Laws of Nature [2]; Liam Dunbar

two: the coyote's out of the bag

Marlow waited in the Jeep as Stiles spoke to their dad. She was on the phone with Mason who was raving to her about a book on supernatural creatures he bought from someone in Germany. Marlow didn't know what to say to him anymore. She had wanted to reveal her secret to him after the fiasco in Mexico but then she got grounded and it felt like it was simply never the right time.

She sighed as Mason kept on babbling about finding a creature in the book whose description read a lot like the Berserkers. Marlow knew she would have to tell Mason her secret sooner or later, especially given the fact that he saw her dad blow up a Berserker with a landmine, but she was still very much afraid that he would reject her for it.

"Hey, Mason. All of that sounds very interesting but I can't grasp it over the phone," she told him.

 "Oh yeah, no. That makes sense. I'll tell you more about it when I see you at school."

Marlow sighed on the inside. She didn't need to hear more about the Berserkers but she couldn't just tell Mason 'no'. So instead she sat up straighter in the Jeep's passenger seat and clenched her fist. "Sure, Mase. That sounds like fun. I'll see you in a bit. Bye." she said and hung up the phone.

The young werecoyote dropped back into her seat with a groan. "I need to learn how to say no," she whined. Stiles walked out of the station, a look of annoyance on his face. He climbed into the driver's seat of his Jeep and closed the door forcefully. "You okay?"

He huffed out angrily and started the car. "He won't believe me, you know? No one will." Stiles said as he pulled out of the station's parking lot. Marlow knew Stiles was talking about Theo. She wanted to tell him that he was right and that she believed him but a part of her felt oddly trusting towards Theo.

She sighed, looking out the car window. "I get that you don't trust him. It is weird that he wants into the pack but so far he hasn't done anything that would suggest him being shady. He saved Scott from that weirdo wolf."

Stiles shook his head. "That means nothing. It could all be an act," he told his sister. Marlow didn't know what to tell Stiles. He was right, it could all be an act but she also didn't want to go through her life with the amount of distrust her brother seemed to feel every day.

"You might be right. Just wait and see. Something might happen. Or maybe nothing happens and Theo is just a new guy hoping to make friends." Marlow said. Stiles was quiet. Marlow looked at him. "Give him a chance. Not everyone is secretly out to kill us," she said. Stiles kept his eyes fixed on the road. Marlow sighed and threw her hands up in the air. "I don't know what to tell you, Stiles! I have my own problems!"

Now Stiles sighed in defeat and looked over at his sister for a second. "What is it?"

Marlow dropped back into her seat. "Mason."

She knew Stiles would understand. "Just tell him, Mar. He already saw dad blow up a Berserker with a damn land mine."

Marlow bit down on her knuckle. She knew he was right. She'd known all summer. Marlow finally nodded as they pulled into the school's parking lot. "You're right. I'm gonna tell him. Today."

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Marlow walked up to the school. It was the first day of sophomore year and already things were starting to go down again. The pack still didn't know who that strange werewolf that attacked Scott was and it was still nagging at Marlow. The young werecoyote walked past Stiles and Malia as they discussed Theo.