Unexpected Blessing

Chapter 10

Stiles POV

Recap

I was woken suddenly by Everly wailing.  Malia began to get up but I told her I would get her.  I walked to the nursery when the crying all of a sudden stopped.  I opened the door to find the window opened and no sight of Everly anywhere.

I rushed to the window.  No sight of anyone, there was no doubt in my mind who took her. Peter.  He said he was going to make his move, and this was it.  “Malia!! Dad!!” I screamed my vocal chords being shred, stretched this way and that.  I heard two sets of footsteps rushing my way. “What’s wrong!” My dad asked anxiously.

“Everly has been taken by Peter” I said.  Malia gripped her hand over her mouth as she sunk to the floor screaming.  “No, this isn’t happening” Malia said.  I wanted to sink to the floor just like Malia but I knew that wouldn’t get us anywhere.  I had to be strong if we were going to get our daughter back.  “Malia, I need you to be strong, I am scared too.  We need to gather everyone and make a plan.  The sooner we do, the sooner we will have Everly back in our arms.” I told her my voice shaky.  My dad immediately started calling people and I dialed Scott’s number.  It was four in the morning so I just prayed that he would answer.  “Hey, why you calling at 4 o’clock in the morning” Scott groggily said. “Everly is missing, and I am almost positive that Peter took her.” I said in a rush.  I could here Scott fully awake and jumping into action.  “I’m on my way over, I will make sure to bring everyone over.” He said hanging up.  I looked over at Malia who had somewhat composed herself and was now pacing back and forth across the room.  My dad came rushing back into the room.  “I put out a police report about a missing child.  We need all the help we can get.” He said already dressed in his uniform.  “I am going to head out with the police and the search party.  Will you guys be okay until everyone gets here.” My dad said looking concerned.  “We will be fine, they should be here any minute” I replied.  We heard my dad pull out with his sirens on right as the bell rang.  Malia and I hurried downstairs to greet everyone.  Everyone was already here, and I mean everyone.  Lydia walked in giving me a big hug.  “We will find her, if its the last thing we do.” She said into my ear pulling back.  I used to be in love with this girl.  She has become one of my best friends and I wouldn’t have it any other way.  

“Okay everyone we need to make a plan and quick” Scott said taking the authority of an Alpha.  Everyone quitted down ready to go to work. 

“I think we need to split up.  Isaac, Derek, Braeden and I will start searching places past the west side of the high school.  Liam, Allison, and Mr. Argent will search past the high school on the east side.  Focus on abandoned buildings and any place you think Peter would be.  Everyone who is searching come smell this baby blanket so we can hopefully track her scent.  Lydia, Malia, Kira, my mom, and Stiles you guys stay here and try to help find her location using Lydia of course.  As soon as any of you find something let us know.  The police are out searching along with many concerned neighbors.  When we find Everly bring her straight back here so my mom can make sure she is okay and healthy.  If I know anything about Peter it is that he isn’t going to make this easy.” Scott said authority strong in his voice as we all separated and began the hunt.

“I think I should start in the baby’s room” Lydia said as we all walked to the nursery.  I was gripping Malia’s hand tightly trying to comfort her in anyway possible.  We all watched as Lydia walked around the room as she picked up things here and there.  

Lydia’s POV

I gripped one of Everly’s onsies that was laying on the changing table.  I noticed a loose thread hanging off.  I didn’t know what I was looking for but I had a feeling that I should pull at it.  The second I pulled at the string I heard something.  “Did you guys hear that” I asked, in a way hoping they said no.  “Hear what?” Kira asked.  Instead of answering her I pulled the thread some more undoing the stitching.  I put my ear close to the onsie hoping to hear something again.  “The mirror, the mirror, the mirror, the mirror” I heard over and over again by a shrill high voice. “The mirror” I said to myself quietly.  “The mirror?” Stiles asked confused.  I snapped out of my daze and started searching for a mirror of some type.  “What are you looking for?” Stiles asked impatiently.  Is there a mirror somewhere in this room or somewhere in this house.  “Um, I don’t know the bathrooms and, Oh wait.” Stiles said as if he had an epiphany.  He started rumbling through the top drawer of the changing table and pulled out a small jewelry box.  “This was my mom’s when she was a young child.  We decided to give it to Everly”  he said to me handing it over.  I opened it up hearing quiet music play as a ballerina twirled around.  I looked into the mirror trying to focus.  After about five minutes of starring at the mirror I got nothing.  I looked up frustrated with myself.  “Stiles can you get me a paper and pen” I asked wanting to try a different method.  He ran out of the room to retrieve me some paper and a pen.  He came in flushed and out of breath handing a me a crumpled piece of paper and a pencil.  I sat down on the floor and put the jewelry box in front of me.  I looked straight into the mirror and began writing something.  I completely blanked out and was suddenly nudged by someone.  “Lydia…Lydia you drew some strange symbol."  I finally looked down at what I drew.  “It doesn’t look familiar to me at all.” I said.

Stiles POV

I quickly grabbed the drawing and ran into our room to the laptop.  Everyone followed me and I searched for abandoned businesses in Beacon Hills California.  A ton of results blew up onto the page and after scrolling through I clicked on an old auto shop.  The minute the page opened we saw the same symbol that Lydia had drawn.  “This is it, she must be here.”  I called everyone to let them know where she was and they all agreed to head over now.  I grabbed my dad’s gun and we all got into cars and drove over not caring about traffic rules.

Once we reached our destination my blood was boiling and all I wanted to do was get my daughter back and kill Peter for what he has done.  I rushed into the building not listening to anyone yelling at me to wait.  I found a staircase that led into a basement.  I knew how much Peter loved basements so it was no surprise to me when I heard Everly crying.  “Shut up you stupid baby.” I heard Peter say.  I used the element of surprise and shot Peter in the back.  “Stiles, I have been waiting for you” He said as he groaned from the initial pain of the bullet.  He quickly recovered and hit me with so much force I flew across the room and slammed into the wall.  I watched as Peter came towards me with some sort of syringe.  I heard everyone come down the stairs.  I looked over to see Everly laying on a blanket in the corner.  Before I could do anything my body went limp as Peter jabbed me with the syringe.

I woke up feeling like I had the worst hangover ever.  It didn’t take long before I came back to reality, none of it was a dream.  I couldn’t seem to move at all.  I looked at my surroundings and realized that I was alone in a room tied to a pole on the ground.  I then heard silent whimpering and saw Everly in the corner on a soaked blanket.  She clearly hadn’t been changed or fed since Peter took her.  I don’t even know how long it has been.  I used all the energy I could muster to try to break free and help Everly.  After a few tries I slumped back to the ground in pain.  After a few minutes a door opened to reveal Peter.  

“Well well, looks like you finally woke up.” He said with a smirk on his face. 

“Let me go, how can you live with yourself.  Please just let Everly be.  She is just a baby, she doesn’t deserve this.” I pleaded with this monster standing in front of me.

“Now why would I do that?” He asked as he brought out a knife that was behind his back.

“You see Stiles, you got my daughter pregnant, and took her away from me.  Now you and your bastard child are going to have to pay.” He said as he walked towards me and made a deep cut across my chest.  I gasped in agonizing pain.  As Peter continued to beat me I began going in and out of consciousness.  The only thing keeping me from completely blacking out is the sound of Everly crying.