Derek's POV

Everything was echoing, but I felt something hitting me, it was getting harder and harder, so I grabbed the thing, it was a hand, Stiles' hand, my eyes fell. I looked

around, the bitch was gone, damn it,

"Where is she?" I asked as I sat up looking at the boy, his body looked shaken,

"Jennifer? Gone with Scott's mom."Stiles said freaking out as he looked at me, trying to catch his breath,

"She took her?" I asked him as he nodded,

"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, the one thing I came for

"What about Lexi?" I asked him as he nodded,

"She is ok still with Isaac" Stiles said as I got on my feet and darted to my imprint, Lexi, my imprint, my girl, my lover, I soon found Isaac with my unconscious mate

in the back, still breathing thank god, I let my head fall as I grabbed her hand and kissed it, so Isaac drove me to my Hummer, which the Argent's were waiting there

too.

"Where's Scott and Stiles?" Allison asked as Cora gave Lexi to me, her body was lax in my arms, her breathing was rough, but I can help, I hope

"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, Cora opened the other

door,

"What about Scott and Melissa?" Chris asked as I laid Lexi in the back, Cora jumped in and placed my mate's head in her lap.

"I got her brother" She said as I nodded then shut the door, I began walking to the driver's side,

"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. The night consisted of taking Lexi's pain, It was the

next day, Cora had Laura in her arms deep in sleep, Peter was on the steps and I had Lexi on our bed, she looked dead, but she is still breathing, Isaac showed up a

few minutes ago watching my imprint breath heavily, I held her hand in mine

"She's dying, isn't she?" Isaac asked me as I held her hand,

"I don't know." I replied as Lexi 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 just shook my head

"I don't know." I replied monotone again, nothing else really mattered.

"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, Lexi 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 Lexi I wouldn't leave. I'll help the others when I figure out how to help her." I told him, but he just snarled at me, but I don't care

"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 Laura cry,

"Cora" I said as she looked up from her niece, my babygirl, Laura was making grabby hands to me, so Cora got up and gave me my child. I held him how Lexi taught

me, but Laura was still crying so I began rocking her back and forth

"Shh Laura, my Pup, shh I got you shh" I said bouncing her, she then whimpered as she 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 Laura then

began falling asleep in my arms,

"Scott's not an Alpha yet." I replied as my babygirl fell deep asleep again.

"But he's on his way, isn't he?" Peter said as I got up and set my girl in her crib.

"I promise you, your mother is going to get better" I said carefully caressing her little face as she was asleep, I walked out of nursery back to Lexi's side. I didn't leave

her side, Lexi'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 Lexi 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 Lexi,

"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 Lexi twitch a little,

"What if this was exactly what Jennifer was hoping for? She would know the only way for you to save Lexi would be giving up your power. Maybe that's what she was

gonna have you do at the hospital." Peter told me as Lexi'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 her breathing got bad fast

"It's gotta be now. I don't have a choice." I said hearing my imprint'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. But not her." 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, Lexi's eyes popped open but I didn't stop, I felt my Alpha Spark growing inside of 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 glowing but they didn't change color, I felt stronger, more of an Alpha, an Alpha that gave true sacrifice, an Alpha that I will be, I stopped

roaring then collapsed as everything went black.