26 - HIS COLLECTION

ALYSSA

‘Look, Lyss, I know it’s awesome that he got us out of that hellhole but don’t you think it’s a little INSANE to not be running the other way because from where I see it, the door’s RIGHT THERE, and demons are meant to be fucking evil! He’s a demon, Lyss, a fucking demon! It’s all a trap!’

‘Are you done, Car?’ Her outbursts were always the worst. ‘I might not have had the world’s best mother but she did teach me manners and for all its trouble, I can at least say thank you.’

‘Th-th-thank you?!’ she screamed, sounding like she was choking on the words. ‘Why the fuck would you need to do THAT?’

I ignored her and left the door side, only taking careful steps toward it, hands at my sides and my eyes in awe, at how magnificent the shadow looked in daylight. If I was anything near an artist, I’d be inclined to pencil out its glorious image because words weren’t nearly enough to describe it.

The consuming smoky fog surrounding the darker shape like the darkness of the night was occupi