Chapter 94

His words sent a jolt of shock through me. Blessed by the goddesses with the ability? What did that even mean? I bit my bottom lip nervously and scraped it along my canine tooth. I loathed that habit and promised myself that once this ordeal was over, I would break free of it. It felt like a sign of weakness, of fear or anxiety, and it was something I had grappled with from twelve to eighteen. That alone meant it had to go.

"Okay. What's next?"

Before I could finish my question, Xavier began changing before my eyes. Hair sprouted from his skin, and with an audible crack, his bones shifted and reformed in the silence of the night. His chest expanded, claws replaced his nails, and his eyes glowed with an intense wildness. His ears elongated, his nose altered, and razor-sharp teeth gleamed menacingly. He paced once, twice, before shifting back.

I stumbled backward, my heart racing in disbelief.

"What...Holy crap! How did you do that?"