𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 || Book 1

Epilogue 1

I went to the hospital. Mrs. McCall was fixing my leg up for me. Stiles and Scott had brought me to the hospital and I hadn't talked since I saw what happened to Peter. I didn't expect that. I thought that he was going to be okay. I thought that he was going to live. I had hoped that he would become a better person. Sometimes I can be really naive.

"So what happened?" Melissa asked concerned.

"I went on a walk." I said.

"In the middle of the night?" Melissa asked.

"Yes, I felt a little, erm, it was a little stuffy in the gym. I just felt overwhelmed and... I needed some air." I explained smoothly.

"You never were really into dances anyway." Melissa said, "Is there anything you need to talk to me about?"

"No." I said, "Am I good? I really want to see how Lydia is now." I just lied to her. I just lied to the person who was like a mother to me. I can't believe it.

"Yeah, you just might not be able to run for a week or so." Melissa said, "You were lucky." I could tell that she was still suspicious, but I couldn't tell her anything. If I could keep her out of this, I would try my best.

I let out a relieved sigh as I looked down at my leg to see the band aid covering the arrow wound.

"Thanks." I said, and she nodded.

"It's my job." Melissa shrugged.

I walked out of the room before walking over to Lydia's. Stiles was sitting in a chair, sleeping. He was collapsed honestly. I sat down next to Lydia's stretcher. I felt guilty. Honestly, I had no idea what was happening right now. Everything was screwed up and I happened to be stuck in the center of the battle between werewolves and the hunters. That was the only part that I understood. I could've deal with the fact that I just saw my father die. I mean, he was a horrible person, but no one should choose who lives or dies. I felt as if my friends had betrayed me. They had all ganged up on him and they killed him in front of me. They only cared about how Allison felt, but when it came to me... I was second to them. I was second compared to Allison. The only person that was good in my life then was Lydia, but she was in a coma.

"I wish I could tell you everything, Lyds." I said as I wiped a tear that was rolling down my cheek. "I wish I could tell you that my father never meant to hurt you, but I don't know. I don't know anything. I just feel this hole in my life and in my heart, that will never be filled. I won't ever know who was supposed to fill that hole. I will never remember my family." I knew that Lydia wouldn't reply, and all I needed was someone to rant to... I guess this was the best I got. I couldn't tell Scott and Stiles, because they would think I'm insane to even care about him. To even believe in him. To believe that my father could've become a better person. "I just need someone. I need someone to be there for me. I thought that I had that, but I watched as our friends killed my father in front of me. I don't know why I care. I mean, I shouldn't. He was a monster, but he was still my father... I shouldn't have believed that someone like him could change, because now I'm hurting. How can you be sad about something that you don't even remember?"

Even though I was confused about most of this. I knew one thing now. I'm no longer a Whittemore, I'm a Hale. My family was killed by Kate Argent. I forgot who I was until a couple of days ago where I found my birth certificate. I was kidnapped by my psychopath father and my asshole of a cousin. I escaped from the help of my asshole cousin and I went to Stiles. I told him what my psychopath father was planning against the Argents, and they were able to stop it with bloodshed. My psychopath father killed Kate and then he was killed by Derek, my asshole cousin. Now Derek is the Alpha and more troubles await Beacon Hills. Great. Now that I think about it, it's not that confusing.

I knew what I had to do for my family, to honor them. I had to accept who I am. I had to be a Hale. I had to be Kaelin Hale.

I am Kaelin Hale, who's best friends are Stiles Stilinski and Scott McCall, despite all of the fights or quarrels we may get into, I will never stop loving them as if they were my brothers. At least, I won't have to go through this alone. Even though, I hated Scott then for choosing his girlfriend over me... I knew that I still cared for him and if anything happened to him, I would go out of my mind. Stiles, my other best friend who was more like a brother to me, he rushed over to me when he saw I was hurt. He ignored the fact that the Alpha was there and he knew that he had to help his best friend. I know that I may have seemed selfish for caring about someone noticing me and helping me, but I had just saw Kate try to kill me because I was a Hale. She didn't care about my family, she only cared about herself and maybe even Allison. I didn't want to ever live through that again. I won't satisfy her by being afraid of becoming a Hale, of being a Hale.

I am Kaelin Hale and I'm not afraid to be anymore.