Scott and Stiles were both sitting in silence, watching the sleeping Rowan when Derek returned. He walked into the room, took one look at the expression on their faces and walked out again. The boys followed him into the kitchen.

"What do you want?" he asked, grabbing a bottle of beer from the fridge and tearing the lid off with his teeth.

"There are claw marks all over Rowan's arms. You spent one day with her and you've hurt her already?" Derek sighed and slammed the fridge door shut so hard that everything inside rattled.

"And you automatically picked me?"

"Well, you're the only werewolf around! You bit me, killed your sister, why wouldn't you be the one to do it?" Derek snarled.

"I didn't do any of that!" Scott froze. Stiles, who'd been watching nervously, frowned.

"Then who is it?" Derek growled at him "Okay, I get it. Wolf time. I'll wait in the car" he left.

"Okay Scott. The truth is it wasn't me who bit you. It wasn't me who killed Laura. There's another werewolf out there. He's stronger then me, more animal then I've ever seen. I don't know who he is but he killed my sister. He bit you. I'm going to track him down and kill him"

"So you're thinking that Rowan knows your alpha?" Scott guessed.

"Either that or there's something else that" Derek said grimly. He stiffened suddenly and looked at the doorway. Scott looked as well and, for a second, he thought he saw a person standing there, but then they were gone.
Derek strode out of the room and quickly up the stairs. He paused at the doorway of his room and looked in. Rowan was sleeping soundly, or so it seemed. Derek went over to her, staring at her as if seeing something Scott couldn't. Slowly, he pulled her blanket up, covering her exposed skin.

"You should go Scott. The town's got a curfew remember?" Scott nodded.

"I'll be back tomorrow" he said, before leaving. Derek listened to the sound of Stiles' car driving away. He went over to his window and looked out at the moonlit forest. The moon was almost full. At the sight of it, he shuddered.
Rowan opened her eyes slightly. She looked over at Derek at the window and sighed softly. She ran her hand over the cuts on her arm. She hadn't meant for them to see them but she'd been surprised when they hadn't questioned her about it. She felt she could trust them but wasn't certain. Trusting the wrong people got you hurt.

Scott rang Alison. She picked up almost immediately.

"Hey" she said.

"Hi. Sorry we couldn't meet up tonight. I had to do something important"

"Oh really? What's more important then spending time with me?"

"It doesn't matter. Do you want to get together after school tomorrow?"

"Sounds good" Scott decided he'd ask Stiles to check in on Rowan. He had a feeling his friend wouldn't mind, especially after he'd seen the look on his face earlier.
Thinking of Rowan reminded him of something he meant to ask Alison.

"Hey Alison, I needed to ask you something. I was out with Stiles the other day and I met this girl…"

"I have competition now?" she laughed.

"No. you're the only girl for me" he smiled "But Stiles really liked her. Anyway, I saw your dad talking to her so I was wondering if she was a friend of yours or something"

"Give me a name, Scott"

"Rowan Thorne"

"Oh Rowan? Yeah, she's my cousin"

"Really?" Scott knew that the Argents had to know Rowan somehow or Alison's dad wouldn't have been out that night, considering the fact that she wasn't a werewolf.

"Yeah. She lives nearby. She's home schooled which is why she's not in our classes. Let me guess, you want some inside info to help Stiles?"

"If you could" Any information that Scott could learn would help him gain Rowan's trust.

"Well, tell Stiles she's kind of shy but she's a really sweet girl. She loves animals, especially dogs and wolves. She's an outdoor person who hates being coped up. She doesn't trust people easily but once she does, she is the most loyal person I know"

"You guys sound pretty close. How come you've never mentioned her before?"

"We used to be closer then sisters, but then she moved away and we could only see each other at Christmas. When we moved out here, she was kind of different. Stuff happened to her…so tell Stiles that if he is interested in her, he better be nice to her"

"Understood. I'll tell him. And thanks Alison. See you tomorrow"