My Monster
"Even if it doesn’t feel real.”
I pull her into my chest, holding her while she sobs bitterly.
"You're supposed to be immortal," Danika cries. "That's what you are. So why are you dying? Why are you hurting me like this?"
The question burns me like a red-hot knife.
I close my eyes.
"I was immortal," I tell her softly. "Until you."
Her breath hitches.
"The curse made me eternal," I continue, forcing the words out.
"I couldn't fade, and I couldn't die even when I wanted to."