24. A RISK WORTH TAKING

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DEREK AND LILITH had decided to agree to disagree, both going to meet Scott and Isaac

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DEREK AND LILITH had decided to agree to disagree, both going to meet Scott and Isaac. Upon their return, they saw that Chris Argent had joined the two boys, which didn't make much sense. Derek bound down the strip of alley they were in on all fours, glaring up at Chris once he got there. Lilith, on the other hand, had decided to make her entrance with a simple strut.

"I'm here for Jackson, not you," Chris cleared up once they were both there. Despite his words, Derek was still very tense and the McCall girl couldn't tell if that was because he didn't want to kill Jackson or if Chris just made him that uneasy.

"Somehow, I don't find that very comforting," the wolf snapped, Lilith shaking her head. She knew Chris wasn't the enemy in that case. Sure, he hadn't been the nicest to the werewolves, but he was nicer than the rest of his family. Apparently including Allison who had lost hope after her mother died.

"We can trust him, Derek. I have a good feeling about him," she reassured him, the alpha barely acknowledging her words before turning to the boys.

"Get him inside," he ordered, void of emotion. They began moving the body, Scott realising something was wrong.

"Where are they?" He asked Derek. Lilith's chest began to feel tight as she realised they were closer to finding out Derek's plan. She wasn't fully a part of it, but she didn't say anything either.

"Who?" Derek asked, feigning confusion.

"Peter and Lydia," the beta answered, Derek saying nothing as he went to open the bag. "Okay, whoa, hold on a second. You said you knew how to save them."

"We're past that." Derek continued to open the bag.

"Wh-what about-"

"Think about it, Scott! Gerard controls him now! He's turned Jackson into his own personal guard dog, and he set all of this into motion so that Jackson could get even bigger and more powerful!" He snapped, Lilith believing him, but still not wanting to kill him.

"No," Chris said calmly, somehow still having faith in Gerard. "No, he wouldn't do that. If Jackson's a dog, he's turning rabid, and my father wouldn't let a rabid dog live."

"Of course not," they heard Gerard call from the side, Lilith pulling out the gun that she had secure in her waist. "Anything that dangerous, that out of control... is better off dead." As if on que, Jackson woke up, grabbing at Derek with the claws. He stabbed the wolf straight through the chest with a growl. He lifted Derek up before chucking him through the plastic dividing them from the old warehouse.

"Derek!" Lilith called, concerned for the serious injury he could've just sustained. With the toxin in him, as powerful as it was, she wasn't sure he would heal.

"Well done to the last, Scott. Like the concerned friend you are, you brought Jackson to Derek to save him. You just didn't realise that you were also bringing Derek to me," the man taunted before an arrow was shot. Scott ducked to avoid it, but Isaac wasn't so luck. The arrow lodged itself into the left side of his chest. He fell to the ground as Allison revealed herself, Scott calling out to her only to realise she wasn't the same Allison as before.

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