Chapter 137

Maxine’s POV

He looked into my eyes, searching for something. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

Tears welled up in my eyes. “I was scared, Liam. I didn’t want to burden you.” I admitted.

He pulled me into a tight embrace. “You’re not a burden, Maxine. You never will be. I promised you that we’ll figure whatever happens to you after that incident together.”

"Has anything else changed?" He asked. "Aside from the claws."

I clung to him. “I don’t know what’s happening to me. I just feel different. That's all." I replied. " I just want the claws to go away."

"Okay," he said. He told me to take deep breaths and relax. "Think about them like an extension of your fingers. If you want to fold them, you just do that, right?"

I nodded, paying attention.

"It's the same with the claws. Think of them as folding your fingers. Imagine the claws going back in and then do that." He said.

It took me a couple of tries but I finally managed