The next morning I woke up bright and early. Derek was still asleep. I got out of bed and wrote him a note saying ' I'll be home before noon.'. I went to the school to check on Ms. Blake. As I walked into her class, she screamed.
" What do you want? You gonna tear me apart?" She asked as she got a wooden pointer.
" I was going to see if you were okay. You seemed pretty shaken up last time I saw you." I say as she let a nervous smile upon her face.
" Physically or emotionally? Although I guess that presupposes I was emotionally okay before any of this. And according to my therapist, I.. it's been debatable for a long time." She replied as I sighed, but let my worry subside.
" I think you will survive. Some in Beacon Hills don't think they can make it through one class." I said as she let a nervous chuckle out.
" Obviously, you've never taught high school. I see that you are taking home classes." She perked up as I nodded.
" Yeah, better to not be stressed than deal with being somewhat of a teenager." I replied as she seemed to calm in my presence.
" In 20 minutes, I have to start two dozen teenagers on the crucible, and I honestly have no idea what I'm gonna say." She says as she looked at my belly then back at my face.
" Well, why don't you start by telling them that it's an allegory for mccarthyism?" I told her, English was one of my best subjects in school.
" Is that a subtle way of suggesting that I shouldn't say anything? Because I won't." She says as I nodded.
" I'm Alexandra." I tell her before going to leave.
" Jennifer." She spoke out. I turned to her and smiled.
" I heard you were expecting." She says as I nodded.
" You would be right." I say as she nods with a smile.
" Congrats." She says before I feel something off about her, but I shake it off. I leave the school and go home. As I opened the loft door, I see that Derek wasn't in bed.
" Derek? You home?" I called out.
" Up here." His voice was at the second floor of the loft. I smiled and went up the stairs with little trouble. I made it to see that Derek was sitting on a bench.
" Where's Cora?" I asked as he sighed.
" Not sure, but she's around." He says with a bit of uncertainty in his tone.
" How did she take the news about the baby?" I asked as I sat down next to him, Derek placed his hand on my bump.
" She hasn't spoken to me yet." Derek said as I hummed.
" It'll be alright babe, you know this." I say as he looked at me.
" I hope so." Derek whispered before I placed a kiss upon his lips. We stopped as we heard Cora's grunting. She must be up and about!
" Shouldn't she be resting?" I asked him as I got up with him.
" She should be." Derek said as we go downstairs. We see Cora working out. Hales, stubborn even when injured.
" Stop. You're not done healing." Derek said as Cora didn't stop.
" Yeah? Well, I'm done lying around." She barked at him, but Cora didn't let up as if defying her older brother.
" Then sit." I say as she grunt, basically disapproving of Derek and I's relationship. She gets up.
" Are you gonna help me go after them?" Cora asked as I shrugged.
" Wish I could, but I think with my condition I would fall." I said before sitting on the couch with my hand on my bump. I watched as Cora began doing push ups. Derek then trips her and she falls. She gets up and tries to fight Derek, but he just stops her futile attempt.
" Come on, fight back! Did I come back for this?" Cora spat out before scoffing at this.
" I can't believe I got my ass thrown in a vault for three months for you. All those rumors I heard. A powerful new Alpha, one of the hales, was building a pack. Rumors of a powerful imprint?" She ranted with pure emotion that were mixed with one another.
" Do you know how long I waited to hear something like that? Do you have any idea how it felt to find out you were alive?" Cora asked as I got up.
" Cora!" I barked to her, she turned to me.
" You have to realize that Derek thought everyone was gone. Hell, the Argents practically forced the both Laura and Derek away. My father and I were hunted down by the bitch who killed my mother, then years later I watched as she killed my father. I'm sorry that we didn't know you were alive." I say as I see that she was taking it all in.
" Through the bond, I can tell Derek is glad you are alive." I tell her before I felt Derek's hand on my bump.
" And I'm glad you are alive as well." I say with a smile. Cora smiles, but the moment was interrupted by the alarm going off.
" What's that?" Cora asked as I felt my eyes change.
" Trouble." Derek says before Eniis came in half shifted and eyes full aglow. Cora goes and attacks.
" Cora No!" I screamed before Ennis had Cora on the ground.
" Ready for a rematch?" Ennis growled through his fangs. I soon see Kali come in half shifted and all claws out. I snarled at her. She tries to come at me, but Derek tackles her to the ground. The fighting felt as if time slowed down. I watched as Kali got a pole and when Derek was down, she slammed it through him. I felt my anger rise. I almost went for him, but Derek shook his head. I nodded and stayed put. I soon saw the man of the hour come in.
" Everybody done? 'Cause just listening to that was exhausting. So... Let's chat." Deucalion said in a calm tone. I was furious and my baby was kicking up a storm.
" Let him go!" I yelled at the blind Alpha, whom smirked my way.
" In due time, all we need is to chat, Alexandra." He said as I was shocked, how did he know my name? Deucalion grabbed a chair and sat in front of my lover.
" Sorry about this, Derek. I asked Kali to be gentle, but..." Deucalion says as I growled. I felt my baby kicking.
" This is me being gentle." She said as she twisted the pole deeper. Derek groaned and I saw the pool of blood getting bigger slowly.
" Don't...touch her.. Let Cora go." Derek growled. Deucalion nod and Ennis lets Cora go. Cora then scrambles over to me.
" See? We're not unreasonable." Deucalion says with a smirk.
" What do you want? You want to kill me?" Derek growls as I feel his pain within the bond, my eyes changed and the fury running through me.
" You really think I'm that boring? Don't throw me in with sociopaths like your Uncle. I'm a man with far more vision than simple murder. In fact... I'm here to show you just how much vision a blind man can have." Deucalion says as he takes his sunglasses off showing his eyes that are blinded by battle of some sort. It's the same eyes of the blind wolf who saved my father. Derek's blood was starting to turn dark.
" You're killing him!" Cora yelps, Kali turns to her and smirks.
" Not yet, little sister. But I could." Kali chuckles at this. Turning the pole deeper.
" Who knows if it's five minutes or five hours before it's too late to take this thing out?" Kali says in the most sadistic way.
He dies, I'll kill you in the most painful way! I growled as my eyes remained in the WahrGreistFuchs way. I feel her shift a bit as if scared of me.
" But just to be on the safe side, Duke, you might want to get to the point." She explains as Deucalion smirks.
" Now you see the one problem with being in an Alpha pack. Everybody wants to make the decisions. Me? I'm more about discovering new talents... Like you. And of course Alexandra. All that power in one vessel." Deucalion says as if so power-hungry. I felt my baby kicking as if telling me to calm down.
" Not interested. Neither is my girl!" Derek groaned at this, but whimpered in slight pain.
" But you haven't even heard my pitch." Deucalion says as if this was the only way to work everything out.
" You want me to... Kill my own pack. For you to take my girl away!" Derek slurred as blood was coming out of his mouth.
" No. I want you to kill one of them. Do that, and I won't have to ask you to kill the others. You'll do it on your own. I did it. Ennis did. Kali did." Deucalion said camly.
Derek would never kill his pack! Not for any reason! I growled as I wanted to shift.
" Tell her what it's like, Kali, to kill one of your own." Deucalion says as I see Kali smiling.
" Mm... Liberating." She said as if proud, but I could tell there was regret behind it, but what did she regret?
" Alexandra would be a great asset." Deucalion says as I growled.
" Listen to me, Derek. Do you really want to stay beholden to a couple of maladjusted teenagers bound to become a liability? And believe me, they will become a liability. In fact... I have a feeling one of them is getting himself into trouble right now." Deucalion says as I can hear my cousins screams in my mind.
" Isaac." I whispered as I felt her teeth sharpening, but managed to stay calm. Feeling the babe in me moving to remind me to stay calm for both if not all of our safety.
" See, the reason I'm always invested in new talent is simple. We all know a pack is strongest due to its individual parts. The stronger the individual parts, the greater the whole. When I lost my sight, one of my betas assumed I wasn't fit for my role anymore. He tried to take it from me. Killing him taught me something about alphas I didn't know they could do. His power was added to mine. I became stronger, faster, more powerful than I'd ever been. I tested this new ability to subsume the power of your own by killing another one. In fact, Derek, I killed them all. I took the individual parts and became a greater individual whole." Deucalion says as if convincing Derek of his cause. I watched as Derek's head was lifted up.
" You're right, Kali." Deucalion says with a smile.
" He looks like his mother. You'll get to know me, Derek. Like she did." Deucalion said as he let Derek's head fall.
" I know you.I know what you are. You're a fanatic." Derek said as Deucalion got up. The weather becoming affected.
" Know me? You've never seen anything like me. I am the Alpha of alphas." Deucalion growls as thunder roared outside.
" I am the apex of apex predators! I am death, destroyer of worlds! I am the demon-wolf!" He screamed as I saw Cora cowering from the power. Kali pulled the pipe out of Derek. I stood my ground. Deucalion's glasses broke and he took them off.
" Hate it when that happens." He says before looking my way.
" The rumors are true then. A werewolf imprinted on by the Fushsbau." He said with a smirk.
" Like its any of your business demon wolf." I spat back.
" Defensive are we?" He asked as if confused by my attitude.
" I don't think you get the term!" I growled as he smirked.
" The rumors are true. A hot flame does burn inside you. I wonder what that power could do?" He said before licking his lips. The nerve of him!
" Good luck getting it from me, cause as long as I stand, you won't get it." I snarled as my eyes changed.
" I'm not a vessel for my power." I say as I let my power fill my voice.
" I use the power my mother and father gave to me the moment I was born, I use it for good and peace. To keep the balance my father sought out for. You don't have the right to claim my power and never will. That is my truth." I said as I saw the three Alpha's a bit taken aback.
" We shall see." He told me before leaving with the other two. I quickly got to Derek's side and let my Fuchsumhang cover him. I felt slightly winded, but I healed him fully. I felt the baby kick as I placed Derek's hand there. Cora helped him up.
" I know that Isaac was forced to transform."I said as I laid Derek on the couch. He gave me a questioning look.
" I heard his scream in my mind. We have to send him somewhere else." I said as he nodded.
" It's the only way to keep him safe." I said as Isaac came into the loft.
" We were attacked." I said as Isaac saw the blood pool on the floor.
" The Alpha Pack had you in danger?" Isaac asked us. I nodded.
" More like threatening Derek and me by putting a pole into Derek and forcing him to listen to Deucalion's ranting. Also trying to recruit me." I said as Isaac's eyes glowed.
" It would be best if you kept an eye on Lexi, but from a distance. Go to Scott, he should give you shelter." Derek said as Isaac came over and hugged me.
" Stay safe, I'll be watching over you." Isaac said before he left. I helped Derek to bed and removed his clothes along with mine. I feel the baby moving and kicking up a storm.
" They are active." I said as he smiled.
" She is active." Derek whispered.
" She?" I asked as Derek smiled.
" All first born Hale's are girls." Derek says before smiling. I rolled my eyes and just surrounded him. Letting my worries fall as I fell asleep.