*Bonus Chapter*

As the last remnants of the beast disappeared into nothingness, I exhaled sharply, feeling the fatigue settle into my bones.

My limbs felt heavier, but the strange satisfaction running through my veins at consuming the creature's very essence made my stomach churn with a bubbling kind of heat.

What the hell was that?

Grandma Sylvie grabbed my wrist before I could think more of it, urgency flashed in her sharp, black eyes. "Noah, we can't stay here. More might come, and we're already pushing our luck."

I nodded, pushing down the unease. She was right—we had to move. 

Watching Ma from the behind, I realised just how much she had tried to protect and take care of me.

Grandma has done everything she can to keep the smile on my face for the past

8 years—

And I? I was gonna make sure she stays alive. 

Not to disobey the fate my so-called God has given me.

But—

It was because I loved her. 

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