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?”

people? Why? They’re no better than

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

one with the problem,” Xavier said.

error in your thinking? If

a lot less trash

You

only regret is not killing you before you

you killed

one knows half of what I’ve

killed people. Humans? In the city?” Thea

wolves from faraway packs when I

Her

it matters,”

do

“Wolves eat meat.”

suppressed the urge

Bones? Do you have a burial ground where

Xavier rolled his eyes.

eat bones,” he

was nothing left of his victims. Their families

accept that Xavier chose to be this way. She

Thea thought. Alaric joined her

“What’s up?” Alaric said.

you sit next to

his brain. Parts of it didn’t work. Why though? Then it came to her. Those parts had never worked. He didn’t get enough resources in the womb.

“Zoe?” Thea thought.

“Yeah?” Zoe said.

fix his

said. “There’s nothing we can

know, but is it possible?” Thea thought

ahead and try. I guess we can use him as

“How?”

Zoe said. “Your magic naturally wants to help things be their best version. Feel what’s there, make the intention that it be

it being whole, all the dead or broken parts being fixed. She felt something build inside her. She imagined pushing it into Xavier’s head. She felt a rush leave her. She opened

it slowed and stopped on its own. She felt into Xavier’s brain again. She coaxed the electrical currents through to the formally

Thea said. She shook

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