An Uneasy Accord

Chapter 75 - Secret....No More

A/N: I don't own anyone but my OC's….though I wished I owned the rest…*sighs*

Jackson's eyes were wide with terror as Derek had shifted in front of him.

"I….I was…."

The wolf growled and revealed the deadly canines, a show of dominance and willingness to fight. He knew the teen was after Brooklyn and after being repeatedly warned, it was time for him to suffer the consequences of his ignorance. Derek lifted Jackson off the ground, holding him by his throat. The teen grappled at the wolf's clawed hand, desperate to pry the fingers from his flesh.

"Derek!"

Brooklyn hurried over the hill and to where Derek was seconds from snapping the boy's neck. Scott had charged ahead, knocking Derek to the ground. Jackson dropped to the forest floor, coughing and gasping for air. The wolves were locked in a violent struggle as Scott swiped at Derek who easily avoided the attack.

"Where's a water hose when you need one?" Stiles wondered aloud.

"DEREK!" Brooklyn shouted at the top of her lungs. Derek ignored her shouts and leapt on the smaller wolf. The hunter and Stiles looked on in horror as the larger dominant beta displayed his canines inches from Scott's face. Scott started to shift back as Derek stood and allowed his human persona to take charge.

"What are you doing?" Scott hollered.

"What am I doing? What is he doing here?" Derek pointed angrily at Jackson who was leaning against the tree for support.

"That is a good question," Brooklyn crossed her arms and stared hard at the bewildered teen. "Just because I agreed to Scott's little request doesn't mean follow me around."

"What request?" Derek shot a look at Scott.

"Brooklyn said she would help me keep Stiles and Jackson from getting killed by the Alpha and hunters."

Derek whipped his head back to his mate who simply shook her head.

"It's only to keep us safe," she walked over towards the agitated werewolf. "Argent screwed with Jackson's car so he could corner him and weasel information about us out of him."

"But we showed up," Stiles felt pleased with himself.

"Doesn't matter," Derek shook off the explanations. "Argent knows something's up ."

"Well for now we have to do what we can to stay ahead of them," Brooklyn knew he wasn't happy with her actions but there was more at stake now than just their lives. She looked over at Scott and Stiles then pointedly at Jackson, who was shaking from his close encounter.

"Make sure you guys get home safely okay?"

Scott dragged Jackson towards his car, refusing to let him object or protest. Stiles just waved before hopping in his Jeep and with Scott sliding in beside him took off with the Porsche ahead of them.

"What were you thinking?"

Brooklyn waited until the Jeep was out of sight before taking his hand and placing it over her stomach.

"That is what I was thinking Derek. The Argents don't know about this. But it's going to get harder to hide it once I start showing."

Trepidation clouded her eyes as she started towards the house. Derek followed keeping his hand linked in hers.

"In about three months is when it happens."

"What happens?"

"I give birth," Brooklyn looked down at her hands. "I found out when a human and werewolf bear young the time is four months from conception to birth. And my symptoms will be much more….intense."