CHAPTER 1: THE MONSTER WHO KEPT ME
The bulb didn't burn. It buzzed.
Low. Vibrational. A worm of sound that drilled through Amelia's skul...
THE MONSTER WHO KEPT ME
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Summary
He didn't just buy her book. He bought her. Amelia signed away her creativity for two million dollars and a monster's smile. Now her brother is in London—disappearing into a black van, his blood rewriting itself with powers she can't explain. The monster is at her door. "Get your coat. We leave immediately." His eyes say more. You're mine. You've always been mine. And I will burn the world to keep you. She follows him into the snow—because he knows where Max is, because she has no choice, and because the darkest part of her doesn't want to escape. He was never meant to fall in love. She was never meant to stay. But some monsters don't break down your door. They wait for you to open it. And the worst part? You want to.
- 1CHAPTER 1: THE MONSTER WHO KEPT ME
- 2CHAPTER 2: THE INCIDENT
- 3CHAPTER 3: THE MONSTER ON YOUR DOORSTEP
- 4CHAPTER 4: RUN
- 5CHAPTER 5: THE WEIGHT OF AIR
- 6CHAPTER 6: THE WEIGHT OF MEMORY
- 7CHAPTER 7: DELUGE
- 8CHAPTER 8: THE GENESIS OF A TRAP
- 9CHAPTER 9: THE FLIGHT OF THE RAVEN
- 10CHAPTER 10: THE SECTOR FOUR BLIND
- 11CHAPTER 11: THE PROTOCOL OF THE ASCENT
- 12CHAPTER 12 : THE RIVER THAT REFUSED TO FORGET
- 13CHAPTER 13: THE LITERAL TRUTH OF THE BALANCE
- 14CHAPTER 14: THE VISCOSITY OF THE AGENT
- 15CHAPTER 15: THE COEFFICIENT OF TEAR
- 16CHAPTER 16: THE THRESHOLD OF VELOCITY
- 17CHAPTER 17: THE VISUAL RECORD OF THE DISCHARGE
- 18CHAPTER 18: THE RESIDUAL DISTRIBUTION
- 19CHAPTER 19: THE FIRST ECHO
- 20CHAPTER 20: THE SUCCESSOR PROTOCOL
- 21CHAPTER 21: THE NAME ON THE REGISTRY
- 22CHAPTER 22: THE SECOND AUTHOR
- 23CHAPTER 23: THE INVITATION
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