Chapter 74 Using the Gift

After their last class, Thea and the triplets went with Garret Knight to his pack. His father, Alpha Knight, met them outside. He escorted them to the dais, where Xavier sat tied to the silver pole. The closer Thea got to him, the more intense the pain became

The triplets walked away from the dais with the Knights, keeping them occupied while Thea sat in front of Xavier. The holes where his canines used to be were still oozing blood. They would never heal. There was a trail of blood, dried and fresh, all down his front.

“Xavier?” Thea said, pushing down her revulsion.

Xavier lifted his head and looked at Thea. He looked gaunt. He had dark circles around his eyes and sallow skin,

“Come to see your handiwork?” Xavier said. He coughed.

“I need to know why you treated people like they didn’t matter,” Thea said.

“I’m an Alpha. I take what I want.”

“And what other people want doesn’t matter?”

Thea said.

“Why would it?”

“Have you always thought so?”

“Whoever has the power makes the rules.”

“When you shifted and got your power, you took what was yours.”

“Yeah.”

“Your father taught you that being Alpha meant taking care of your pack.”

“He was wrong.”

“You believe that?” Thea said. “You’re dying. You were punished in the worst way possible. Everyone despises you because of what you did. Everyone agrees it was wrong. You still believe what you did was right?”

He stared at her. “I’d keep doing it if I could.”

“Why? Have you never cared about anyone in your entire life?”

about people? Why? They’re no better

think this way. What happened that made you think this was okay? Or were you born like this? Is it a mistake in

problem,” Xavier said. More blood and

you possibly not see the error in your thinking? If the

less trash in the world,”

You don’t feel regret?” Thea

not killing you before you made

you killed

one knows half of what

people. Humans? In the

unshifted wolves from faraway packs when

Her

it matters,” Xavier

do with

“Wolves eat meat.”

the urge to

left of your victims? Bones? Do you have a burial ground where

Xavier rolled his eyes.

eat bones,” he

victims. Their families would never get

Xavier chose

come here,” Thea thought. Alaric joined her

“What’s up?” Alaric said.

next to

Xavier was different. There was less going on in his brain. Parts of it didn’t work. Why though?

“Zoe?” Thea thought.

“Yeah?” Zoe said.

we fix

dying, Thea,” Zoe said. “There’s nothing we

is it possible?” Thea

guess we can use him

“How?”

wants to help things be their best version. Feel what’s there, make the intention that it be its best version, your magic will react to the DNA and know what to fix, then push your magic into

build inside her. She imagined pushing it into Xavier’s head. She felt a rush leave her. She opened her eyes and watched Xavier as

the energy flowing until it slowed and stopped on its

Thea said. She shook his

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