Volumes 3 and 4 - Slawter/Bec. Darren Shan

      “Chuda’s messing with his mind,” I tell her. “Controlling his thoughts.”

      “You can’t be serious,” Juni laughs. But her laughter dies away when she sees that I am.

      “I’m going to tell you something that will sound insane,” I begin. “Bill-E knows some of it but not all. I need you to hear me out and at least try to believe me.”

      “Of course,” Juni says, leaning forward, intrigued.

      I take a deep breath. Glance at Bill-E, knowing what I say is going to hurt him, then launch straight in. “Demons killed my parents and sister…”

      →I fill them in on most of the details. My early encounter with Lord Loss. Escape. Madness. Recovery. Moving to Carcery Vale. The curse of the Gradys. Then the big one—Bill-E turning into a werewolf.

      “So that’s it!” Bill-E cries. He’s trembling, his lazy eyelid quivering wildly. “I never bought your story that Dervish locked me up to protect me. I knew there was something you weren’t telling.” He glares at me accusingly. “You lied to me.”

      “We didn’t want to hurt you,” I sigh.

      “I can take hurt. Not lies. You should have told me.”