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

made you think this was

problem,” Xavier said. More blood and saliva dripped

not see the error in your thinking? If the

be a lot less trash in the world,”

going to die. You don’t feel

killing you before

you killed other

knows half

people. Humans? In the

wolves from faraway packs

many?” Her

it matters,” Xavier

do with

“Wolves eat meat.”

the urge to

anything left of your victims? Bones? Do you have a

Xavier rolled his eyes.

eat bones,”

left of his victims. Their families

Thea wouldn’t accept that Xavier chose to be this

Alaric joined her on

“What’s up?” Alaric said.

next

was less going on in his brain. Parts of it didn’t work. Why though? Then it came to her. Those parts had never worked. He didn’t get

“Zoe?” Thea thought.

“Yeah?” Zoe said.

fix his

Thea,” Zoe said. “There’s nothing we

it possible?”

guess we can use him as

“How?”

intention that it be its best version, your magic will react to

parts being fixed. She felt something build inside her. She imagined pushing it

out. Alaric watched with a curious expression. Thea kept the energy flowing until it slowed and stopped on its own. She felt into Xavier’s brain again. She coaxed the electrical currents through to the formally blank

said. She shook

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