Alright, gang. This one's a bit shorter than the rest so I figured publishing it now couldn't be bad. Plus, the story got it's first review! Wooo! In honor of it, this chapter is dedicated to one teresaseda28! Thanks for the kind words, love!

"Son of a bitch!" Matilda yelled as she looked at the tail lights of her car. "Who the fu—" She cut herself off as she remembered the house and Derek and the strange feeling she had. She chewed on her bottom lip, looking at the scratches. She moved forward, running her fingers over the indentation before she pulled away and made her way towards her home. Once inside, she fixed herself a quick dinner, making sure to leave some for Derek before she made her way into the living room. She turned on some music, grabbed a book she was reading, and began to read while she sipped on a glass of red wine.

A few hours later, her home phone started to ring. Matilda blinked a few times before she stood up and made her way into the kitchen. She pulled the phone from the cradle.

"Hello?" She asked, only to be stunned when she heard an almost panicked voice respond.

"Mattie?!"

"S…Stiles?" She asked. She could almost see him nodding his head so fast she was sure it'd pop off. "Stiles, what's going on?" She paused. "How did you get my number?"

"Dad," was all he said and she sighed, rolling her eyes. "ANYWAY, I need your help. I can't find Scott."

"What do you mean?"

"We were at a party and he was acting super weird and ran off. I tried to follow him but he was gone." She heard noises.

"Stiles are you driving and talking on the phone right now?"

"…no…" Matilda let the silence stand for a moment. "Okay so maybe I am! Not the point! I need to find Scott!"

"Stiles, calm down," she tried to reason. "Where do you think he would go?"

"I don't know, Matilda, or I would be there!"

"Do not get snippy with me, Stiles." There was a silence. "Much better. Now where do you think Scott went? If he's in trouble, where would he go?"

"I…I don't—home," Matilda heard him say in realization before she heard the screeching of tires. "Thanks, Mattie!" He yelled into the phone before she heard the dial tone. She blinked a few times before she shook her head and put her phone back into the cradle.

A few hours later, there was a loud banging noise on Matilda's door. She sat up, putting down her almost finished book before she made her way towards the door. She moved towards it and she heard a huff on the other side of the door. Her eyes widened a bit before she moved away from the door. She knew that noise. It wasn't a human noise.

'Shit,' she thought to herself as she looked at the door. She knew that the Alpha was standing outside of her door and with his hearing, he'd be able to hear her heartbeat pounding behind the door. He could also smell her and her fear. Sometimes she hated being human, but she knew she was much better and more helpful to Derek as a human.

The sound of nails against her door, made Matilda turn quickly and sprint down her hallway and towards her bedroom. She skidded into her room and turned, shutting the door behind her and locking it. She pushed her dresser in front of the door and turned around, leaning against it before she felt a push against her bedroom door. Her eyes widened and her hand flew to her mouth to muffle her scream of surprise. She heard the sound of a nose against the cracks in the door before she felt more pounding against the door. She sank to the ground, pushing her back against the dresser to keep the door shut.

When the pushing finally stopped, she heard the sound of nails against her door once more before there was silence. Matilda sat there, her hand clamped down over her mouth to keep herself from screaming. She wasn't sure how long she was there until she heard a knock on her door. She let out a scream.

"Mat?" A relieved sigh escaped Matilda's lips.

"Wolfman," she breathed. He grunted in response and tried to push the door open, but it didn't budge.

"Matilda, let me in."

"One…one second," she said as she shakily stood up and pushed the dresser back to its spot, her personal items littering her floor as she did so. She carefully opened the door and looked at Derek. His eyes looked her up and down, making sure that she was okay. "Derek, I'm fine." He snorted, not believing her before he gently pushed past her looking around. He sniffed a bit before he seemed to almost relax a bit. He turned to her, his eyes telling her to tell him what happened. "The Alpha," she murmured. He nodded his head, running a hand through his hair.

"I know." Matilda blinked at him, her jaw set.

"What do you mean you know?" She asked him, anger in her voice. Gently, Derek took her wrist and led her out of her room and shut her bedroom door. Matilda gasped at the spiral that had been carved into her door. "Wha…what is that?"

"Revenge," he murmured. Matilda's eyes widened.

"Revenge?! What the hell did I do?" She asked him, angry that this Alpha was targeting her. He shrugged his shoulders. "Derek!" She yelled. He looked over at her, into her green eyes with his own green ones. "What the hell is going on?" She asked him once she had calmed down, wanting answers from him.

"I don't know," he stated. Matilda looked at him carefully before she nodded her head, accepting his answer.

"What now?" She asked him quietly. He sighed and leaned back against her wall, his jaw set as he thought about what to do. Matilda could tell he was unhappy so she went around her house, trying to assess the damage that the monster could have left in its wake. Strangely enough, though it seemed the monster only destroyed where he had ran. From the broken, scratched up front door, down the hallway, and up the stairs. Pictures were on the floor, glass cracked and smashed, pictures scratched up. Her various knick knacks were knocked over and destroyed but other than that, everything was okay. It was strange, as though he only had one thing on his mind. Matilda's eyes widened.

"Shit," she cursed before she turned and made her way back to where Derek was, except he was gone. She blinked a few times. "Son of a bitch," she murmured as she looked around before she walked into her bedroom and sat down, taking a few breaths. "Derek...seriously?" She asked her empty room. "Whatever," she muttered as she stood up and changed into her pajamas. She looked at her door before she walked over and shut it, pushing her dresser in front of it again. She went over to her open window, where Derek had gone no doubt, and closed it, locking it. As she laid in bed, she looked up at the ceiling, thinking about how nothing she did mattered. If the Alpha wanted her, he would find a way to get her and as such, Matilda didn't get a good night's sleep.