Monster in Me | Teen Wolf [Book 2]

Alpha Pact

Hearing someone running down the stairs, Scarlett turns to see Stiles. "Where's Scott? Where's my mom?"

Stiles sighs, "Jennifer took your mom. And Scott..." He trails off.

"Stiles, what happened?"

"He went with Deucalion." Scarlett's mouth falls open in shock, unsure of how to process this new information. Rather than thinking about it right now, she decides to turn back around to try and get Derek to wake up.

After a few more agonizingly long minutes Derek slowly blinks his eyes open. Spotting Scarlett and Stiles above him, he pushes himself into a sitting position and asks, "Where is she?"

"Jennifer? Gone." Stiles answers.

"With my mom." Scarlett quietly adds, still trying to process the fact that her only two family members are with psychopaths.

"She took her?" Derek questions.

Stiles nods, "Yeah. And if that wasn't enough of a kick to the balls, Scott also left with Deucalion. So get up. The police are coming and we need to get you the hell out of here."

Stiles and Scarlett both help Derek off of the elevator floor, "What about Cora?" The Alpha asks, concerned for his sister.

"She made it out with Peter and Isaac." Scar answers as they make their way to the exit.

"You should go with him, Scar." Stiles speaks up.

Scarlett quickly shakes her head, "No, I'm staying with you." Stiles sighs but nods.

Before Derek gets the chance to leave, Scar pulls him into a quick hug. "Be careful. And please keep us updated."

Derek awkwardly pats her back, "Uh, yeah. You too."

Stiles raises his eyebrow in question once Derek is gone, "What? I'm his favorite. I can get away with doing things like that." Scarlett shrugs in response.

Stiles shakes his head, though a small smile forms on his lips. "Let's go wait for the cops." He says, leading Scar over to the waiting room chairs.

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Stiles and Scarlett sit side-by-side holding tightly to each other's hands. They needed some sort of comfort since both of their parents were taken by Jennifer and Scott decided to be friendly with the demon wolf. They looked up at the sound of the hospital doors opening. Scarlett's mouth falls open as she sees an FBI agent making his way towards them, "Do you think he saw me? Can I make a run for it?" Scarlett quietly asks Stiles. 

"I'm pretty sure he saw you." He gives Scarlett's hand a squeeze. "I'll be right here for you the whole time."

Once the Agent approaches them, Scar quickly looks down at her and Stiles entwined hands, refusing to make eye contact. She starts focusing on her breathing, counting inside her head but also focusing on the words exchanged between the two guys near her.

"A Stilinski at the center of all this mess. What a shocker." Scarlett's jaw clenches at the Agent's words, Stiles becoming more annoyed by the second. "Though I do wish you weren't here, Scarlett." Neither Stiles nor Scarlett answers. "Do you think you can give me some answers without the usual level of Sarcasm?"

"If you can ask them without the usual level of stupid." Stiles replies, glaring at the man.

Scarlett starts to play with Stiles fingers as she hears the Agent speak once more, "Where's your dad and why has no one been able to contact him?"