Ch 7: Switching Allegiances

We talked and he explained who he was after he unloaded the gun and took the bullets and burned them into my wounds. I felt revitalized and back to normal and I easily removed the restraints from the chair and I stood up.

"Feeling well?" he asked

"Yes, though I know you didn't save me out of the kindness of your heart. What do you want?"

"Simple. Join me."

"I'm sorry but I already have a pack that I am pretty committed to. Is there anything else you want? I mean you saved my life so I do owe you."

He shook his head. "The offer is always on the table if you decide to reconsider. If you want to find me I will be in beacon hills, just howl."

"Thank you Deucalion." I said

He simply turned and left. I examined the body noticed the five slashes across her neck, the blood just drooling off and spreading across the floor. I spit on her body and walked away to the next room. I took in where I was, a bar with more dead bodies then I could count. Each one had a gun sprawled on the floor but no bullets. Did Deucalion kill all these men before they could pull the trigger? He's fast and strong. He must have really wanted me in his pack. I felt bad that he went through all this trouble just for me and I turned him down. I decided to leave before someone else dies. I headed to beacon hills and get out of this Mexican hell hole.

I opened the doors and found Liam laying down on the couch. He looked startled when he saw me and got up quickly and rushed over to me.

"Angel? You're here! Where the hell where you? We were looking for you man! What happened?" he said nervously

"It's a long story. Call off the search for me and tell them I'm home. I'll tell them the whole story,"

"Ok but something happened that you're not going to like."

I frowned "What is it?"

Liam did not want to tell me what happened that was bad, but he said he would show me instead. Liam called Scott and the rest of them to tell them the good news. Minutes later Scott and Mercy came. I wondered why and thought this had something to do with the bad thing. Mercy ran up with a smile and hugged me and instantly I knew something was wrong. She smelled different and felt weird. I pushed her away and realized

"You're…a wolf" I whispered

Her smile faded and she looked stunned as she took a step back. Scott stepped up and talked

"I did this but only because we had no lead on how to find you and she begged me because she knew it might have been the only way to find you."

All I heard was excuses. I was so mad. Scott bit her and she promised me she wouldn't get involved. She lied. I pointed a staggering finger at her

"You lied to me. You said you would stay out of this, I trusted you!"

"It's not her…" Scott started to say

That was enough. I couldn't stand to hear ether of their voices. I charged and tackled Scott going in for his waist and hearing a loud thud on the ground and hearing him groan. I was too quick for him and I caught him by surprise. I was on top of Scott when I raised my claws to strike at his throat when I felt grabbed by the shoulders and I was thrown to the other side of the room on the wall to my back. I was on the floor on my stomach and I got up and looked at them. Scott was still on his back in shock in what had happened. Mercy hands were shaking and she put them up to her face and looked at them.

"I'm so sorry Angel I…I didn't mean to! I can't control this yet, I just reacted."

I got up and brushed myself off and looked at her with a blank stare and said calmly.

"You're right, you can't and you can never control it. You don't understand but now you're a target for all psychopath's in Beacon hills that are attracted to this place. The bite is a curse. Not a gift. Good luck controlling it."

I walked past both of them. I was about to open the door when Scott was about to put his hand on my shoulder. I whipped around and caught his wrist, crushing it causing him to wince.

"You are not my Alpha Scott McCall, and if I see you ever again, I can assure you I'm going to win round two." I yelled and I let go of his hand and I left Derek's loft

I was an omega once again and the feeling sucked. I decided to do the only option I had. I went to find Deucalion and get stronger again as a pack. I did what he told me to do. I went into the woods and howled loud enough for everyone in Beacon hills to hear. Soon after he came and I was leaning against a tree with my arms folded. He just stood out in the open as the cold breeze hit us, leaves rustling and best of all, the peace and quiet.

"What changed your mind so rapidly?" he asked

"Nothing to dwell on, so is it just the two of us?" I asked kind of disappointed

"No, we another one named Kali who is quite special. She came back from the dead.

The only way a wolf comes back from the dead is if an alpha performs a forbidden ritual that drains little of the alphas power. The wolf comes back but is weak for some time but eventually goes back to normal. Still the dead need to stay dead and bringing back a zombie is wrong. I began to have my doubts of Deucalion but threw those thoughts out of my head.

"So where will I be staying? I don't think I can go back with Scott anymore." I said

"An abandoned mall, perhaps it's not the most pleasing environment but it will have to do."

We began to take a walk in the woods and chat. The more Deucalion talked, the smarter I found him. His vocabulary was pretty good and he seemed to know just about everything we talked about. We started talking about my parents and the Calaveras since many were still alive.

"Finding them will prove quite a challenge, though if we capture the girl the Calaveras will surely show up. Without her there will be not a chance to find them because once they find the bodies they will flee into hiding for a while. Still, they have a code they must respect. Find the girl and bring her to me and you get what you want."

"What do you want?" I asked

"To redesign my pack and have it stronger than it was before." He said

I wasn't even sure if that was possible. Stiles once told me about the alpha pack and that if it was not for Jennifer, they would have never stood a chance. If Deucalion wants to be stronger than before, were going to need more alphas and more training.

"So what's our first move?" I asked as we both stopped walking and looked at each other

"Try to hit me." He said

I was kind of hesitant to do so but I didn't want to seem weak or soft to him, so I raised my palm and pushed it forward to his chest as fast as I could but, it seemed like he saw it a mile away. He raised his palm to match mine and he began to push it forward. My whole arm was shaking as I tried to hold back his palm, but it felt like I was trying to push through a diamond wall. I got my left hand and swung it at his ribs but he caught it the moment it was in motion, then simply head-butted me. I staggered backwards and held my hand to my face. Everything was blurry for a second as hid head felt as hard as iron. I then regained my focus and thought for a second. It was like he knew my move before I did. I decided to slip into the shadows and try to get him by surprise. I climbed a tree on the top and jumped from one to another. Soon I was right above him and was about to jump on him when he said

"The shadows only conceal your body, not your scent." He said

Then he looked up right at my eyes. I didn't know what to do. He faster than me and he can see right through my stealth. Hand to hand was suicide. So I jumped down and looked at him

"I give up" I said sadly

"You're a very fast wolf, though you need to be much faster if you wish to defeat the Calaveras. First, I teach you how to mask your scent, then you get smarter, then stronger, and you go for the Calaveras.

"You're not going to help?"

"I will help prepare you, but no more than that."

"What will you do in the meantime?"

"Look for some alphas to contribute to our effort."

"What effort?"

"The effort to get a true alpha in our pack."