My Monster
"His vitals were concerning this morning. Lower than I've ever seen on him."
My stomach tightens. "Because of the Hollow?"
"That’s right," Callen says. "But something is different this time. The Hollow's symptoms used to be inflammatory, especially in the form of elevated blood pressure, fever, heart rate spikes..."
He looks at Kaziel again, frowning thoughtfully.
"This time, his entire system dropped. It's like the Hollow shifted tactics. Instead of burning through him... it drained him."
I hold Kaziel tighter without meaning to.
"So what does that mean?" I whisper.