So here we have it. Final chapter. I thought there would be a few more but I've done all that I wanted to do with the main story. I've got a one shot follow up for Bitten that's probably 80% done. I'm going to focus on Fall For You for a little bit while I flesh out the details for my sequel to Bitten. I doubt that it will be as long. I'm going to guesstimate 10 chapters? Hard to say. The "rare blood" bit gave me an idea.
I'm not an Alison hater I just wanted a confrontation between her Chris and Eric and this is what came of it. I know there is some stuff left unresolved. We'll see about tying up some loose ends in the sequel.
Also I'm currently posting this and Fall For You on another site. blah blah of our own. I'm going to be making some changes to Bitten kind of a Bitten 2.0 I guess you could say.. Nothing major. Maybe that would be more of a Bitten 1.5 then. Anyway I feel there were some things I should have gone more in depth with. The changes will be a little dark and there will be some added angst. Not sure how it will go once it's done if I feel the changes add enough to the story I'll update what I have posted here. Nothing stupid like taking all the guns out of ET or having Han shoot first. Just some stuff that I and a reviewer felt needed to be expanded on.
I'm sorry for those of you who were expecting paragraphs of sex between Isaac and Eric. I just have a really hard time writing sex scenes. They are part of this story but not a large part. The sex scenes always took the longest to write and often got in the way of my continuing the story because I'd just stare at the screen and then eventually go do something else.
Anyway thank you so much for reading reviewing and following. The knowledge that people were actually reading this story is what pushed me to continue it.
The scent is what wakes Eric up. In an instant he is wide awake, enhanced senses scanning the house. He takes a deep breath and smells it again. It takes a moment for him to recognize the scent. The scent he'd had burned in to his memory when he'd seen Isaac's memory. She is in the house. Hackles rising he slips gently out of the bed and stalks soundlessly to the door. He can hear that she is down stairs. Slipping through the door he pads silently down the stairs her scent leading him to the study. He freezes when he hears the sound of a phone vibrating. "What?" she whispers angrily. "Have you found it yet?" The voice on the other end of the call asks. "It's not out any more. They probably put it back in the library I'll have to wait until they bring it out again. I can't talk now they are going to hear me." She replies no more than a whisper. "They will be sound asleep tired after the moon. You smell of pack your scent won't be out of place, it won't wake them up." The voice says. "It's good for them we follow the code." She says after a moment. "It would be really easy… I have to go."
Eric walks around the corner to find Alison waiting. She's leaning against the large partner's desk dressed all in black a smug look on her face. "You're looking better than the last time I saw you." she says sweetly. Stepping forward she extends her hand "I'm Alison it's nice to meet you." Eric frowns at her hand. "What are you doing here?" He asks crossing his arms over his bare chest. "Scott's birthday is coming up. There is a book that has a potion that allows wolves to get drunk. Being new to everything you probably don't know that werewolves can't get drunk. I wanted to surprise him." She says smiling sweetly again. Eric is a about to say something when he feels the comfort and strength of his Alpha. "So you thought sneaking into a house full of werewolves at 3 am on a full moon was a smart thing to do?" Derek says stepping out of the shadows and in to the study. Alison looks at Derek with innocent doe eyes. "I know the pack would never hurt me everyone's control is too good." "Why not just ask to borrow the book?" Eric says. Confusion heavy in his mind. His were senses tell him that she is telling the truth again and again coming back to him saying not a threat but his human instincts are wildly sounding alarm bells and urging caution. "There are other things in that book that she knows we wouldn't want people to know about." Derek says. "I'd never do anything to harm the pack you know that. I just wanted it to be a surprise." Alison says softly looking at Derek earnestly. Eric tries to convey his suspicions to Derek but finds the Alpha has closed himself off from the bond somehow. Derek is silent for a moment before finally speaking. "It's late you should go we'll talk about this later." Smiling shyly. "You're right I'm really sorry for waking you both up." She quickly slinks past the two wolves and out of the house.
Eric looks at Derek who is staring blankly at the spot where she had been standing. "Something's not right Derek. She said the right things, smelled the right way, her heart was steady but…" Pinching the bridge of his nose and sighing deeply Derek says "She lied. She's been around us long enough to know that just enough of the truth combined with complete calm will allow her to deceive." "Is that why you closed the bond off? So she wouldn't know?" Eric asks. Derrek looks at him in surprise. "I didn't think you'd be able to tell. I muted it some so she wouldn't be able to pick up on my suspicion. She's human and not as close as she could be but she's been able to pick up on my emotions before." "I don't like this she is up to something." Eric says scowling before he is soothed by the feeling of reassurance and safety from his Alpha as Derek restores the bond. Seeming to come to a decision Derek nods. "Come on pup." He says placing his hand on the back of Eric's neck and squeezing gently. "Let's go back to sleep. We'll deal with this later."
Eric is jolted awake by Derek leaping out of the bed and pounding out of the room. "What is it what's wrong?" he says. Wrinkling his nose he adds "What is that awful smell." Jackson is standing next to the window peering out. "Hunters." Isaac says jumping up next "Jackson Scott Eric stay with Stiles." "Like hell!" Eric says following Isaac out of the bedroom. "Eric." Isaac says eyes flashing yellow. "I'm not leaving Derek and you to deal with this we'll argue later." Eric grabs Isaac's hand and pulls him out of the room.
The two mates join their Alpha on the front porch. Isaac standing to Derek's right and slightly behind with Eric mirroring the position on the left. Several large SUV's have pulled up in front of the house and several armed men have exited. They stay by their vehicles as two people a man and a woman approaches. "Chris, what brings you to my home with armed men?" Derek says coldly before glaring at Alison. "Our truce does not cover you expanding your pack." Chris answered back icily. "So I'm supposed to let people die then? I gave him the choice and he accepted the Bite." Derek replies. "How very altruistic of you. Of course maybe that's not the correct use of the word since turning him gives you and the pack in general a boost in power. I find it very convenient that a feral Omega managed to get on your land without you knowing." "Are you saying he engineered this?" Isaac speaks with barely contained disgust. "How are we to know?" Chris asks.
"Un fucking believable. It's Texas all over again." Eric mutters rolling his eyes. "We've not met yet. I am Chris Argent. This is…" "Alison." Eric says feeling a growl building in his throat. "We met last night when I caught her snooping around the study." "What?!" The word is mirrored between Isaac who was now looking at Eric and Scott who had been listening in with Jackson from the bedroom. Eric looks at Isaac. "She snuck in last night when we were all asleep under the guise of looking for something to get Scott drunk for his birthday." Isaac's eyes flash and he turns and growls at Alison. Chris waves his hands dismissively. "We have more important things to discuss than drunk boyfriends. I have a few questions I'd like to ask you." Chris says. "Too bad." Eric says. Both Argents look surprised. Stepping forward Eric stands next to Derek. "You have no authority here. If my Alpha tells me to talk to you then I will. Otherwise you're trespassing on private property.
"I see you've found yourself a very good Beta Derek. What's it been 2? 3 weeks and he already is completely loyal and letting you do the thinking for him." Addressing Eric. "It's nice that you feel loyal to him but has he told you.." Eric scoffs and cuts Chris off. "You're no different than the hunters we dealt with in Texas. Bullies with guns who provoke innocent peaceful wolves in the hopes of starting trouble." Chris opens his mouth to say something but stops when Derek speaks after placing a hand on Eric's shoulder to calm him. "He was given a choice, he accepted. He would have died within minutes otherwise. If he had said no I would have honored his wishes and allowed him to die." "My father is just worried about the prospects of a new untrained wolf." Alison says. "We've been back for days, the full moon was last night. There haven't been any "animal attacks" that I am aware of. Yet here you stand with a small army." Isaac says glaring daggers at Alison.
"Is all this really necessary for one new untrained wolf?" Stiles says coming out of the house with Jackson and Scott trailing behind him. The wolves on the porch had been so focused on the tense conversation they had not heard Scott and Jackson trying and failing to get Stiles to stay inside. Stiles walks next to Derek and brushes shoulders with his Alpha and mate. Derek whines quietly deep in his throat only the wolves able to hear. Stiles mutters "I'm OK." before addressing the Argents. "What's up with all the hardware and man power? I know we haven't exactly been friends but we've had a truce for over 10 years now. You've helped us and we've helped you. Why does Derek saving someone's life garner this type of reaction?" Stiles says gesturing at the armed men. "It's because you didn't tell him because you didn't ask him." Jackson says with a sneer. "That's it isn't it?" Isaac says incredulously. "You're offended that Derek didn't come to you on bended knee asking for your understanding for what he'd done." Chris shakes his head "By adding to your pack you have shifted the balance of…" Eric shakes his head cutting off the elder Argent. "Do you let Derek know whenever you have hunters come to town?" "That's not the same." Alison says. "How? How is it different that you routinely have people who hunt werewolves come and go yet you don't bother to let the local pack know? I'm one wolf in a pack that has keeping me under control in its best interests. How much…" "Your control is exactly what we're concerned about." Chris says cutting Eric off. Eric grins dangerously stepping forward holding both arms out. "Try me." He says. "Eric." Derek and Isaac both say.
Suddenly an arrow flies through the air. In a blur of motion Eric has snatched the arrow out of the air and raced to the hunter who had fired it. In the blink of an eye the hunter is on the ground with Eric's knee on his chest and the arrow pressed painfully in his neck. When one of the other hunters moves to intervene he finds himself facing Eric's 9mm. Eric eyes flash orange as he holds the hunter at gun point. "Your men are a little twitchy Argent. Yet you'll notice the scary wild animals that you need to outnumber 3 to 1 haven't even moved." Chris turns back to the pack. Derek has his arms crossed over his chest with a look of pride. Isaac looks equal parts worried and furious. Jackson looks bored while Scott seems distracted. Stiles just shakes his head and leans in to Derek's side. "Wolves can't move that fast what are you?" Alison says. Standing and returning his gun to the small of his back Eric shrugs and points at Isaac. "His." Before walking back to the porch and standing next to his mate.
"I guess in the interest of full disclosure." Stiles says before stepping forward and flashing his eyes at the stunned group of hunters. Chris turns and glares at Alison. "I didn't know I would have told you." Alison is looking at Stiles with Is that shock or disgust? Stiles thinks "Stiles why would you do this to yourself? Why would you willingly…." Alison trails off shaking her head as if she were addressing a foolish child. "Are you a hunter or a member of this pack?" Derek demands glaring at Alison. She is stunned for a few seconds before finally responding. "You can't make me choose." She looks to Scott for help but he simply steps next to Derek and refuses to make eye contact. Derek smirks at her look of confusion. "You have no trouble sharing everything with your father yet you show up here with hunters and weapons without a word to me your Alpha or Scott your boyfriend. It would seem to me that you've already chosen." "That's not true I am a member of your pack you can't just….." Raising an eye brow Derek interrupts. "I can and I will. I was a fool to let you back in after what you had done. I let the options of others override my better judgment. In so doing I failed in several duties as Alpha. Foremost of which is the protection of my pack. You've played the game well. You have always said the right things, gone through the motions. Yet you still keep everyone at arm's length. I had thought that it was the pack's memory of what you've done. Looking back though the only person you've let close to you is Scott. Even then you two have been broken up more than together the past decade. After last night though where you lied to me and now here you are with a small army…. No… Your family has caused enough trouble with my pack. You're out." "Scott?" Alison demands. Scott shakes his head stony expression on his face. "You've made your choice. You should have let us know about this. The fact that you didn't proves that you will always be hunter first. I've waited, hoped, and prayed one day you'd truly be pack. You've shown today that you never will be. I've given you 10 years Alison. If that's not enough to prove to you we're not animals then nothing ever will."
Alison looks at each of them her expression slowly turning colder. Her eyes finally come to rest on Isaac a faint sneer on her lips. Eric growls eyes flashing dangerously. "Enjoy that memory all you can hunter. I promise that if you ever even look like you're thinking about going after my mate I'll rip you to pieces." She smirks at Eric and holds her arms out and says "Try me." Isaac see's Eric shifting his weight to launch off the porch and grabs his arm. "Eric please….. stop." Isaac says under his breath.
Chris finally speaks up. "Let's not throw away 10 years of progress because of hot tempers." "I agree." Derek says. "Next time you have a problem you call me and we'll meet at a neutral location to settle it." "How would you like it if the pack showed up wolfed out at your house without warning?" Stiles says. "Fair enough." Chris says. The two groups glare at each other for a moment more. "Are we done now? You've disturbed some of the best sleep I've had in years." Stiles says. Chris smirks before turning his back on the pack and walking back to his SUV. "We'll be in touch." The rest of the hunters load up and drive away. Once the last vehicle is out of site Stiles sags weakly against Derek. "Wasn't sure how much longer I could last." He says as the rest of the wolves look at him worriedly. "How are you feeling?" Derek says softly cradling his mates head in his hands. "Sleepy, sore, dizzy, proud of how awesome our pack is." Stiles says stepping closer to Derek and putting his hands around the larger man.
"You need to go back to sleep you only got about 10 hours." Jackson says pausing for a moment before reaching out and massaging Stile's shoulders with a frown on his face. "I felt you, I felt your tension that's what woke me up. The pack bond is like… wow." Stiles says taking Derek's hand. "Would you come lay with me?" "Always." Derek says allowing himself to be lead back in to the house. Stiles stops next to Scott who had was standing uncertainly just inside the door. "Want to talk about it?" Stiles asks softly. Scott looks at Stiles with sad eyes. "Later….please? Can I come.." He gestures up the stairs. "Of course, come on." Stiles reaches with his free hand and pulls Scott and Derek towards the stairs.
Isaac tries to glare at Eric but isn't very successful. "What am I going to do with you?" He says shaking his head with a small smirk on his face. Eric growls low in his throat and yanks Isaac tightly to him causing the taller wolf to gasp. "Annnnd that's my queue to leave. Try not to traumatize the wild life." Jackson chuckles walking back in the house and following the other wolves upstairs. "Are you mad at me puppy?" Eric says kissing, licking and biting at Isaac's neck. "Ye….yes." Isaac manages to stutter out. "You may need to punish me then. Remind me who's wolf I am. Keep me in line…." Biting just shy of too hard on his mate's ear lobe Eric continues. "Make me submit." "I..w…will." Isaac says panting and whimpering as Eric reaches in his sleeping pants and strokes him firmly. "Will what? Fuck me with your big cock?" Eric says filthily in Isaac's ear. Eric squeezes Isaac's length again causing a sex fogged moan from the taller man. Isaac finally gathers enough of his wits and scoops Eric up in his arms and practically runs into the house to their bedroom. Silently thankful that the rooms are sound proofed as he kicks the door closed behind him and flings his randy mate to the bed.
Several hours later Eric slowly wakes up. Isaac's arm is draped over Eric's chest possessively and he is snoring softly. Utterly drained of energy and other things. Eric smirks remembering the activities of the preceding hours. The look of love and trust in Isaac's eyes as Eric had slid into his virgin opening. The way they had both twitched and shuttered climaxing in unison as Eric's semen had flooded Isaac's deliciously tight passage. Their love making had been slow and unhurried. Both wolves reveling in not just the physical pleasure of their mating but also in the sheer emotional ecstasy that the mate bond allowed them.
Eric slips out of the bed gently and makes his way to the bathroom. Once his business in there was finished he slips a pair of Isaac's shorts on and slips out of the bathroom. Going down stairs he finds Scott sitting at the table in the kitchen looking out the window. Giving in to his wolfs need to comfort the his sad pack mate Eric reaches out and rubs Scott's shoulder before sitting next to him. "I know I'm new, and hopefully not speaking out of place but… If you want to talk.. about her, or anything really I want you to know I'll listen. Whenever wherever.. OK?" Scott looks at Eric and give him a warm smile some of the sadness leaving his brown eyes. "It's OK. I think I always knew we'd end up here. When she was… against us. I knew, I felt that she'd never come back. Something changed, broke in her heart when her mother killed herself. I hoped that if I just waited long enough, was patient enough she'd be OK. She never really was though. I guess I was just fooling myself all these years thinking that eventually someday. If I just loved her enough…." Scott trails off closing his eyes as he starts to cry. Eric pulls the sobbing man close and holds him tight. Scott puts his arms around Eric drawing comfort from his pack mate. "She was my first, I always wanted her to be my mate. She had qualities that drew my wolf to her. She never really embraced that part of me though. When we were teen agers I think it excited her. Rebelling against her parents, being with the one thing they hated the most. Something that was supposed to be so dangerous. As we got older though it was like the only thing she was interested in was human Scott. If she saw me in either of my were forms she'd get this look like she wasn't comfortable. I knew Eric I've known all along and did nothing. What if she'd done something. It would have been so easy…" Scott trails off again shuddering in Eric's arms.
Scott's words remind him of what Alison has said in the study. "It's good for them we follow the code. It would be really easy…" "I don't get the impression that she was trying to harm the pack. I have a feeling she was looking for information that they could use if they needed to. I'm sure they know lots of ways to kill us, this would have allowed them to incapacitate us." Scott nods rubbing his face slightly on Eric's shoulder. "Trying to get the upper hand." he says. "The book she was looking for doesn't really have anything deadly in it there are many ways to incapacitate us in there though that would be hard for us to counter act." Scott lifts his head and looks towards the front door. Eric also hears the car then catches the scent of wolf. "Great just what we need." Scott says as the door opens. Eric is on his feet between Scott and the new comer in a flash teeth bared growling dangerously. "I leave for a little while and this is the greeting I get?" "It's OK Eric." Derek says coming down the stairs. "It's Peter." There is a thump in the backyard and then the kitchen door flies open as Isaac rushes in wolfed out looking for the threat that had upset his mate. He see's Peter and rolls his eyes. Standing next to Eric Isaac leans against the shorter man. Derek says. "Peter this is Eric Isaac's.." Peter's eyes widen as he takes in the scent of the two. "Mate?! How wonderful." Sniffing again Peter grins filthily at Isaac. "Always knew you'd lift your tail for the right man. I'm glad you finally found him. If I'd known you preferred older I would have been happy to…" "Peter…" Derek growls. Eric moves himself between Isaac and his lecherous pack mate. "Ugh who let bad touch Peter in the house?" Stiles says stomping down the stairs.
Peter's eyes go wide before he looks to Derek. "Two new wolves? Nephew I am impressed. I've always said I wished I had bitten Stiles instead of Scott. He's going to be a huge benefit to the pack now that he's not so….. breakable. No offense Scott." Scott shrugs as he tugs Eric closer "Don't really care what you think Peter." Scott pulls Eric in to a firm embrace. "Thanks for listening Eric. I'm glad you're with us." At that Scott nods at Isaac, Derek and Stiles before walking out the still open front door. Stiles gives Derek a squeeze on the arm and follows Scott out closing the door behind him. "So why have you decided to grace us with your presence?" Isaac asks pulling Eric over to the refrigerator and pulling some food out. "Honestly?" Peter asks causing Derek to snort "I'm just passing through. It's been nearly a year since I've been with my pack and I wanted to visit for a few hours before heading to the airport. I also may have picked up on the disharmony on the bond and wanted to see that everything was OK." Peter finishes frowning slightly. "Alison is out of the pack… permanently." Derek says. Peter huffs. "Took you long enough I'm amazed she never turned on you or the pack…. A second time."
Deciding that while wildly inappropriate Peter was mostly harmless Eric walks up and introduces himself. "Hi Peter, Eric. Nice to meet you." Peter gifts Eric with a genuine smile and takes his hand. "Nice to meet you as well. Love is one thing but the love of a mate.." Everyone in the room see's and feels the brief burst of grief from Peter before he composes himself continuing a moment later. "The love of a mate is priceless. Congratulations to both of you.. really." Clearing his throat and turning to Derek. "Could I speak with you? With the changes in the European markets I think we should make a few changes." Derek nods and walks towards the study. "Of course." Peter follows and pulls the door shut behind him.
Stiles comes walking back in to the house a few moments later and helps Isaac and Eric make dinner. "So no more Alison. Are you OK with that?" Isaac asks Stiles. Stiles shrugs and is silent for a few minutes. "Really.. I think I am. There has always been something just a bit off with her. I don't think that she was a plant or a spy or anything. I think that in the beginning she truly wanted to be with us. There were times when she and Scott were on one of their many "breaks" that she would still show up to pack meetings. After her mom though it seemed like she was really only interested in being around if Scott was here. We all got along but there was always this underlying tension whenever she was around. To be perfectly honest I think everyone will be happier now that she's gone. It's hard to really trust someone who's shot arrows in to you or your pack." Stiles says turning the oven and setting the temp. "Or tried to carve your kidneys out with daggers." Isaac says before quickly looking at Eric who has gone stone faced. "Sorry baby." Eric shakes his head. "I'm OK. Actually I'm glad she's gone we shouldn't have to keep our guard up in our own home. We should be able to be ourselves and relax around each other." Sitting down Eric smiles fondly at his pack mates as they rummage around the kitchen.
So this is life in the Hale pack. Eric thinks watching Isaac and Stiles chat and prepare dinner. Hunters ex-girlfriends, crude resurrected family members, oh and werewolves. All balanced out by pack, my mate, and the comforting background noise of the pack in the back of my mind. Isaac looks at him just then and smiles before mouthing I love you. Eric melts a little bit and returns the sentiment. Stiles looks at them grinning. "You two are so adorable." Isaac flicks the water off his fingers at Stiles who laughs and goes back to his speech about the Stilinski family recipe for the world's best steak marinade.
Eric sighs more content than he's ever been and thinks despite the changes, despite the dangers. He'd not change a single thing.
