Chapter 55

“Except—that weapon you’re talking about—it didn’t break anything. I didn’t turn it to protect me, and it didn’t do any kind of anything outside the house and courtyard. Your father said I sent shock waves for miles.” I raise a brow and then sigh at the fact I just disproved something that could have potentially made me feel better about what happened. “Maybe you can amplify it, make it more potent. Maybe that’s part of your gift. We could test that out. The weapon dampened your gifts because you haven’t mastered them, and you didn’t even know you could. Don’t you see? If you have a powerful gift, it could change things for us. My father might reconsider your place in our pack. We try to see what you can do.” Colton shifts so he’s no longer as close, but half sits and turns to tower over me, letting the candlelight illuminate his face once more so I can see him fully. He seems almost pleased, but the doubt and uneasiness inside me only grow stronger. I'm picking up on his weird, antsy