All Chapters of The Mark: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

...Jessica POV...After Damian and Zane left, I stayed in the room watching from the side to see what was going on. I didn't know what had changed. Before her heart monitor had gone off, but once Damian was at her side, she began to calm down. So what changed? How could she be calm in his presence to wishing he was far away from her. As much as I had disliked Damian in the beginning, he had shown how loyal he was to Haley. I could tell he loved her with everything inside him. He never once looked at another woman, even though he had the opportunity. After he realized his mistake, he could've gone back to his manwhore ways. However, he didn't even look at another woman. Rather he continued to stay loyal to her, regardless of all the advances other women gave him. As much as I wanted to, I knew I couldn't fault him. So whatever the reason for Haley's reaction, I knew it couldn't have been because of Damian. This must be something deeper.I watched as the nurses attempted to calm her dow

...Zane POV...It's been a week since Haley woke up. Her progression has been improving. She speaks to a therapist for a few hours every day. She's also been instructed to write in a journal. The therapist asked her to write down all the memories she has, and together with Jess, myself, and the therapist would sit down to explain what parts were true, and what parts were made up.It didn't really feel like we were making any progress. Haley seemed terrified of my brother, for reasons we couldn't really understand. But from what the therapist could gather, she believes that for months Haley was suffering mental trauma from her own mind. Her mind was creating these delusions as a protective measure. The therapist explained that it had something to do with both a coping mechanism and a way for the patient to help deal with their traumatic experience. It didn't make a lot of sense to me. How could an illusion help a person get over a trauma? Frustrated after a week of what felt like no p

My mind was in absolute turmoil. I'd never seen this letter before. But after reading it, I can understand why. Damian must've written it after we went separate ways. I never realized he truly felt that way about me. I was so stunned that I didn't know how to respond. "Haley?" I could hear someone say to me, but it was as if I'd entered a trance-like state. My mind was reeling from this new information, that my mind had completely shut down. Everything around me blurred out of focus. I could hear sounds, but nothing that made sense, or grabbed my attention."Ms. Cunningham?" The voice called out, however, my focus was on the note in my hands."Mr. Stone?" "Can you stop by my office immediately?""I've paged for Dr. Matthews to come here as well.""She's catatonic."The voice said. Yet once again, nothing made sense. The words on the paper began to swirl through my mind followed by a flow of memories. It was as if someone had turned on a tap in my brain, flooding it with every single

I could hear my heart palpitating in my chest. It was beating so strongly that it drowned out the noise from the rest of the room. When she said those words, I thought I had to be dreaming. I walked over to her and crouched beside her bed, not wanting to intimidate her."Are you sure?" I ask, giving her the chance to change her mind. Perhaps she was only asking me to stay, because she didn't realize who I was. Perhaps she thought it was Zane or Jessica. Maybe she only asked me to stay because she felt obligated to say so. I didn't want her to feel as though she had to make me stay, so I wanted her to know that she was truly free to say what was on her mind.Instead of responding, she turned around so that her back was no longer facing me. When she looked in my direction, I saw tears fall from her face. Instantly, I was on my feet, and reached over to wipe away her tears. I caressed her head, and comforted her."Why are you crying?" I asked in a quiet tone, not wanting to scare her."I

...Haley POV...A week had already gone by, and Damian continued to live up to his promise. He didn't leave my side for even a second. Though the more time that went by, I was beginning to feel more confident that everything was ok. I did have moments here and there, but Damian's plan seemed to work. Anytime I began to doubt him, all I had to say was per sempre, and he would reply with sempre. Each time I heard that simple word, I would feel my body relax. I was thankful for his solution. It helped me far better than I had expected.The main problems I was having now were trying to focus on what was real and attempting to ignore what wasn't. The issue was that my mind was still foggy. From what Dr. Edwards explained, she agreed that this could be a lifelong condition. However, it would get better day by day. As long as Damian was by my side, I knew I would be ok. Damian was beyond patient with me. He was the first person by my side if I started to experience a panic attack or felt ove