Scar | Teen Wolf [Book 1]

Raving

Scarlett was with Scott in the animal clinic waiting for Derek to arrive. Finally, after what felt like hours, though it was probably only about ten minutes, Scott opens the front door. He steps aside to let Derek and Isaac in.

"What's he doing here?" Scott questions the Alpha.

"I need him." Derek answers.

"I don't trust him."

"He doesn't trust you either." Isaac replies, sending a glare to Scott before looking back at Scarlett with a smirk covering his lips.

"And Derek doesn't care." Derek quickly says, stopping any arguing. "Now where's the vet and is he going to help us or not?"

"That depends." Dr. Deaton answers, making his presence known to the werewolves. "Your friend Jackson. Are we planning to kill him or save him?"

"Save him." The twins answer together.
At the same time Derek and Isaac say, "Kill him."

Without missing a beat Scott and Scarlett send a glare to the other two, Scott once again repeats, "Save him."

The group of five move to an exam room after Dr. Deaton gets reassured that they will not be killing Jackson. They watch as the vet unlocks a drawer to reveal dozens of glass jars, different grains and petals inside each.

Derek is drawn tot the Celtic symbols on each of the jars: a Triqueta, an Awen, Taranis wheel and others. Isaac reaches out to touch one of the jars but before his hand reaches it, Derek grabs his wrist, stopping him. "What what you touch." The Alpha scolds his Beta.

Deaton takes out one of the jars with a symbol of a shield knot on it and looks at the contents inside. "What are you? Some kind of witch?" Isaac asks.

"No, I'm a veterinarian. But I do have experience treating an unusually wide variety of animals."

Scarlett scoffs, "You're telling me."

Deaton sends the young girl a small smile as he places the jar back down. "Unfortunately, I'm not sure if anything here is going to be an effective defense against a paralytic toxin."

"We're open to suggestions." Derek says.

"How about an effective offense?" Isaac asks.

"We tried." Derek answers then turns his head to the vet, "I nearly ripped its head off and Argent emptied an entire clip into it. The thing just gets back up. If anything, I think it's getting stronger."

"Great, just what we need." Scar mumbles, rolling her eyes at the thought of the Kanima getting stronger.

"Has it shown any weaknesses?" Deaton asks.

"One. It's either afraid of water or can't swim." Scarlett answers glancing at Derek as he nods in agreement.

"Does that go for Jackson as well?"

Scarlett immediately starts shaking her head, "No. He's on the swim team."

Deaton pauses, thinking for a moment. He then removes a new item from the drawer. It's an old, scratched steel pendant. "Essentially you're trying to catch two people. A puppet and puppeteer." He places the odd piece on the table. "One killed the husband. But the other had to take care of the wife. Do we know why?"

"I don't think Jackson could do it." Scott speaks up, "His mother died pregnant too. She might have been murdered. I think he couldn't let the same thing happen to someone else."

"How do you know it's not part of the rules? The Kanima kills murderers. If Jackson killed the wife, the baby would have died too." Isaac says.

"Then doesn't that mean your father was a murderer?" Scott questions, looking at Isaac with confusion evident on his face.