DESDEMONA

I stood there for a very long time still trying to digest all the information, and the fact that it's all connected to me.

I walked back to my bedroom after a while, my mind still pacing around.

I immediately lay on the bed, and fell asleep immediately.

I woke up feeling tense.

The strange burning beneath my mark had disappeared, but I could still feel something moving beneath my skin. It was not painful anymore. It felt like a quiet pulse, almost like a second heartbeat that I could not see but could somehow feel.

I sat on the edge of my bed and pressed my fingers against...