POV: Xavier

Pain was the first thing I felt. Sharp, burning pain radiating from my chest through every nerve in my body. Then I heard Thelma's voice, distant and panicked, calling my name through the mate bond.

"Xavier! Stay with me! Xavier!"

I tried to open my eyes, but my eyelids felt like they weighed a thousand pounds. My body was shutting down, system by system. The poison Neon had been feeding me was finally taking full effect.

"What did you give him?" That was Theo's voice, filled with rage.

"Just a little wolfsbane compound." Neon sounded so casual, like he was discussing the weather. "Mixed with silver dust and...