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 than

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

with the problem,” Xavier said. More blood and

the error in your thinking? If the whole world

a lot less trash in the world,”

You don’t

only regret is not killing you before

you killed

smirked. “No one knows half

In

unshifted wolves from faraway packs when

many?” Her

it matters,”

you do

“Wolves eat meat.”

suppressed the

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

Xavier rolled his eyes.

eat bones,” he

of his victims. Their families would

normal. Thea wouldn’t accept that Xavier chose to be this way. She needed

thought. Alaric joined

“What’s up?” Alaric said.

next to him?”

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 resorbed, but it was too late for Xavier. His brain didn’t develop

“Zoe?” Thea thought.

“Yeah?” Zoe said.

we fix his

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

but is it

and try. I guess we can use him

“How?”

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

build inside her. She imagined pushing it into Xavier’s head. She felt a rush

the energy flowing until it slowed and stopped on its own. She felt into Xavier’s brain again. She coaxed the

She shook his

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