Treacherous ─ Theo Raeken ¹

14; STRANGE FREQUENCIES

❝Trust or do not trust, there is no middle ground.❞

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     "DO YOU KNOW him?" Theo asked as he showed Scott and Cassandra someone's body. They all stood around the body in the animal clinic.

Scott nodded his head sadly, "His name is Josh. He was a junior."

"Which one did it? The one with the cane?" Cassandra questioned.

Stiles looked at Theo first before he answered, "Yeah."

Cassandra felt there was something that they hide from her and Scott. Is Josh's death caused by one of them? She didn't want to accuse, but she couldn't stop thinking that this was Theo's act. Stiles is her best friend and she's hard to believe that he killed Josh. Yes maybe he killed Donovan, but he did it inadvertently.

"What do we do with him?" She asked.

"We can't just set the alarm and leave, that's how Tracy disappeared." Scott said. "Someone needs to stay here with him."

"I wouldn't mind to stay." Cassandra offered as she looked to the dead body underneath the sheet.

"I don't think it's a good idea, Cassie." Stiles commented.

Scott nodded approvingly, "He's right. Maybe you should go home and rest. I know these days you find it difficult to sleep."

"Maybe. But I want to help, and I wanted to know who had taken the bodies." She reasoned. "Besides, I'm not sure I'll sleep when I got home."

Stiles and Scott exchanged glances before Scott spoke, "Alright, but you'll need a back up."

"It's fine, I can call Liam." She said recklessly.

Theo could feel the spark of jealousy as he heard her words. She is his girlfriend, but why did she mention another boy's name? Does she not assume him as a lover? Or does she still doesn't trust him?

"I'll do it." Theo said.

Stiles glanced at Scott, "Honestly, I prefer her and Liam together in one room."

Theo chuckled, "Why not? It's not like I have a big Saturday plans."

"Well, alright. As long as she's not alone, I'm fine with it." Scott said. A few seconds later, his phone buzzed. He pulled it out and read the text. Suddenly his expression changed as the others looked at him anxiously.

"What is it?" Stiles asked.

"Another one. Another Chimera."

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     AFTER SCOTT AND Stiles left, somehow the atmosphere at the clinic immediately became strange. Not unexpectedly, Theo didn't speak a single word to her. They sat opposite each other, leaning their bodies on the walls. She wasn't too concerned about it, she thought maybe Theo just need some peace. And that meant, he didn't want to be bothered. Indeed they had become lovers, but she had a feeling this relationship will not work. Theo wasn't his old self anymore, and her? She even had no idea who she is. One day she is convinced that she is a human, but the next day the conviction was subsequently destroyed. She didn't want to be a supernatural creature, but she also didn't want to be just a normal human. The problem is she doesn't know how to control the creature in her. She thinks Theo can save her, but suddenly she immediately doubted it. There's no one who can save her, except herself.

"You still can't trust me, don't you?"

Cassandra was taken aback by his sudden question, "Huh?"