Fallen » Isaac Lahey

Chapter 4

The door to the warehouse slammed shut and I heard the struggled sounds of someone trying to get free.

"Derek?" I asked, hesitantly peering around the corner.

Isaac and Erica were holding someone down on the floor.

"What's going on?" I demanded, quickly running over to both Betas. "Jackson?"

"What happened to you on the night of the full moon?" Derek questioned.

"What? Nothing. Nothing happened" Jackson answered, looking completely and utterly confused.

"You're lying" Derek said.

"No, wait. I can- I can prove it. I taped myself."

Isaac let out a loud laugh. "You taped yourself?"

"Yes. It was the full moon. And maybe while you were curled in the corner having an existential crisis about turning into a monster, I was preparing for the so-called gift your big, bad Alpha promised me, and what did I get? Nothing"

I looked between Derek and Jackson. I could hear Jackson's heartbeat the whole time. It was steady.

"You want proof? Let me get the video"

"No. No, I have a better idea" Derek smirked.

"What are you doing?" I asked. Derek ignored me, grabbing a mirror with a liquid substance on it and started bringing it closer. "Derek, don't"

"What is that?" Jackson asked.

Isaac and Erica tipped his head back and his mouth opened. Derek held the mirror above his mouth.

"You know, Jackson, you've always been kind of a snake And everyone knows a snake can't be poisoned by its own venom"

"Wait!" I cried.

The venom dropped into Jackson's mouth and Isaac and Erica let him go as he started to choke. Eventually, he stopped moving and lay there, eyes lifeless.

Derek sighed. "You're still a snake, Jackson, just not the one we're looking for"

My brother started to walk away, Erica following.

I paused, wanting to see if Jackson was okay. However, I saw Isaac bent down next to him.

"You're still gonna have to do one more thing for us. Well, actually, for me"

He stood up again and turned around, giving me a smug smirk that I wanted to wipe off his face.

I grabbed him by the shirt before he could pass. "If you touch another innocent person again-"

"You'll do what? Break my arm again" he chuckled. "I'd like to see you try"

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"Jackson?" I said as I noticed him rounding the corner. "Jackson!"

"Stay away from me" he snapped.

"Jackson, can I just explain?"

"Don't ever come near me again" he swung his bag back over his shoulder and stomped off to his next class, which turned out to be the same as mine.

Fun.

I sighed and headed to the classroom taking a seat next to Stiles, who gave me a nod and a smile before turning his attention to coach.

"Hey, testicle left and right" I heard Jackson hiss from behind us. Both Stiles and Scott rolled their eyes before turning around. "What the hell is a Kanima?"

My eyes widened.

How does he know about a Kanima?

I looked at Scott and Stiles and they both had the same kind of expression as me.