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(POV - Caroline Brennan)

I know the reason behind Alex's shocked face yesterday is because of the mark on my neck. I looked at the reflection of my naked body in the bathroom, water still dripping from the ends of my hair because I had just finished showering. The base of my neck looks like it's rotting from the inside, even though my skin looks and feels fine but the area around Alex's mark is turning gray and almost black. Tiny purple vein-like strokes adorned the surroundings to make my neck look hideous.

Idon't know when this black bruise turned to this terrible, when I woke up two weeks ago this bruise did look more intense than before but I ignored it until it suddenly became like this.

Of course I tried to hide it from Balthazar, sometimes I covered it with bandages or with closed clothes. But I'm sure actually Balthazar already noticed it, only he pretended not to see it. With a gloomy face I averted my eyes and began to dry my body with a towel.

I was supposed to start traini