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The woman studied me intently for several seconds, her serious eyes searching for answers. Surprisingly, I didn’t feel scared or uneasy. Instead, I felt a strange sense of calm.
“Show me,” she said.
I was taken aback by her request. She wanted me to reveal Valerio’s mark? I swallowed hard, dreading the moment, but given that the Spirituals were real, I had nothing to lose by showing it.
I slowly unzipped my jacket and pulled down the side of it, along with the sweater I wore underneath. Valerio’s mark, which I had tried so hard to conceal, came into view. The woman studied it closely.
“You carry a very powerful mark,” she said. “Whoever gave it to you must be a very pure-blooded male.”
I quickly covered myself when her gaze shifted back to my face. “He is,” I confirmed.
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