I opened my eyes as I felt the touch of a caress on my cheek, smiling at him.

"Are you better?" He asked, stroking my hair at the same time I nodded. "I'm glad, honey."

"Can you stay?" I asked in a whisper.

"Kaelah ..." he began.

"Please, ... stay," I begged, watching him smile slightly.

"Let's ask your sister, okay?" He stroked the bridge of my nose before he sat up and left the room.

I waited patiently for him to come back, wishing my sister had given her approval on the subject, so I looked expectantly at the moment I saw him re-enter.

"Eh ..." he was silent beginning to make me nervous. "She said yes" he smiled as he dropped down beside me, causing me to curl up next to him. "You know, we should celebrate that Valentine's Day" commented while I hugged him.

"What?" I asked confused.

"Oh ..., it's a day when ..., if I tell you the truth, I don't know" he admitted getting me to laugh. "Do not laugh" he tried to order me, but it was he who ended up laughing.

I closed my eyes as he stroked my hair, eventually relaxing, getting me to sleep.

"Hey, Kaelah, it's time to get up" he tried to wake me up.

I sighed, opening my eyes, feeling really tired, so I turned with my back to continue sleeping, causing him to grab my arm to turn me around.

"We have to go to DEO, there is no time," he explained, brushing my hair away from my face, so I had no choice but to get up and get ready to leave.

"Good morning," smiled my sister as she hugged me, getting me to hug her back. "You've missed me, huh?" She laughed.

Once in the DEO I could not help but slip away until I found a room where I could lie down and sleep, because the fatigue was with me.

"Kaelah, are you okay?" I heard Alex's voice asking me, so I moved in. "What's wrong?" She asked.

"I'm tired," I answered as I opened my eyes, watching my right hand as I detected something strange in it.

"Come on, I'll run a couple of tests on you," she said.

I followed her to the infirmary, lying on one of the stretchers with the purpose of going back to sleep, so in a few seconds I fell asleep.

When I opened my eyes again, I heard quite a few voices in my surroundings, turning my head towards them, looking at the person in which they were centered, smiling slightly to see him there, however, I felt my hands clenched, Kara.

"Hey, are you feeling better?" She asked, so I nodded. "What's that mark in your hand?" She asked.

I shrugged without being able to give her an answer, since even I did not know what it meant, which alerted me, since it seemed to be much sharper than this morning.

I sighed, it might be possible that my aunt knew that she was and could explain it to me, because I needed answers without any doubt, but the truth is that I was terrified to find out what this mark implied, since if I let myself be guided by the mythology of my planet, it could give me a slight idea. However, I did not want to worry my sister, so I kept silent despite feeling her pressure on me to tell my suspicions.

"I should talk to Astra." I was the only thing able to respond. "Hey, I'm glad you found him," I said, wanting to change the topic of conversation, watching the emotion in Alex's eyes as she smiled at me.

"Kaelah, sweetheart, there's nothing weird about the test, but I think that mark has something to do with what's happening to you," Alex explained, getting J'onn to turn to me.

It was my sister who grabbed my hand to show it to him, getting him to watch it for a couple of seconds before looking at me, conveying his doubts about what that might mean, which matched my own, for that was the only thing that seemed to explain it coherently.

I demanded to see my aunt while the others focused on the data provided by Jeremiah, who had explained that they were planning to detonate a bomb on National City, so that all the aliens died. However, despite being interested in what was happening or was going to happen, I needed answers, so I had preferred to stay in a separate room until she arrived, although, in a way, I had to admit that I was avoiding Mon-el, since I did not want to explain things to him.

"Hey, what's going on?" My aunt asked, entering the room, at which point I showed her my hand.

"Does this have anything to do with my marriage?" I asked her directly as she grabbed my hand, looking at it before nodding slightly. "What exactly does it mean?" I questioned wanting the exact explanation of what it was.

"You have to get married in a month," she said to my astonishment, getting me to sit on one of the chairs before resting my arms on the table and holding my head, seriously, this was not being possible. "Kaelah ..." I felt her hand on my shoulder, but the truth was that I was beginning to breathe with agitation. "Sweetie, you have to calm down," she asked, stroking my hair.

"It was supposed to happen when I was eighteen, not now." I looked at her in complete panic. "What if I refuse?" I asked, wanting to find a solution.

"Kaelah, if you're comfortable with Mon-el ..." she went to speak, but I could not help but interrupt her.

"That doesn't mean I'm ready to do it, to take that step ... I feel I don't know him enough," I said, ducking my head again.

"I've never met anyone who would have refused, but you know the legend, don't you?" She looked at me as I nodded slightly. "You know that if two days of that day were fulfilled and the wedding hadn't taken place, that mark ended up killing you, "she explained at the same time as I was biting my lower lip, thinking what more options might have.

"And if Mon-el breaks the bond?" I looked at her hoping it could be done, having to close my eyes the moment she shook her head. "But he can do it ..."

"No, Kaelah, only your parents or his could break it, not being them, you are bond to each other," she explained.

"Can not we tell Kara?" I asked, for the truth is that I did not want to talk to her about this topic of conversation.

I watched as she nodded slightly before kissing my forehead and hugging me against her, so that I could calm down, not break up, but it was a little difficult not to.

I sighed without knowing how I was going to deal with this, how I was going to be able to tell Mon-el and how he would react, although I could assure that h would like the idea in a way. Unlike me, he was educated for when that day came. However, I had only found out a few months before, during which I had forced myself to deny my feelings for him and the simple fact of thinking that everything had to go so fast, upset me, no, I was not prepared, nor thought that it was to be in just one month. Perhaps the best thing I could do now was keep it a secret, at least until I found the courage to do it.

Despite the dinner, I lay in bed with my eyes closed, for the reality is that it was only a couple of minutes since I had woken up, so fatigue was still present in my body. I had to admit that what had happened moments before had made me stay in the room, since I knew that Alex was angry with Mon-el right now and had she had her reasons for doing so, so they had ended by asking him to leave, but they had allowed him to come and see me, since I had been avoiding him all day. I still felt his hand in my hair before he kissed my forehead and whispered that he loved me, but I was much more focused on staying still and keeping my right hand out of his reach.

I opened my eyes while I shook my head, when was I going to be able to talk to him? I honestly did not think I could do it, because I did not think I would find that moment when I would explain what that mark meant.

I looked at the door when I heard it open, surprised to see Eliza on the other side, who smiled slightly as I approached, making me sit up, going to support my back on the wall.

"I thought you were asleep," she said. "Kara wants you to go out to dinner, she's worried, rather, we all are," she observed.

"I'm not hungry," I answered sincerely.

"Are you okay, Kaelah?" She asked me, so I nodded slightly. "Has anything happened to Mon-el?" She asked as I closed my eyes.

"Not exactly with him, but with me," I replied, feeling that I was going to start crying at any moment. "I'm supposed to marry him in a month, that's what this mark says" I showed it back to overwhelm me. "I don't know how to tell him, I'm not ready for this," I admitted, starting to cry. "I know he is, but I ... I didn't even know this was going to happen," I explained through sobs, allowing her to hug me to calm me down.

"Sweetheart, you have to talk to him and tell him all your fears, he's going to understand you," she said, separating me a little from her. "I know you're afraid, but if you're honest with him, it's going to be better than hiding yourself," she said making me nodded slightly, it might be the best thing I could do.

"Thank you," I smiled sheepishly.

"Don't thank me, Kaelah." She wiped my tears. "And now we're going to have dinner, sweetie." She smiled.

"Hey" Mon-el's voice got me out of my thoughts "How was last night?" He asked.

"Good." I smiled slightly, wondering if we should have that conversation right now.

"Can you do one thing for me?" He asked. "Can you read his mind?" He asked.

"I know you don't trust him, but ..." he did not let me continue.

"Do it, please," he asked again, which made me try, but I could not do it.

"I can't," I whispered, watching as he was going to protest. "It's blocked, I can not access his thoughts," I explained, watching as he nodded before kissing my forehead and leaving.

Was that all? Rao!, I had been throwing myself away for a whole day, and this was all he was going to tell me? It only made me believe that he was angry with me, that he was annoyed that I had been avoiding him.

However, everything soon seemed to make sense the moment I learned that they had accused Jeremiah of having entered the DEO database, but he denied the purposes for which they accused him, it ended in a discussion between my sister and Alex, the truth is that I was sure they would regret this.

I decided to stay in the DEO when they ventured to where the alleged bomb was, paying attention to every step they took, as it was necessary to remember that they were facing CADMUS and that a false move could have an impact on their safety.

"It's empty." I heard Alex's voice as I watched as J'onn followed Jeremiah, who had begun to walk toward the elevator moments before.

I headed in that direction the moment Winn did the same, but, above all, alarmed by the fact that it had been a while and he had not returned. However, when I saw Winn unconscious on the floor, I knew something had happened, so I could not help but approach him when I had the opportunity, wanting to demand an explanation.

"Kaelah, I don't want to hurt you, please," he asked, because I was actually cutting him in the way, but he had no intention of pushing me away. "Kaelah ..."

"No," I said, crossing my arms. "What's going on?" I asked, needing some kind of explanation.

"I don't want to hurt you," he sighed, but I denied it again.

I watched him approach, but I did not leave, without having time to react the moment he stuck the needle in my neck, getting me unconscious.

Thanks for reading,

Ayrin