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18. The creatures of the night
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2026-05-21 19:16:25
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Marked by the Moon 56. She was becoming stronger
I had been avoiding water. Not because I wanted to.But because I had to.Lately, it had become harder to control.A small ripple in a glass could turn into a wave if I wasn't careful enough. The water in the sink sometimes moved on its own whenever I was near it. And the worst part was that it happened more often when other people were around.So I had started avoiding it.It was getting ridiculous. But not as ridiculous as Kai avoiding me, or more specifically, my questions. I still hadn't asked him anything about the building, but I was dying to know what he was doing there. Or what Seraphine had said to him. I glanced at the large clock on the wall, then back at the brown boxes in front of me. I was helping Mom clean one of the old storage cabinets before dinner.Or, more accurately, Mom was cleaning while I stood nearby and tried not to get in her way.She had already made three piles, things to keep, things to donate, and things to throw away.Of course, everything had to be ar
Marked by the Moon 55. You don't belong here
Something had changed. Kai had been acting strange all day.He was quieter. His eyes screamed that he had not slept properly. As someone who would spend nights tossing, turning, and running away from her dreams, I knew the look on his face too well. He wasn't making jokes, wasn't annoying me every five minutes, and worst of all, he kept checking his phone whenever he thought I wasn't looking.Something was definitely wrong. We had not talked about the photograph or the symbol either. We were walking out of the college campus, but Kai hadn't said a word, he was in his world.As though it were not enough, he suddenly stopped walking and turned to face me, "Why don't you go home? I have to go somewhere else."I looked at him without blinking. "You want me to go home?""Yeah.""Without you?" I asked. Ever since everything had started happening, he made sure to keep me company. Hearing these words was not a good sign. "Where do you have to go?" I decided to ask, even though he was not
Marked by the Moon 54. Older than I thought
The next morning, Kai was already waiting for me outside the college library.He looked tired. Not normal tired. His eyes were red. The kind of tired that came from spending too much time staring at something you probably shouldn't be looking at."You look horrible," I told him."Thank you," he replied, picking up the large backpack beside his feet.The books were peeking out from inside as he tried to close the bag, but when there was no success, he removed three books from inside. I stared at the bag, "What are you doing?""Research."I took a moment before asking, "About the photograph?"His expression changed for half a second. "Yes."Something about his reaction made me suspicious, but before I could ask anything else, he handed me those books, "Hold these."I looked down at the three books in my arms, "Why?" They were not enormous like the ones in his bag. "Because I have more.""Where did you get all these?" I frowned, he was not the one to rely on the books. According to him
Marked by the Moon 53. This is a terrible idea
The next morning was not any different. I was pretending the fingerprints on my wrist didn't exist. I covered them with the sleeve of my shirt and went to college as if nothing had happened. It was easier that way. At least, that was what I kept telling myself, while trying to ignore the headache. But my plan of pretending nothing had happened was succesfully ruined by Kai.But his presence at the same time was somehow enough to make everything feel slightly less terrifying.I had barely finished telling him about the fingerprints when he stared at my wrist for almost a full minute.Then he looked at my face...then at my wrist again...then back at me."I have a question," he finally started.I raised an eyebrow. "What?""Why do supernatural things keep happening to you when I'm not around?"I blinked twice."That's your question?" I kept myself from screaming the words at him. "Yes," he shrugged."Kai.""What?" He looked genuinely confused. "I'm your best friend. I should at least g
Marked by the Moon 52 It had to be dream
The next morning, I decided I was going to stay busy...very busy.If I kept my mind occupied, maybe I wouldn't think about what happened last night.Whoever said keeping yourself occupied with work could scare away dreadful thoughts was entirely wrong. If I kept myself busy, maybe I wouldn't remember that Lucien was standing in my room, maybe I wouldn't remember the way he looked at me when I asked him the question.Were you going to kill me? I shook my head.No.I wasn't going there.I had classes. That was enough.I spent most of the morning going through my previous notes, rewriting the ones I had barely understood the first time.But it was not enough, I started making notes for the next class. Then I went through the previous notes again.I knew it was pointless. I wasn't even reading half the words I was writing. My mind kept going back to him.If you were the threat the prophecy described...I pressed my pen harder against the paper. My hand didn't stop moving aggressively on
Marked by the Moon 51. He was gone.
The room had become too quiet.I could hear my own breathing in the deafening silence. Lucien was still standing near the window, but he wasn't saying anything either.I kept looking at the covered mirror. Maybe it was easier to look at the cloth than at him, even though I could feel his burning gaze on the side of my head. A small part of me wanted to remove the cloth, at least I knew the red eyed girl was more consistent than him. "Was I the reason you were here?" I finally asked, breaking the silence.I heard the sound of his heavy sigh, "Tonight?"I nodded."Partly.""Partly?" I repeated. He didn't answer.I turned around to finally face him."I came here because I was worried about you," his voice was smooth as silk, but how could I trust the words coming out of his mouth?"You came here because you wanted to see if I was okay after what happened at the lake."His jaw tightened. "Yes."I swallowed and laughed a humourless laugh. "Because you thought I might be the witch from
Marked by the Moon Something had changed
Something had changed.Not around me, inside me.“You were never meant to be here.” The words kept haunting me all night.Everything was the same, and yet nothing felt the same.The mark was no longer burning, it had gone silent. It was as though nothing was on my wrist.But I could not say the sam
Marked by the Moon The forgotten one
Cinnamon and control, these were the scents that danced elegantly in every corner of my home.The cold spoon between my fingers mimicked the temperature of the oatmeal in front of me. Stirring the spoon back and forth in the mushy contents of the bowl, I sat up straight to correct my posture as the
Marked by the Moon Something worse is coming
It was 7:45."You are late."I knew it was coming."My classes will start late today," I replied, avoiding eye contact.Mom could read the lies hiding behind the words effortlessly."We all have to follow a routine," Mom folded her arms. It was a warning and I knew better than to argue with her.I
Marked by the Moon The mark
What was that?The red eyes were still haunting my memory and to make everything worse, the mark on my wrist was burning from the inside like something was trying to crawl from inside my skin. I kept hiding the mark under my fingers, the skin was burning but I kept my focus on the street lights tha
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