Brad wasn’t a gamma just for his strength. Being a gamma involved skills also centred around analytical thinking and astuteness. The beta was usually strong but the gamma was a person also selected for being smart. Brad was the brains to Tony's muscle when it came to helping Xavier run the park. Melanie had always known Brad was smart. It was why they were always neck-to-neck back in high school. It was why she'd hated him. But watching him work, watching him put his intellects to good use to help her was an altogether new and satisfying experience. She allowed herself to enjoy it because they weren't on opposing sides anymore, like they had been in high school. Melanie watched him methodically map out all the intel her witches had gathered on Sybl and her dark coven. The words became

