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❛Zoe's story❜

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"Okay, we saw Scott as a werewolf, but where is Zoe?" Lydia asked worriedly, worried about her best friend.

"Yes, I want to know that too. What happened to my daughter?" Melissa asked, also worried, while she anxiously waited for an answer.

"Are you ready to see this?" Albus asked the group.

"Yes!" everyone present answered unanimously.

"Very well, let's move on" Albus said, waving his wand and a new scene appeared in front of them.

It was weekend and Luna noticed a missed call from Zoe. She picked up her cell phone and dialed her missing friend's number. After a few rings, Zoe picked up. "Hey Luna. Nice to hear you" young McCall replied.

"Hey. You tried to call me. What happened? I couldn't find you yesterday" Luna asked worriedly.

"Can we meet at a nearby café? Then I'll explain everything to you" Zoe suggested.

Luna agreed and both girls hung up.

The young Black got ready, putting on a cute red V-neck dress that was accentuated at the waist with a black belt. She paired it with matching high heels. As a final touch, she draped Derek's leather jacket over her shoulders and made her way to the café.

"You really like my leather jacket" Derek stated.

"Of course. Why do you think I'll marry you? Just because of your leather jacket and your car" Luna replied with a grin, to which Derek just rolled his eyes.

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fter waiting for a while, Zoe also arrived and the two hugged each other warmly. They sat down in a secluded corner of the café and ordered something to drink. "Okay, what happened yesterday?" Luna asked directly, her concern clearly palpable.

Zoe sighed deeply. "I'll explain" she replied, just as her order was brought to the table. Then she began to tell her story.

Flashback 

Scott had just finished showering and left the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist. As he entered his bedroom, his breath caught in his throat as he saw his mother, Melissa McCall, and his twin sister waiting for him at the door.

"Mom! Zoe!" Scott called out in surprise as he came out of the bathroom and nudged them both. "Is this a party or a date?" Melissa asked curiously, following him as he sat down on his bed.

"Maybe both" Scott replied with a shrug and a mischievous grin.

"And her name is?" Melissa continued to ask as she sat down next to Scott, ready to learn more about her son's first date.

"Allison" Scott replied, a smile on his lips as he ran a hand through his still wet hair.

"Allison. Nice" Melissa repeated thoughtfully, nodding in agreement as she handed him her car keys.

"Thank you" Scott said, smiling, his excitement about the date growing noticeably.

"We don't need to have a talk, do we?" Melissa asked cautiously, just to be sure.

"Oh God. Mom! No, please don't. If you give him the talk, I'll be in my room" Zoe quickly interjected, visibly embarrassed by the idea.

"Cool, we're in a flashback. Is this going to happen more often?" Stiles asked excitedly.

"Well, yes and no. Most of the time they are visions or dreams" Dumbledore explained to the curious boy.

Scott stared at his mother and shook his head in surprise. "Mom, I'm not having the safe sex talk with you" Scott said, groaning and looking at his sister for help.

"Oh, my God. No! I meant about keeping the tank full. Give me those back" Melissa said quickly, gasping for air and taking the car keys back from her son.
"Are you serious?" Scott complained, looking at his mother in amazement. He shot his younger sister an annoyed look as she sat down on his desk chair, laughing.

"You bet your ass I am serious. I'm not gonna end up on some reality television show with a pregnant sixteen-year-old! Luckily, I don't have to worry about that with Zoe. Come on!" Melissa scolded and lightly slapped him on the shoulder.

"Excuse me?!" Chris exclaimed excitedly, staring alternately at his daughter and Scott. Both teenagers immediately blushed with embarrassment.

"Wow, thanks, Mom" Zoe said to her mother with a slightly sarcastic tone.

"You know what I mean" Melissa quickly explained to defuse the situation.

"Wow, thanks, Mom" Zoe said, staring at her mother and shaking her head.

"You know what I mean. You're more responsible" Melissa explained, turning to Zoe.

"Wait, what? Hey!" Scott complained, only to receive a big grin and a shrug from his sister in response.

"I always come in at the wrong time" Marco announced as he joined the rest of the family in Scott's room. After Marco found out he was the twins' father, he had tried to spend as much time with them as possible. As the twins got older, Melissa and Marco knew they would have to tell them soon.

"Marco, you're back!" Scott said excitedly and hugged him, which Marco returned warmly. Scott was happy to see his father figure.

"Scott has a date" Zoe mentioned in a teasing tone, deliberately not looking at her father, which he did not miss.

Marco looked at his daughter worriedly. "Is everything okay?" he asked to be sure.

"Yeah, I guess that'll be explained later" Zoe said, shrugging as she tried to hide her nervousness.

"Oh, little Scotty is growing up" Marco joked, leaning on Scott's desk next to Zoe.

"Marco!" groaned Scott, feeling just as embarrassed as he had with his mother and sister.

"I'm messing with you, kid. What's wrong, do you need a car?" Marco asked, grinning as he turned one of his car keys in his fingers.

"I'm warning you" Melissa said seriously, knowing exactly what he was planning.

Melissa and Marco had different approaches to raising the children, but they usually met in the middle. While Scott was unaware of his family secrets, he still felt like he had a real family. Zoe, on the other hand, had figured out two of the family secrets. However, she wasn't sure if one of those secrets was actually true.

"I understand. You were mad at Marco because you already knew he was your father, right?" Stiles asked, putting two and two together. Zoe just nodded.

"And it didn't help that it was a full moon. My emotions are always mixed up during a full moon" Zoe continued.

"Didn't you hear the conversation we just had?" Melissa asked with a sigh and rubbing her forehead with her hand.

"Come on, he behaved a lot more when you were his age" Marco said, grinning and tossing Scott his car keys.

Scott caught the keys and smiled gratefully, while Melissa just shook her head.

"Did you really have to mention that?!" Melissa asked her lover, looking at him with a piercing gaze. Marco cowered in fear while grinning slightly, and everyone in the room burst into laughter.

"You let me drive the Mercedes?" Scott asked, surprised, as he looked at the key.

"You let him drive the Mercedes?" Melissa asked at the same time as Scott, her eyes wide in disbelief.

"You let him drive the Mercedes?!" Zoe repeated at the same time as her brother and mother, equally shocked.

Marco just shrugged his shoulders and grinned.

"Okay, you know what? I'm going to take a shower" Zoe said, rolling her eyes and leaving the room.

TW: It can get emotional

As she stood in the shower, she looked at the bite on her arm that had not yet fully healed. She turned on the water and black blood ran down the drain, which she did not notice.

The werewolves in the room watched the scene with concern in their eyes as they watched the black blood run down the drain.

When Zoe came out of the shower, the towel wrapped around her body, she went to the mirror and looked at herself carefully. But she didn't notice anything unusual. The brunette sighed with relief, went into her room and put on her red pyjamas.

Suddenly, Zoe felt a strong feeling of nausea. She ran to the bathroom and vomited black blood. Breathlessly, she stared at the marks in the toilet, her body beginning to sweat with fear.

"Zoe?" Marco asked worriedly when he heard the noise and quickly went to her. He leaned against the bathroom doorframe and watched his daughter.

Zoe looked up at him, her eyes full of fear and uncertainty. But instead of saying anything, she silently stood up, quickly rinsed her mouth, and left the bathroom to avoid her father.

"Zoe" Marco tried again, his voice calm but concerned.

"Leave me alone!" she replied sharply, without stopping.

"Talk to me. What's wrong?" Marco asked, not giving up, determined to find out what was bothering her so much.

"What's wrong?! You ask what's wrong?! I don't know, Marco?! What's wrong?! Or should I call you 'Dad'?!" Zoe screamed angrily, turning to him and looking him straight in the eyes, her anger and confusion all too clear.

Marco paused, visibly shocked by Zoe's outburst. "You know?" he asked incredulously.

"Of course I know! My mother's best friend, the one who is always there and treats us like his own?! It was so obvious!" she screamed at him, her voice shaking with pent-up emotion.

Marco opened his mouth to say something, but Zoe immediately interrupted him, "Save your explanation. I don't want to hear it!"

Zoe noticed her father blocking the exit, so she decided to climb out the window. "Zoe! Wait!" Marco called desperately as he followed her.

"Leave me alone! You were always so good at that!" she accused him angrily as she walked away from him, her words full of pain and bitterness.

"Drama Queen" said Sam, laughing.

"Thanks, Uncle Sammy. I guess it runs in the family" Zoe replied with a wink, which made everyone laugh and Sam pout.

"Great, now I'm being teased too" Sam muttered, feigning insult, which only made the others laugh even harder.

Zoe ran away from her father in panic into the dark forest, her thoughts spinning. The Alpha Father ran after her to catch up with her.

"Please let me explain" Marco tried desperately to talk to his daughter.

"Explain?! What are you trying to explain?!" Zoe screamed, her voice shaking with pent up anger and pain. "You were never there for most of our lives! You left Mom when she was pregnant! You let her get together with that FBI agent! And for what?! Tell me, what was it worth?!"

Marco's face twisted with guilt and regret as he tried to find the right words, but Zoe's accusations echoed heavily in the air.

"I tried to protect you!" Marco shouted back, his eyes glowing red as his werewolf nature burst out. But then he sighed heavily and forced himself to calm down. "I have many enemies, Zoe. The hunters are after me. If I had stayed with you, you would have been in danger" he explained, his voice now softer but full of seriousness.

"We wouldn't have fucking cared!" Zoe replied, her voice shaking with emotion. "We wanted a father who loved us, who would be there for us. Damn, I needed my father! I needed him so much. But you weren't there." Her voice dropped to a whisper, tears streaming down her cheeks as she revealed her deepest fears and feelings.

"I thought you didn't love me" she added through tears, her shoulders sinking under the weight of years of carrying those thoughts.

As Zoe's words faded away, everyone in the room was close to tears. The women in particular could hardly contain their emotions, touched by the deep pain that Zoe had carried with her for so long.

"Marco, how could you let her think that! How.could.you!" Luna cried with tears in her eyes and hit him desperately. The anger and pain in her voice was palpable for everyone to hear. Derek quickly rushed to her to pull her away from Marco and pulled her into his arms. Luna sank into his embrace and began to cry violently, remembering the same thoughts she had when she herself found out who her father was.

Derek held her close, whispering soothing words as the room remained in a mixture of sadness and silent compassion.

"Zoe, don't ever think like that again. I love you. I love you all" Marco assured his daughter, also with tears in his eyes. He gently wiped away her tears and looked at her full of remorse and affection.

Zoe looked into his eyes, saw the sincerity in his words, and finally burst into tears. She threw herself into his arms and sobbed violently. Marco hugged her back, holding her tight and stroking her hair soothingly while he whispered, "I'm here and I'm not leaving."

Suddenly, Zoe abruptly broke away from the embrace and vomited. Black blood covered her mouth and she was breathing heavily. "Zoe..." Marco began worriedly and took a step towards her.

Zoe raised her hands in defense and stepped back. "Stay there. Please" she said through tears, her voice shaking with fear and desperation. Her eyes were full of panic as she realized something seriously was wrong with her.

"Everything will be fine, Zoe" Marco tried to reassure her, his voice gentle but firm.

"No, it won't! I'm going to die, aren't I?" Zoe asked tearfully, barely hiding her fear and despair. Her eyes were filled with tears, and she looked at him with a look that was searching for answers, even if she feared the truth.

"She won't. Marco, tell me it's not happening!" Melissa pleaded with the father of her children, who had completely forgotten that it had already happened. Her voice trembled with fear and desperation. Marco couldn't look at her, his own fear and guilt were overwhelming.

"If the bite doesn't turn you, then..." Marco began, but he stopped because the unspoken truth was already in the air. It was obvious what he meant, and the silence that followed was overwhelming.

"You won't die. I won't let you" Marco said firmly. His voice trembled slightly, but he tried to stay strong.

"There's nothing you can do about it" Zoe replied, her voice low and exhausted. She leaned heavily against a tree, the weight of her fear and guilt on her shoulders.

Marco sat down next to her, his presence comforting but also filled with sorrow. "If only we had never gone into that damn forest!" Zoe suddenly screamed, her own guilt overwhelming her. She didn't blame Stiles, but herself, for what was happening now.

"But it's my fault" Stiles admitted, his voice shaking as he watched the scene. Tears were in his eyes, guilt and fear clearly visible.

"No, it wasn't" Zoe said gently, hugging her best friend tightly. Stiles hugged her back, his desperation palpable as he tried to hold back tears. He didn't want to lose his best friend, and the idea that there was nothing he could do made his throat tighten.

Marco paused for a moment as he thought about something. "You've had the bite since that night?" he asked cautiously and looked at his daughter, who just nodded silently.

"You could never have survived so long" he added thoughtfully.

"Thanks" Zoe said sarcastically, rolling her eyes.

"That's not what I mean" Marco explained quickly. "But you have a wolf of your own inside you." Zoe's expression changed to one of confused wonder as she processed her father's words.

Marco let his red eyes flash to emphasize his words. Zoe screamed in shock and instinctively moved away from him. "You bit Scott and me?!" she screamed in shock, her eyes wide with horror.

"No, I didn't" Marco answered quickly, trying to calm her down. "That was another Alpha. If it had been me, I would have told you long ago. But I had hoped that you wouldn't be thrown into this world. That you wouldn't have inherited my gene. I guess I was wrong" Marco explained, his voice full of regret.

"Then what is it? Does the bite take longer to work?" Zoe asked her father, her voice shaking with worry.

"No" Marco explained calmly. "Either the bite turn you or it kills you."

Zoe swallowed hard, but Marco continued, "But there is one possibility we could try."

Zoe's eyes widened hopefully. "What is it?" she asked quietly, barely keeping her fear under control.

"I could activate your inner wolf with my bite" Marco announced, his voice firm as he looked her in the eyes. It was a risky decision, but possibly her only chance.

"But you won't do that" Zoe stated, her voice firm but with a hint of uncertainty as she thought of everything she had accused him of.

Marco shook his head and stepped closer to her. "Zoe, you are my daughter. I love you and I will not lose you" he assured her with all the determination he could muster.

Zoe looked at him, tears streaming down her cheeks, and then she couldn't hold back any longer. She threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly as she cried. Marco held her close, letting her know that he would do anything to save her.

Marco gently wiped the tears from Zoe's face and searched her eyes for approval. She just nodded silently, ready for what was to come.

Taking a deep breath, the Alpha took his daughter's arm, hesitating for a moment before sinking his teeth into her flesh and biting into it. Zoe felt the pain, but at the same time a strange energy flowed through her. Marco held her tight as the process began, hoping that this would be her salvation.

"That's right. I remember that" Marco said sadly, the memories seeming to overwhelm him.

"Oh, Daddy" Zoe said softly, stepping closer to hug her father tightly. Marco hugged her back, holding her close and closing his eyes, grateful for this moment of closeness and understanding.

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fter a while, Zoe woke up. She blinked and realized she was back in her room. For a moment, she thought that everything that had happened could have been just a dream. But when she got up and went to the bathroom to look in the mirror, she was surprised to see that her eyes were glowing gold.

Zoe screamed in excitement as she realized she had actually been turned. It hadn't been a dream - she was a werewolf now.

Zoe noticed her father leaning against the bathroom door and immediately rushed to him, giving him a tight hug.

"It's good that you're feeling better" Marco said with a smile, his relief clearly evident.

"Thank you. For everything" Zoe murmured into the crook of her father's neck as she tightened the hug, grateful for his love. Marco squeezed her gently, happy that his daughter was safe again.

"I won't leave you so easily, I promise" Marco said emphatically as he continued to hold his daughter.

Zoe broke away from the hug and looked at him with excited eyes. "So, now that I'm a werewolf, what can I do?" she asked curiously and full of anticipation.

Marco smiled slightly, pleased by her enthusiasm but also worried. "Well, you can move faster, you can smell things that others can't, you can hear and see better than other people. But with the bite comes a great responsibility" he explained seriously. "You can't tell anyone, and you will most likely lose control during the full moon if you don't have an anchor."

"Oh, so nothing changes" Zoe grinned at her father, who just looked at her confused.

"Well, I could move faster before, I could smell, see and hear better than Scott, and I always lost control during the full moon. Except the secret thing is going to be hard because Stiles already knows. But that's so cool!" Zoe added excitedly, her eyes lighting up with joy.

"Zoe?!" Melissa gently scolded her daughter, who was celebrating her new skills.

"What, I think it's really cool" Zoe replied with a shrug, which made everyone in the room laugh.

"Welcome to the club, little cousin" Laura congratulated her cousin with a smile.

Zoe smiled back and hugged Laura tightly, who returned the hug warmly.

Marco laughed quietly. "You're different, Zoe. Most people would be upset about having to live a life like that. But you're happy and think it's cool" he said, looking at his daughter with a gentle smile.

Zoe just nodded, her eyes shining with excitement. "So, you're my alpha now. Are we going to do anything as a pack?" she asked curiously.

Marco put a hand on her shoulder and pulled her into a hug. "Well, I'm going to help you stay in control and learn how to defend yourself. I hope you never have to use these skills, but it's important that you're prepared. And stay away from the Argents" he added seriously.

Zoe nodded slowly, understanding the weight of his words. "I'll try, but I can't promise anything" she said quietly as she snuggled closer to her father, enjoying the security of his embrace.

Marco sighed slightly, but hugged her tighter. "That's all I can ask, Zoe. Just be careful."

Zoe nodded again, feeling safe in her father's embrace and knowing that, despite everything, she was not alone.

Flashback End

"That was awesome and cool at the same time. And emotional" said Luna, wiping a tear from her eyes as Zoe finished her story. Zoe smiled at her.

"Yes, it was. How was Scott?" Zoe asked, inquiring about her brother, her concern for him was obvious.

Luna told her what had happened to Scott, Derek and the hunters during the full moon. Zoe listened attentively, her brow furrowed with worry, but when Luna was finished, she just nodded and said, "You didn't exactly have a quiet evening yourself."

Luna just shrugged and smiled slightly. "Let's just say that boredom was definitely not on the agenda."

"Are you going to see him again?" Zoe asked with a mischievous grin that made it clear she was hinting at something.

"What? Um... yeah. Scott and I are in the same class, Zoe. You must know that" Luna answered as if it were obvious, but her slight embarrassment showed that she knew exactly what Zoe was getting at.

"I don't mean Scott, I mean Derek" the brunette said teasingly, the grin on her face growing wider.

Luna blushed briefly, then quickly cleared her throat and pretended to look at an imaginary watch on her wrist. "Ugh, it's so late. I have to go, Zoe. It's good to see you're okay. See you at school."

"You can't run away, Luna! I'll catch you one day!" Zoe called out, laughing, as Luna left the café.

"Don't you dare" Luna warned, looking at Derek with a serious expression, although her eyes sparkled with amusement.

"I don't know what you're talking about" Derek said with an innocent grin, as if he was completely clueless.

Luna just rolled her eyes and sighed. "You're impossible, you know that?" she said, but couldn't suppress a small smile.

Everyone turned when they heard a yawn and saw Nina rubbing her eyes wearily. "Ah, I almost forgot. There are rooms here" Albus mentioned, waving his wand to reveal a series of cozy rooms. "All the couples are together, of course. So if you want to rest for the day, go ahead" Dumbledore suggested with a warm smile.

The group gladly accepted the offer and split up into the different rooms. Everyone found a comfortable bed and the tension of the day began to ease. One by one, everyone lay down, snuggled up in the soft blankets and reflected on the events of the day before finally falling into a restful sleep.

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Nina here feel free to comment and ask questions.

I almost had to cry at the father daughter duo.