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Chapter 42

Author: PHOEBE WRITE
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Elena pov

I turned on the shower, allowing the water to flow over Henry as I prepared him for school.

My hand moved slowly and carefully across his skin, but then something caught my eye. The mark was gone. I quickly shut off the water and spun him around, hoping my eyes had just missed it.

"Aunt, are you okay?" he asked, noticing the shock on my face.

I smiled and nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine, Henry. What happened to…" I paused, gathering my thoughts. I didn’t want to alarm him.

"Let’s keep bathing, okay?" I suggested, still searching for the mark. Its absence felt strange and unsettling.

As I continued washing Henry, my mind was filled with questions. Where could the mark have gone? Was it ever really there? No, I was sure it had been there on his left shoulder blade.

"Henry, could you turn around for me?" I asked, trying to keep my tone light.

He turned, and I examined his back, my heart sinking further. There was nothing—no mark, no scar, no sign it had ever existed.

My hands shook as
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