Chapter 20 The mark beneath the skin

Chapter 20: The Mark Beneath the Skin

The wound in the floor pulsed once, and Ayo felt it-not just through his feet, but in his blood.

It wasn't pain exactly. It was recognition. A silent voice that whispered, You were always coming back.

Thandeka watched him closely. "You feel it, don't you?"

Ayo nodded slowly, eyes locked on the shifting dark