I suddenly heard gasping and coughing and I looked over.

Scott, Stiles and Allison all jumped out of the tub.

"I saw it. I know where it is" Scott exclaimed.

"We passed it. There's-There's a stump, this huge tree. Well, it's not huge anymore. It was cut down. But it's still big, though, very big" Stiles rushed.

"It was the night we were looking for the body" Scott said, looking over at me.

"Yeah, the same night you were bit by Peter" Stiles confirmed.

"I was there too, in the car with my mother. We almost hit someone" Allison said.

"It was me" Scott spoke up. "You almost hit me" he looked over at Allison and then back at us. "We can find it"

The four of us exchanged glances before looking back at the other three.

"What?" Allison asked.

"You guys were out a long time" I said.

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

"16 hours" Deaton replied.

"We've been in the water for 16 hours?" Scott asked in disbelief.

I nodded. "And the full moon rises in less than four"

Scott sighed. "I'm going to have to go back to Deucalion"

"No, dude, you are not going back with them" Stiles said.

"I made a deal with Deucalion" Scott reminded.

"Does anyone else think that sounds a lot like a deal with the devil?" Stiles said.

"Why does it matter, anyway?" Isaac asked.

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

"He trusts you more than anyone.
Tell him he's wrong" Allison said.

"I'm not so sure he is" Deaton piped up. "Circumstances like this sometimes require that you align yourself with people you'd normally consider enemies"

"So we're gonna trust him?" Isaac said.

"The guy that calls himself death, destroyer of worlds? We're gonna trust that guy?" I asked.

"I wouldn't trust him, no, but you could use him to your advantage.
Deucalion may be the enemy, but he could also be the bait" Deaton said.

I heard the bell on the door ring and Ethan appeared by the door.

"I'm looking for Lydia" he said.

"What do you want?"

"I need your help" he said.

"With what?" Stiles peered his head around the door.

"Stopping my brother and Kali from killing Derek" Ethan replied.

~

"We know about the lunar eclipse, so don't think Kali's gonna sit around waiting for it to level the playing field.
She's coming, and my brother's coming with her" Ethan told Derek, Peter, Lydia, Cora and I.

"Good enough for me, Derek?" Peter said.

"You want me to run?" Derek said.

"No. I want you to stay and get slaughtered by an alpha with a psychotic foot fetish" Peter rolled his eyes. "Of course I want you to run. Sprint, gallop, leap your way the hell out of this town"

"If you want to fight and die for something, that's fine with me, but do it for something meaningful" Cora said.

"How do you know I'm gonna lose?" Derek questioned.

"We don't, but I'll bet she has an idea. Don't you, Lydia?" Peter said.

"I don't know anything" she said.

"But you feel something, don't you?"

"What do you feel?" Derek asked.

She sighed. "I feel like I'm standing in a graveyard"

~

The alarm started blaring signalling Kali and Aiden had arrived.

Kali stepped in and hit it with her fist and it stopped ringing.

"Where is he?" She demanded.

Lydia snapped her fingers and looked at me. "I think he said he was heading out to do some shopping, run a few errands, the usual-" she cleared her throat. "-werewolf afternoon"

"Who do you think you're talking to?" Kali sneered.

"Someone in desperate need of a pedicure. I'd be happy to give you a referral" Lydia said.

"Oh, really?" She said, turning around to a growling Aiden. "Did someone take their little assignment too seriously?"

He sighed. "She is not the problem"

"Maybe the problem is where your loyalties lie"

"Oh, god. Is this about to get really violent?" Lydia asked.

Ethan nodded. "Probably"

The glass from the ceiling shattered and fell to pieces on the floor.

Lydia, Ethan and I dived out of the way.

The person lifted their head up.

"So who wants to go first?" Jennifer Blake said smugly.

Kali growled and the two of them started to fight. Jennifer launched Kali to the floor.

Aiden ran forwards but ended up next to Kali.

I looked over to see Ethan tearing his shirt off, and then Aiden, as they started to merge into one another. Jennifer, however managed to pull them apart and throw them across the room.

"That's right, Kali. Look at me. Look at my face. Do you know what it takes to be able to look like this, to be able to look normal?" She sneered.

"I don't care" Kali replied.

"It takes power. Power like this"

As Jennifer lifted her arms up, the glass on the floor started to rise up and float in the air.

"I-I should've- I should've ripped your head off!" Kali screamed.

Jennifer extended her arms and the glass flew, lodging into Kali, who fell to the ground with a thud.

The two, now merged, twins came forwards at Jennifer, who casually reached over and basically snapped their neck.

Lydia gasped and grabbed my arm.

Jennifer then turned to us. "What's the line coach likes to say? The bigger they are-?" She cut off with a smirk.

"What do you want?" Lydia asked

Oh my god we're going to die.

"I want you to do what you do best, Lydia. I want you to scream"

She opened her mouth and I squeezed my eyes shut, bracing myself.

Then she screamed.

~

"You did this for me?" Derek asked.

"For us. For anyone who's ever been their victim" Jennifer replied.

"Stop talking to me like a politician" Derek snapped. "Stop trying to convince me of your cause!"

"Fine, I'll convince you of someone else's. Scott. You can save his mother, Stiles and Alex's father" She said.

"How?" I asked.

"I need a guardian, and that's a role that can either be filled by the three parents I was forced to take or by you" she looked at Derek as she stepped closer to him.

"I can't help you. I'm not even an alpha anymore" he reminded.

"All I need is for you to help me get Deucalion. In the right place at the right time" she said.

"You just killed three of them on your own. What do you need Derek for?" I asked.

"You haven't seen him at his strongest. I have. If he's got Scott with him, I don't stand a chance unless I have him" Jennifer said.

"Derek, don't trust her" Cora said.

"I have the eclipse in my favour, but the moon's only gonna be in the earth's umbral shadow for 15 minutes. That's the extent of my window. There's no decision to struggle with. Help me kill him, and the others live. Just help me" she pleaded.

~

"Are you sure we're going in the right direction?" Isaac asked Allison as we headed through the woods.

"I know we're near it" she said over the crackling thunder. "Do you think you can pick up a scent?"

"I'm trying but I can't" he said. Then he paused. "I hear something. It's, uh, it's an emitter. It's one of your dads"

"Are you sure?" Ally asked.

"It has to be. Come on"

The three of us ran until we reached the stump of the nemeton.

"What where are they then?" I asked out loud.

"Look" Isaac nodded over at something.

A hatch.

The three of us ran over and pulled it open.

I climbed down the stairs after Allison who ran into her dads arms.

I headed past, looking for my father.

"Dad" I breathed out in relief once I'd found him. "Dad"

I ran over and he pulled me into a hug.

"I was so scared" I whispered.

"It's okay. I'm okay. We're going to be okay" He said. "Where's Stiles?"

"He's okay, he's fine" I reassured.

"And Scott?" Melissa asked.

"They're both okay. They're coming to help" I told her.

Suddenly, the roof caved in, causing rocks to come tumbling in.

"It's blocked" I heard Chris say from the other end of the root cellar.

"What do you see? Anything?" Dad asked.

Chris shook his head.

The wall started to crumble and all of us dived out of the way.

"Look out!" Chris shouted.

One of the beams started to crack and Isaac immediately went over to hold it up.

"Go, go, go" dad said ushering me out the way.

"Is it me, or is this place getting smaller?" Isaac muttered, trying desperately to hold it up. "I can't do it. I can't hold it. I can't hold it. It's too much" Isaac yelled.

I headed over and placed my hands on it, trying to hold it up.

The others joined me and we all let out grunts of frustration.

"It's too heavy!" Allison let out a yell.

Suddenly, the pressure was released.

I looked over to see Stiles and a baseball bat holding up the wall.

"I've always said aluminium was better than wood" the Sheriff said. Stiles reached over and hugged him.

After he pulled away, he engulfed me into a warm hug.

The storm outside suddenly stopped and we all looked up.

"Is it over?" Allison asked.

"I think so" I said with a sigh of relief.

Stiles' phone started ringing and he put it on speaker.

"Scott?"

"Hey, are you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah, we're okay. We're all okay.
How about you, you okay?"

"Sort of" Scott answered.

"You think you can come get us?" Stiles asked.

"Yeah, of course"

"Great, okay" Stiles said. "Bring a ladder"

Everyone started to laugh.

I was just glad we were all okay.

~

"Hey" I said quietly.

"Hey" Scott smiled. "So, uh, you're okay then?"

"Yeah, I mean considering I'm not dead or anything" I let out a weak laugh.

"Right, yeah" he took a deep breath. "So I was wondering if you wanted to go out one time. Just me and you, like without Stiles" he bit his lip. "Um, what i'm trying to say is-" he cut off again.

"Are you asking me on a date?"

He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. "Would that be okay with you if- if I was?"

"Yeah. Yeah, it would be okay" A smile blossomed on my face. "I'd like that"

"Well I'll, um, I'll text you" he said, running a hand through his hair.

"Okay" I nodded as he turned to leave. "Scott wait"

He turned back around and I pressed my lips gently to his.

"Wh-what was that for?" He asked as I pulled away.

"Saving my life. Saving my fathers life. Everything" I said.

A grin appeared on his face. "So what would you do if I were to kiss you again?"

"Again? Oh no I can't allow that. You see, that was merely just a taste of what's to come, McCall" I headed to the door and opened it for him.

He hesitantly started to make his way over.

"I like to keep the guys waiting" I whispered as he went out, shooting him an innocent grin.

He shook his head with a laugh and headed out. "I'll text you"

"See you later wolf boy"

~

A/N

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Okay, so I'm sorry if this comes across as rude or anything but...

I love it when you guys comment on my chapters. Like it warms my heart so much and I can't explain the feeling I get when I see I've had a comment. However, when I see that comment is 'update please' or 'update soon' it completely makes that feeling disappear.

Now, it's not that I don't appreciate the fact that you are excited about the next chapter it's just that I work so hard to develop the characters and write the story and I get 'update please'. If you wanna comment you could comment about Scott and Alex's relationship or maybe give me some constructive feedback instead like I would seriously appreciate that so much more.

The other thing is that it also makes me feel pressured to update and sometimes it's not even been an hour since I have and I'm already getting comments asking me to update soon.

I can't write that fast 😂

It takes me a good couple of days to write and edit a chapter.

Don't forget I have school, homework, revision and a social life to balance on top of this.

I AM HUMAN TOO GUYS

And also consider the fact that season 5 is almost back which means Battle Scars is now going to be my main priority and therefore i'm sorry but the updates on this book are not going to be as frequent.

I understand that it's annoying to wait but if you want the best out of my chapters you're going to have to give me time.

I'm sorry if this offended anyone or sounded rude it's just I'm a bit fed up of getting comments like that all the time.

But I love you guys and I'm so grateful that you're reading and voting. Don't forget that, okay 💜