Monstrous

I, all of a sudden, hear Peter ranting in my head:


'I warned Talia that something like this was going to happen, that the Argents were going to strike at them, but she wouldn't take me seriously. Talia made the family weak. The weakest in the herd get picked off by the predators. We used to be the Apex Predators until Talia turned them into sheep. I swear I will act as a Vengeful god and raze this Earth to the ground. I will take out all the supernaturals, Banshee, Wendigos and all the other weak shape shifters in Beacon Hills and start over, with a stronger breed of supernaturals fathered by me. I can hire people to do the killing, The Mute, The Chemist and The Desert Wolf. I can use the family money in the vault. I can call it The Dead Pool. Anyone can become a killer for the right price because, when it comes down to it, everyone can be corrupted by money.'


I cough and roll onto the floor. I begin to choke, my lungs closing up. Derek and Braeden come running in. Derek props me back on the bed. My throat beings to close up as well and the cough gets worse. "Scarlett, breath. Calm down," Braeden says. "Come on, sweetie. Just relax." I take slow breaths and things start to open up again. "Now, what happened?"


"Peter," I whisper.


"What?" Derek asks.


"Peter," I say a bit louder. "He had the idea of the dead pool. He made it up while he was in a coma. Meredith heard it and created the list."


"That's why he wasn't on the list," Braeden says.


"Meredith is the Benefactor." Later that day, Derek gets a text from Scott. He gives Braeden a look and she immediately grabs her gun. I jump out the bed. "What's wrong?"


"Stay here," Derek orders.


"No, I-"


"I said, stay here!"


I freeze. His tone said it all. There was danger and he wants me as far away from it as possible. "I put the alarm on so you'll be safe. Don't leave until I come back."


I sit back on the bed and huff. When they leave, I wait a bit before I go to the hospital. As soon as I walk in, I see my mom. I run into her arms. "Oh my gosh, mom."


She holds me really tight. "I'm so glad you're okay."


"Where's Scott?"


"I don't know."


I kiss her on the cheek and run outside. I run to the house but he isn't there. I find myself at a warehouse, guns blaring. I see Scott on top of someone, slashing the person with his claws. Suddenly, all the phones in the room, including mine, vibrates. 'All contracts are TERMINATED'. "It's over," I whisper. I run up behind Scott. "Scott, stop! Everyone stop!" The assassins and everyone else looks at me. I hold up my phone. "It's over. Your boss' contracts are void."


The assassins retreat and Scott stops attacking. He sees me and starts to transform back. I've never been happier to be in my brother's arms. He strokes my hair and stops. He pulls my hair over to the side. "I thought you were healed."


I look at a piece of broken glass and see a permanent scratch on the back of my neck. I just sigh. "I guess I need something to remember this experience."


I feel a soft hand on my back. I look up at Braeden, who has a gun over her shoulder. "Don't worry, scars can add beauty in some ways."


I then remember the permanent scratches she has across her neck. I smile back at her. I hug her and laugh. The next day, at school, I'm on the field with Liam. He's at goal and I'm throwing the ball. "I thought you didn't have your strength," he says, when I catch the ball without flinching.


I shake my head. "I don't. But I've always been good at sports. A natural talent, I guess."


He laughs. I throw the ball again but he doesn't catch it. Scott does. "Where the hell did you come from?"


He only smiles and throws the ball back at me. I see how hard he threw it so I dodge it, instead of trying to catch it. "That could have killed me," I yell. He runs across the field and tries to tackle me. I move out the way and run to Liam. I grip the top of the goal and lift my body up. I crouch on top of the goal and stick my tongue out. "Beat that, Alpha."


Suddenly, a ball is thrown at me. I stumble off and Liam catches me. I look over to see Stiles. "Dude!"


Scott gets me to the ground and bites my ear. We are both laughing. We fall back on the grass, sighing. Stiles lies down next to Scott, Liam goes on my other side. "So, no more dead pool and we all survived," I say.


"You know, this the first ex-boyfriend you have had that came back for revenge," Scott says.


"That's one thing you and Derek have in common," Stiles says. "Crazy, killer, ex's that try to kill you."


We all laugh. I feel something touch my hands lightly. Liam's hand. I only smile and curl my fingers in his. "One strong pack."

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