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

you weren’t raised to think this way. What happened that made you think this was

said. More blood and

you possibly not see the error in your thinking?

be a lot less trash in the world,” Xavier

to die. You don’t feel

killing you before you made

you killed

“No one knows half of what

people. Humans? In the

packs

Her voice

matters,”

do

“Wolves eat meat.”

suppressed the urge to

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

Xavier rolled his eyes.

dogs eat

of his victims. Their

that Xavier chose to be this way. She needed

thought. Alaric joined her

“What’s up?” Alaric said.

sit next to him?” Thea

felt good. Like a well-oiled machine. Xavier was different. There 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 enough resources in the womb. He was a twin. The twin died in the womb and was

“Zoe?” Thea thought.

“Yeah?” Zoe said.

fix his

Zoe said. “There’s nothing we can

know, but is it

and try. I guess we can use him

“How?”

best version. Feel what’s there, make the intention that it be its best version, your magic will react to the

being fixed. She felt something 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

passed out. Alaric watched with a curious expression. Thea kept the energy flowing until it slowed and stopped on

Thea said. She shook his

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