Derek's POV
I felt someone slapping me in the face, soon I caught their hand, it was Stiles, but Jennifer is gone,
"Where is she?" I asked as I sat up,
"Jennifer? Gone with Scott's mom."Stiles said freaking out,
"She took her?" I asked him,
"Yeah, and if that's not enough of a kick to the balls, Scott left with Deucalion, okay? So we gotta get you out of here. The police are coming right now, and we gotta
get you the hell out of here. Whoa." Stiles said as I got up, one thing was on my mind,
"What about Jace?" I asked him,
"She is ok still with Isaac" Stiles said as I got on my feet and darted to my imprint. I soon found Isaac with my unconscious mate in the back, still breathing thank god,
"Where's Scott and Stiles?" Allison asked as Cora gave Jace to me, her body was lax in my arms,
"Stiles is still at the hospital. He's gonna hold off the cops for us. We have to go right now." I said before opening the door to my hummer
"What about Scott and Melissa?" Chris asked as I laid Jace in the back, Cora jumped in and placed Jace's head in her lap.
"I got her brother" She said as I nodded then shut the door.
"Jennifer took Melissa." I told him, but Allison wanted to know where Scott was,
"He left he's with Duecalion" I said before getting in my hummer and driving to the loft to try to save my love. It was the next day, Cora had Ryan in her arms deep in
sleep, Peter was on the steps and I had Jace on our bed, she looked dead, but she is still breathing, Isaac showed up a few minutes ago watching Jace breath heavily,
"She's dying, isn't she?" Isaac asked me as I held her hand,
"I don't know." I replied as Jace tried breathing normal, so I took some of her pain, her breathing became normal again.
"So what are you gonna do?" Isaac asked me as I just focused on my mate,
"I don't know." I replied monotone again.
"Want to figure something out? Because while Scott and Stiles were out there trying to help people from being killed, Do you get how many people she's killed? Erica
and Boyd are dead, Jace is dying, and you are doing nothing! Why'd you do this to us, Derek? Was it all about the power? Were you bored? Were you lonely?" Isaac
asked as I was deep in thought,
"Maybe. I told Jace I wouldn't leave. I'll help the others when I figure out how to help her." I told him,
"There's no time! The full moon's coming. The sheriff and Melissa are gonna be dead, so I'm gonna try and help them. You can sit here and perfect the art of doing
nothing." Isaac yelled at me then went out the door, I heard Ryan cry,
"Cora" I said as she looked up, Ryan was making grabby hands to me, so she got up and gave me my son. I held him how Jace taught me,
"Shh Ryan I got you shh" I said bouncing him, he then whimpered as he looked at me,
"I wouldn't take it personally. Anger is just a tool. He's using it to excuse shifting allegiance from one Alpha to another. From you to Scott." Peter said as Ryan then
began falling asleep in my arms,
"Scott's not an Alpha yet." I replied as Ryan fell deep asleep again.
"But he's on his way, isn't he?" Peter said as I got up and set Ryan in his crib.
"I promise you, your mother is going to get better" I said carefully caressing his little face as he was asleep, I walked out of nursery back to Jace's side. I didn't leave
her side, Jace's breathing got worse so I began taking her pain,
"Careful." My uncle told me, but I soon stopped when I began feeling it hit me,
"Don't worry. I know going too far could kill me."I told him as Jace began breathing easier,
"That's not exactly what I meant." Peter said as I looked at him,
"I've heard it's something only an Alpha can do, and with good reason."Peter told me as I quirked my eyebrows,
"Which is?" I asked him,
"You know normal wolves never abandon an injured member of the pack. They care for it. They bring it food from a kill and then regurgitate it into the mouth of the
injured wolf. They even give it physical and emotional comfort by intensely grooming it. In a way, they can do more than just ease pain. They can be instrumental in
healing their own." Peter said not making sense.
"If you're trying to tell me I can save her, just tell me." I commanded him,
"I'm telling you... I've heard it's possible." Peter responded to me,
"How?" I asked him,
"It's that spark of power that makes you an Alpha. When you take her pain, she draws on the power that provides you with those special gifts. The power that
heightens your senses, your strength. The power that transforms your body. As an Alpha, you have that bit of extra, that spark intensifies the color of your eyes from a
bright yellow into a searing red." Peter explained.
"If I can save her..." I dawned him,
"If. If. I didn't say it works every time. It could just as easily kill you." Peter said making the downside appear,
"How do I do it? By taking her pain?" I asked him, I need to save Jace,
"And then some. Because there's a cost. I can understand not seeing a downside to this, as you haven't exactly been Alpha of the year, but think about what else
you'd be losing." Peter said as I looked at my imprint,
"I don't care about power. Not anymore." I said with a solemn tone,
"What about the power to fight back? Correct me if I'm wrong, but Kali's ultimatum still stands. The full moon is tomorrow night, and if you couldn't beat her as an
Alpha, how do you think you're gonna fare as a beta?" Peter said trying to draw me out of it,
"I don't care." I replied as I felt Jace's finger twitch a little,
"What if this was exactly what Jennifer was hoping for? She would know the only way for you to save Jace would be giving up your power. Maybe that's what she was
gonna have you do at the hospital." Peter told me as Jace's breathing went rough then clear,
"Why?" I asked him,
"So that you wouldn't be able to face the alphas without her. She wants you to come to her. It's all part of her little seduction, and she is still seducing you. She needs
you on her side." Peter told me as I still didn't budge, but then Jace's breathing got bad fast
"It's gotta be now. I don't have a choice." I said hearing Jace's breathing get worse,
"You always have a choice. It's whether or not you can live with the consequences... facing Kali as a beta." Peter told me,
"But it's not just a full moon coming. It's a lunar eclipse. We'll all be powerless." I said as I took her arm in one hand and her arm.
"I love you" I said kissing her forehead, I sat back and began taking her pain, my veins blackening, it was getting more and more painful as I did, but I need to save
her, Jace's eyes popped open but I didn't stop, I felt my Alpha Spark leave me, I lifted my head in the air, my fangs bared and my eyes glowing. I let out a roar as I felt
my eyes go from red to beta blue, I stopped roaring then collapsed as everything went black.