Monster in Me | Teen Wolf [Book 2]

Lunar Eclipse

Lydia, Isaac, and Dr. Deaton watch as Scarlett nervously paces the room waiting for her twin, Stiles, and Allison to wake up. Suddenly, almost simultaneously, the three teenagers burst up from the freezing tubs, gasping for breath. Scarlett quickly grabs towels, rushing over to the person closest to her - Allison. She helps the freezing girl out of the tub and wraps the towel around her to help her get warm.

As Isaac and Lydia hand Scott and Stiles towels, Scott rushes out, "I saw it- I know where it is."

"We passed it - there's a stump - this huge tree - not huge now - it was cut down - but big. Very big." Stiles continues.

"It was the night we were looking for the body-" Scott says looking at his best friend.

"The night you were bit by Peter." Stiles replies.

"I was there too. In the car with my mother. We almost hit someone." Allison says, bringing the attention to her.

"It was me - you almost hit me." Scott states.

The three then turn their attention to the others around them, "We can find it." Scott says to Deaton.

The rest of the group stay silent though, looking on with perplexed faces. "What?" Allison asks.

"You guys were out a long time." Isaac answers.

"How long is a long time?" Stiles questions.

"Sixteen hours." Scarlett says.

"We were out for sixteen hours?" Scott asks in disbelief.

"And the full moon rises in less than four." Deaton adds. There is another brief moment of silence as the three teenagers try to warm up and Scott announces that he needs to go back to Deucalion and that Scarlett needs to go too.

"No, dude. You're not going back to them. And Scarlett isn't going either." Stiles says.

"I made a deal with Deucalion. I need to go, and I told him I would get Scar to go too."

"Anybody else thinks that sounded a lot like 'deal with the Devil.' I don't know about you guys, but I've heard that situation doesn't usually come with a happy ending." Stiles tries to argue.

"Why's it matter anyway?" Isaac asks.

"Because I still don't think we can beat Jennifer without their help." Scott states.

Allison turns to Deaton, "He trusts you more than any of us. Tell him he's wrong."

"I'm not so sure he is." Deaton says, surprising them all. "Circumstances like this sometimes require you to align yourself with people you'd normally consider enemies."

"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer." Scarlett mumbles under her breath.

"We're supposed to trust him? The guy who calls himself Death, destroyer of worlds." Isaac says.

"I wouldn't trust him, no. But you could certainly use him to your advantage." Deaton answers.

"If we find our parents and Jennifer's there waiting for us, no one's getting out alive. We need help." Scott says, trying to explain his reasoning.

"What if we distract her?" Lydia suggests.

"She wants Deucalion. Nothing's going to distract her from that."

"Then let's use him." Scarlett says making everyone's head turn towards her. "He makes the perfect distraction if she wants him so bad. If our plan involves using him as bait, it's sure to work."