I could feel my temperature rising as I watched the moon serenely glide up the night sky, the dark clouds making it look gloomy. I tried to ignore the sting I feel all where my skin is in contact with the chain, but I couldn't. It felt like being stabbed by a thousand sharp knives. 

I looked down from looking at the moon to look at Mason, He had this worry on his face like all this wasn't even going to be close to success.

The Beast Within

“Are you thinking it's a good idea we got transferred into Hiddenville High?”. Esther could be heard asking her friends. 


“I'm not saying that, and I'm not saying otherwise”. Eddy answered. 


Princess couldn't bring herself to say anything, she just trailed after them, her mind wandering farther from her surroundings. Mason had come back. Thanks to that. But then there were these torn clothes the police found in the woods. Twas reported they had claw marks on them. “Claw marks”. She mused. 


Just when they were about entering the school premises. They all halted to analyze the commotion before them. Some few feet away from them were clusters of students gathering and mumbling something inaudible to themselves. The trio advanced to see what it was and what it turned out to be shocked them so. 


“He's back!?”. Eddy was first to talk 


“I can't believe this”. Princess said, drawing raised brows from both Eddy and Esther. 


“It's not the way you think it though” 


Chapter 21