𝙽𝚊𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚊'𝚜 𝙿𝙾𝚅

We head over to the Hale loft and I head in first with Lydia as not to alert them before bringing in Ethan.

"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" Ethan announces to the Hales "My brother's coming with her"

"Good enough for me. Derek?" Peter speaks.

"You want me to run?" Derek scoffs.

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

"If you wanna fight and die for something, that's fine with me. But do it for something meaningful" Cora tells her brother.

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

"We don't. But I'll bet she has an idea" Peter states, looking at Lydia who is stood next to me "Don't you, Lydia?"

"I don't know anything" She frowns.

"But you feel something, don't you?" Peter asks.

"What do you feel?" Derek asks the Martin girl.

"I feel like...I'm standing in a graveyard" Lydia declares.

I share a worried look with Cora before looking at Derek.

❦ ❦ ❦

The loft alarm blares loudly until Kali smashes it off the wall before turning to Ethan, Lydia and I.

"Where is he?" She growls.

"I think he said he was heading out to do some shopping, run a few errands" Lydia lies through her teeth.

"The usual werewolf afternoon" I add sarcastically.

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

"Someone in desperate need of a pedicure. I'd be happy to give you a referral" Lydia sasses the woman who takes a threatening step towards her and I push Lydia behind me protectively.

Kali looks as if she's about to rip me to shreds until the sound of Aiden growling makes her pause. The female Alpha turns to the angry boy in disbelief.

"Oh, really?" She sneers at him "Did someone take their little assignment too seriously?"

"She's not the problem" Aiden argues, glancing at me.

"Maybe the problem is where your loyalties lie" Kali retorts.

"Oh, God. Is this about to get really violent?" Lydia asks.

"Probably" Ethan answers.

Suddenly the glass above us shatters and Ethan grabs both Lydia and I, yanking us away from the figure who lands on the concrete.

"Oh my God" I mumble as Jennifer stands up straight, looking at Kali with a smirk.

"So, who wants to go first?" Jennifer asks smugly.

Kali charges at the woman in rage, kicking and clawing at her, but she dodges every blow almost too easily. Jennifer slams her hand into Kali's chest and the female Alpha is sent flying across the loft.

I make a move to get up but Ethan holds me tightly, giving me a warning look and I listen, staying put.

Aiden claws at her, trying his best to get a hit in, but she uses her now heightened powers to throw him across the loft too, angering the boy next to me.

Ethan jumps up with a loud roar, yanking off his hoodie as Aiden rips his T-shirt off. They grab each other's arm and start transforming into ultron wolf, but Jennifer storms towards them. She grabs them by their necks and pulls them apart, both boys hitting opposite walls with a thud.

I pull Lydia to her feet and the girl clings to my arm in pure fear as I push my own deep down. Kali manages to get up and she looks at Jennifer in pure guilt.

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

"I don't care" Kali states but even I can tell she's lying.

"It takes power" Jennifer answers anyways "Power like this"

Jennifer raises her arms and all of the broken glass on the ground slowly starts floating upwards as a wild wind blows through the loft. Lydia squeezes my arm, her eyes watering and my eyes widen at the power that the woman in front of me now holds.

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

Jennifer lets out a war cry before throwing her arms towards Kali, all the broken glass soaring towards the Alpha. The glass hits Kali's body like bullets and she hits the ground, her lifeless body bleeding out.

I let out a shaky breath and Jennifer turns to Lydia and I, smirking smugly. I take a step forward, trying my best to shield my friend from the woman in front of us.

My eyes wander behind the woman where they twins are stood, now fully transformed. They growl out and Jennifer turns to them. The boys swipe at her, claws just missing her as she twist them around and grabs them by the neck, snapping it.

"No!" I scream as the twins hit the floor, blood pouring from their mouth.

"What's the line Coach likes to say? The bigger they are..." Jennifer drawls off proudly.

She takes a step forward and I flash her my pink eyes, a scowl on my face.

"If you want to get to Lydia, then you're gonna have to go through me" I snap.

"If you insist" The woman smirks.

"Phasmatos Ossox" I hiss and her leg breaks, a scream of pain escaping her lips.

I hold my head high as she pushes her broken bone back into place and sends me a fierce glare.

"Incendia" I call out, watching through narrowed eyes as a ring of fire traps Jennifer in her spot.

"You're gonna have to do a lot better than that, witch" Jennifer scoffs.

She gently blows on the fire and it dies, my hopes dying with it. I open my mouth to try another spell but she grabs me by the throat and I gasp, my eyes widening.

The woman aggressively throws me and I hit a pillar, my whole body burning in pain. I slump onto the ground, coughing violently, and I groan when I see blood come up.

"What do you want from me?" I hear Lydia ask nervously and I look up through my blurry vision.

"I want you to do what you do best, Lydia" Jennifer answers "I want you to scream"

My eyes fall closed and the last thing I hear is Lydia's ear piercing scream.

❦ ❦ ❦

"Lia, wake up!" I hear a familiar voice plead and my eyes flutter open.

The blurry figure above me soon focuses and I realise it's Cora looking down at me in concern.

"Lydia" I breathe out "Where's Lydia?"

"I'm here, Nat" The strawberry blonde assures me as Cora helps me sit up.

I look the girl over in worry and relax once I notice no harm has been caused to the girl.

"You did this for me?" I hear Derek's voice and I turn my head to see him talking to Jennifer.

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

"Stop talking to me like a politician. Stop trying to convince me of your cause" Derek spits out in anger.

"Fine. I'll convince you of someone else's" The woman says "Scott. You can save his mother, Stiles' father"

"How?" Derek asks.

"I need a guardian. That's a role that can either be filled by the three parents I was forced to take, or by you" Jennifer explains.

"I can't help you. I'm not even an Alpha anymore" Derek retorts.

"All I need is for you to help me get Deucalion in the right place at the right time" She says.

"You just killed three of 'em on your own. What do you need me for?" Derek snaps.

"You haven't seen him at his strongest. I have. And if he's got Scott with him, I don't stand a chance. Unless I have you" Jennifer tells the man.

"Derek, don't trust her" Cora warns him.

"I have the eclipse in my favour. But the moon's only gonna be in the Earth's umbral shadow for fifteen 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" Jennifer begs.

Derek slowly nods and Jennifer grins smugly, grabbing his arm and disappearing in seconds.

"We have to get going" Cora says, pulling me to my feet "We can get help"

"From who?" Lydia snaps in distraught.

"I don't know, but we can't stay here" Cora replies.

As we head to the door, the loud sound of bones cracking makes us stop in our places and spin around. I notice the twins are now separated and I'm the first one to rush over, dropping to my knees. I place a hand on Aiden's cheek and my lips turn up slightly when I feel the warmth emitting from his body.

"They're alive" Cora declares.

"We have to get them to Deaton, now" I snap.

"I got this. Go start the car" Cora tells us and we nod, racing away.

Once Cora puts the boys in the back, Lydia steps on the gas and we head towards the clinic.

Deaton rushes us inside and helps Cora bring them in.

"Cora, grab that table" He demands "Natalia, grab his head"

Cora clears the table pulling it over and I grab Aiden's head as Deaton puts him on the table.

"Take his hand" The man tells me and I listen, grabbing the unconscious Alpha's hand.

"Can you save them?" Cora asks.

"Only if they start healing on their own" Deaton explains and I look down at Aiden in worry.

Deaton jogs out of the room and I look over to where Lydia is stood next to Ethan. We share a small hopeful smile and Cora puts a hand on my shoulder.

Deaton enters the room with two canisters of oxygen and covers the boys' faces with the masks. He then grabs a syringe and I gulp as he squirts a little out of it before injecting the liquid into each of the twins.

We wait around ten to fifteen minutes before they stir and start to wake up. As Lydia and Cora help Ethan to his feet, Aiden grabs my hand with a small smile on his face.

"I knew" He mumbles.

"What?" I ask in confusion.

"I knew you liked me" He says cockily and I smile softly as he places a kiss on my wrist.

❦ ❦ ❦

I stand outside the Hale loft with my best friend as Derek loads the car and my eyes water slightly.

"Don't cry, you little baby" Cora says playfully and I giggle, a tear running down my face.

"You've been by my side everyday for the past four years, Coco. What am I supposed to do without you?" I ask sadly.

"You're home now, Lia. It's time to be with your family. Your pack" My best friend tells me with a reassuring smile.

"But you're my pack" I argue.

"And that'll never change. You're always going to be my best friend and I'll always be yours, but sometimes people need to go down separate paths" Cora explains.

"What if I don't want to?" I ask, wiping my traitorous tears on my sleeve.

"You have to" She sighs.

"I don't care if you think I'm a crybaby. I just don't want you to leave me" I whimper, letting out a cry as I throw my arms around Cora.

"This isn't a goodbye, okay? There's no goodbyes...not between us" The Hale girl assures me, hugging me tightly.

"I'm gonna miss you, Coco" I sniffle.

"I'm gonna miss you too, Lia" She mumbles.

We part and she heads over to the car as Derek turns to me. He opens his arms slightly and I smile widely, rushing forward to give the man a tight hug.

"Keep an eye on your sister for me" I tell him and he chuckles.

"Keep an eye on your brother for me" He replies and I grin.

I take a step back and the man ruffles my dark curls in a brotherly way which makes me laugh.

"Look after yourself, little witch" Derek smiles warmly.

"Right back at you, Derbear" I tell him.