Author's note

After what seemed to be an eternity full of screams, there was once again silence. Alexei had methodically wiped the knife on his pants before tugging it away. Now all one could hear were the whimpers of the man beneath the blood and sweat-covered monster that still held a striking resemblance to the man I loved. Leaning down towards his victim, the monster seemed to whisper something into his ear. Words only meant for the two of them. The last words the victim would ever hear, his end was near after all. Growling, the monster tugged its claw-like fingers into the man's chest, ripping his ribcage apart and leaving the man's organs vulnerable. A human heart was dropped before me, droplets of blood falling onto my bare feet as the room was screaming with a sudden silence.