while.I can feel the fear rolling off him in waves even in the silence. He's barely even breathing, shadows under his eyes. My chest aches at the sight of him.‘Please,’ I pray silently. ‘Please.’The sonographer's lips curl into a smile."There you are," she says gently.My heart skips a beat.She turns the screen slightly, and for a moment I don't understand what I'm looking at. But then I see it. A tiny, frantic flutter among the shadows. A sob rips