Chapter 35

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"Ouch." I wince.

"Malia, maybe—" Lydia walks forward.

"No." I hold my friend back. "This is good for her."

She watched on as Malia punched Theo him in the face repeatedly when he fell.

Theo spoke in a dazed tone. "It's okay. You don't have to stop."

Malia growled and got out her claws, prepared to kill him. "Trust me—I won't."

"Woah! Woah!" I grab my cousin and pull her off Theo. "Slow down, okay?"

"Yeah. He's going back into the ground." Scott added.

"You can't. He remembers Stiles." Liam protests.

Malia whips her head towards Liam furiously, making him shrink back. "Scott remembers Stiles. Lydia and I remember Stiles."

"The Dread Doctors knew all about the Wild Hunt. He can help us." Liam answers, standing his ground.

"Or, he could kill us." Scott answers.

Liam looks at his Alpha. "He's my responsibility. Noshiko gave me the sword."

Theo sighs awkwardly and stands, wiping his bloody face. "It's so awkward when Mom and Dad fight."

Malia, Scott, and Liam all look at Theo and simultaneously shout. "Shut up!"

"You both are right. If Theo tries anything, we'll send him back to the Skinwalkers. But, for right now..." Hayden shrugs.

Scott shook his head. "He goes back now."

"Except Liam's the one with the sword..." Theo mutters, earning yet another "Shut up!"

Scott grabs Liam by the wrist and leads him into the living room to talk, leaving Malia, Hayden, me, and Theo in the back room.

"Can you give me a second alone with Theo?" Malia growls at me and Hayden.

"Why?" Hayden asks.

"So I can kill him." she answers simply.

"Okay, look—I know that there's mixed feelings all around, but I might be your only option to stop the Wild Hunt." Theo explains.

Malia's eyes narrow. "Let's kill him."

"How about no?" I stop my cousin from committing a murder.

"Parker, come on. You hate him just as much as I do!" Malia snaps.

"Hate is an overstatement, okay? Kind of. But right now, I'm desperate for any help to get Stiles back. Even if it's from him." I point towards Theo.

"See? She gets it." Theo says.

I turn around to face him. "That doesn't mean I won't hesitate to rip your head off if you so much as look at Liam the wrong way."

He raises his hands. "Okay, Mama."

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