Chapter 54 The Victims

“Let’s go somewhere and talk,” Thea said.

The terrified girl nodded. She was shaking, emaciated. Thea put her hand around her boney shoulders and guided her out of the cafeteria. Other girls saw, got up, and ran after them. Thea told the triplets in their minds where she was going. She kept her thoughts open to them.

Once they were outside and out of earshot, Thea turned to the girls.

“I think I know what you want to talk about,” Thea said. “ Did Xavier use his Alpha tone to keep you silent?”

The girls’ faces said yes.

“Okay. You can’t say anything, but I can talk, and you can nod or shake your heads.”

They nodded. Other girls found their way over as she talked. She noticed they were all omegas from other packs. No one from her pack was in the group. 

Eventually, Thea got the information she needed. Xavier had been using his Alpha tone since the beginning of the school year when he shifted. He didn’t stop after he assaulted Thea or after his punishment.

“Are any of you in Xavier’s pack?” Thea said.

Two girls raised their hands.

“If he becomes Alpha, you can join my pack. You don’t have to stay there,” she said. 

“That goes for anyone who doesn’t want to live under his rule.”

The girls started to cry. 

“Thank you,” they said.

“Is this happening anywhere else? Is it only Xavier, or are there others?” Thea said.

The girls gave her a look. They wanted to say something but were compelled not to.

“What pack are you in?” Thea said.

“Crescent Moon,” a few girls said.

“Cold Moon,” another said.

“Eclipse.”

“Far Side.”

“Storm Moon.”

“Mead Moon.”

Thea felt sick. She had no idea so many packs were having this problem.

“Is it your Alphas’ sons doing it?” Thea said.

The look they gave told her it was.

“I’m not familiar with the Alphas of these packs. Are they good men, or are they like Xavier?”

“Crescent Moon’s Alpha is like Xavier,” the girl who came up to her in the cafeteria said. Thea learned her name was Alessia. She was from Crescent Moon. “He mostly uses the slaves as his playthings. They don’t go to school, so he can do whatever he wants with them around the clock.”

“Ours too,” the other girls said.

Thea sighed.

being mistreated can join my

one should be afraid of the leaders that are supposed to protect them. Spread the word inside your packs,

They nodded.

I’m not going to let it continue. If you’re afraid your family may get hurt if you leave,

any family,” one

look for—no one to protect us,”

a wolf. She’d challenge these Alphas

to mess with the girls in

Markus and his friends tried to jump

the future Luna of New Dawn. He always goes for the girls who

hurt? Or anyone else doing the hurting? Or anything else that’s going on that shouldn’t

girls looked at each

with it does it. Warriors. Higher ranking members of the pack. They each find their own toys, so I’m not sure of all the people involved,” Alessia

older sister left our pack and went rogue to get away from the abuse,” a girl named Jessica said. “I don’t know where she is or if she’s even alive. A lot

put her hand on her shoulder and

can get a message to her, to any rogues, tell them to come to New Dawn. To the gates. Ask for asylum under the future Luna. They don’t have

sniffled

guys that jumped you

but there was no point in telling on them. The Alpha wouldn’t punish them. It would have made everything worse. But those boys haven’t done anything since the day they attacked you, and you put

Thea said.

in any of their packs and doesn’t want to be, the same offer stands. I can’t protect anyone when they’re inside other pack

The girls nodded.

sorry I haven’t been at school the past few months,” Thea

come to

made the offer,” Alessia

failed these girls. “If you think of anything, if you hear anything, if

number. You can text or call anytime. To get around any Alpha tone commands, text me, ‘let’s go to the bar,’ and I’ll know what’s going on. You can give my number to anyone who needs help. If they don’t have a phone, come to the gates of New Dawn and say those words. If they want to

Half the girls didn’t have a phone, but they wrote her number down and put

slaves.

at each other, hope in

girl said. “He gets abused

come too,” Thea

help, come to New Dawn. No

of the

to come forward to Alpha Knight? I know he’s a good man. I think he’ll strip Xavier of his title and give it to his younger son, Garret, who is a far better person. Alpha Knight may

The girls nodded.

to look into the other

Luna,” a girl

Luna,” they

symbolically asking to be under her protection and accepting her as their leader, their ceremonial mother. Thea held back tears at the gesture. They needed strength right

Luna yet,”

long for this to come out. It’ll be over soon. Tell people they can also come to any of the triplets. Use the same words, ‘let’s go to the bar,’ and they won’t ask questions. I know they’re intimidating, but they won’t hurt

back to her lunch table

lot of work to

Xavier.” She asked if any of them knew anything about the

and slaves. It’s

father hates their Alpha. We don’t have a friendly

from Crescent Moon, wasn’t

grabbed your chest,” Lizzy said. Thea looked

remember. It was Markus from Crescent Moon who grabbed you,” Misty

girls if we couldn’t fix things,

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