To Become The Monster
“I’m just saying, if I do become immortal, I'll never work a night shift again. Ever. I will haunt the rich exclusively.”
I snorted. “You already do that.”
She grinned. “Practice makes perfect.”
Then it happened.
A scream tore through the night.
Not a drunk’s yell. Not laughter. Not a lover’s argument spilling into the street.
This was pain—pure, ripping, animal.
Mae froze. So did I.
Another scream followed. Closer. Then another, layered over it, deeper and broken short like someone choking on their own blood.
My stomach dropped.
“That’s not—” Mae started.