Zev’s POV
After what I did to Thalia, guilt gnawed at me. I kept slamming my fist into the wall, not caring as blood began to drip from my knuckles. The physical pain was nothing compared to the torment inside.
Her words echoed in my mind, over and over: “You are a monster.” Each time I heard it, it felt like a thousand bricks crashing down on me. I pressed my hands against my head, trying desperately to drown out the sound, but it was useless.
“You are a monster.”
“You are a monster.”
“You are a monster.”
Those words wouldn’t leave me. I staggered toward my bed, but somehow managed to steady myself before I fell. I glanced at the mirror and froze—I saw Thalia standing behind me. But when I spun around, she was gone.
“What’s happening to me?” I yelled, gripping my hair in frustratio
