Celeste POV I cracked my eyes open to see that through the opening of the cave came the warm glow of sunlight and chirping of birds. My whole body ached, but I felt lighter than I did yesterday. You want to think about feeling lighter, feel your neck. Thea purred. I was apprehensive, every time I felt my mark it hurt, the wounds still trying to scab over as I continued to bleed and they were constantly infected, oozing with pus. It felt like they were never going to heal, and I avoided that area like my own personal plague. This time when I reached up, there was no oozing, no scabs....no pain. I felt the skin raised slightly but it was as if overnight it had managed to stitch itself over and rapidly heal into two small scars. Because Andrew was paired with dark magic, I couldn't hea

