Forsaken
he replies, taking obvious pleasure from this interaction.
Before I can reply, I catch something big and black moving in small leaps from the corner of my eye and release a terrified scream as I pull my legs up, taking my feet off the floor. I ignore the pain it causes as I stare at the creature that began moving towards me, making me scream again.
Lucian rushes from the kitchen with his knife in his hands, looking around wildly, only to freeze when he catches sight of the monster.
"You can't be serious," he says as he sags, tucking his knife away as he looks at me and then back at the black ball. "Don't tell me you're scared of Blaze."