It was the day after Stile's proposal when Riley was ambushed by Alison and Lydia. The dragged her into a secluded corner
"What are you doing after school?" Lydia asked.
"Going home?" she said, as if this was obvious.
"No, you're coming shopping" Alison ordered. Riley looked down, like she had the money to go shopping. When she brought up that fact Lydia scoffed and offered to pay, Riley tried to protest but the older girl shook her head.
"Riley consider this a gift, I can not let this school think your clothes represent you and plus… since you've been here I don't think I've seen Stiles smile so much." She admitted. Riley after much pleading agreed.
The Beacon Hills mall never knew what hit it when Lydia Martin stepped through the doors. They had been there for two hours and Lydia had deemed all the outfits the spawn of Satan. Alison eventually persuaded Lydia to get some food when they walked past a small boutique which caught Riley's eyes, in the front window stood a white dress, dip dye in amber. She looked at the price tag and sighed. She couldn't ask Lydia to spend 70 dollars but before she could turn around Lydia had already pulled both girls into the shop. She marched over to the rail and pulled off the dress, ordering Riley to try it on. When she reappeared both girls' mouths dropped in shock. Riley looked radiant, her entire being seemed to light up as she wore the dress.
"Are you sure you wanna buy this Lydia…?" Lydia said nothing, she picked up the dress and walked over to the till, swiping her card. She then walked to Riley and handed her the bag
"I'm so glad you moved here" Alison beamed and as the three amigos walked to the car they couldn't be happier.
After spending an hour at Lydia's house Riley decided to walk home. The girls told her goodbye as Riley walked towards the woods. It was in the woods however that Riley began to feel like she was being stalked, she could here footsteps behind her, as panic settled in she started running but no matter how fast she ran the stalker seemed to keep up with her until he was eventually in front of her. He knocked Riley backwards, growling.
"I knew it was you!" He growled, he stalked towards her. Riley gulped
"What do you want?" she asked, he growled again, his hand held high as claws came through.
"I want you to pay you bitch!" he yelped as he swung his claw towards Riley's throat. She spun, narrowly missing the fatal blow. The man growled
"You know they'd kill you if you killed me" Riley reasoned.
"They never said anything about maiming you!" then he lunged at her but as Riley prepared for the hurt it never came. She looked up to see Alison stood there, bow and arrow in tow, Dereck behind her.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Dereck asked. Riley rolled her eyes
"Well hello to you to Dereck" she replied, her voice dripping with sarcasm. Alison looked between the pair
"Wait… you two know each other?" she asked. Dereck ignored the teen and walked over to Riley.
"I'll ask you again, What. Are. You. Doing. here?" he demanded. Riley looked down
"I needed somewhere to go" she admitted. Dereck rolled his eyes
"What and you thought Beacon Hills the home of everything mystical and mad was the safest place?" he quizzed, Riley mumbled something under her breath, Dereck asked her to speak up.
"Stiles is here okay? He seemed like the safest place; guess I was wrong."
"Yeah well you need to go!" at this Alison stepped forward.
"Look I don't know what's going on or how you two know each other but Riley can stay if she wants!" Riley smiled, Alison had only known her for a couple of months and still she was defending her.
"Yeah well maybe you should know why I'm telling her to go" Dereck reasoned. Alison looked to Riley, confused. The younger girl conceded to Derek's point.
"He… he found me- "
"Then got you sober!"
"Yeah maybe you did but then you left me, alone. I had nothing Dereck and maybe I was clean, but I was hurt and hungry and I needed you!"
"I'm not your babysitter!" he argued. Alison had had enough and stepped between them.
"Enough, look I don't need to know what happened but who is that man!" she demanded, pointing to the wolf on the floor. Dereck stared at Riley pointedly
"That man…. He's scum when I was at my lowest he stole me from the streets and sold me to a pack of men… they would rape me repeatedly" Alison stared at her, tears in her eyes.
"Oh Riley I'm so sorry." She pulled Riley into a hug.
"How does Dereck come into it though?"
"I was found by the wives of the men, injured, they nursed me back to health but not before I found Riley, it turned out she'd been passed from pillar to post and used as a sex doll, was drugged up to her eyeballs most of the time so I stole her back, cleaned her up and let her go"
"I've been running ever since" Riley finished. Alison sighed
"I knew something was wrong, it's why I followed you but shit I didn't expect that." Riley nodded solemnly.
"Yeah… fun fact they are werewolves and their leader just so happens to be Charlie's father."
"Charlie as in…"
"Yeah the guy that killed Farkle and Auggie."
"Ah shit."