The cold hard truth.

James' point of view:

What had I done? I wasn't thinking properly and I had literally thrown Scott to the wolves.

"Why hadn't you said this before?"

"I wanted to be certain dad but I am still not one hundred percent sure."

"But it is a lead this is what we wanted James."

"I know."

"Bring them to me."

There was no way that I could do that. Scott didn't want anything to do with my family or me at that, but now it looks like he doesn't have a choice. I was a complete idiot. Scott needed to be kept safe as my dad would want to kill him; well that's what I imagine anyway because he hasn't really told us his plans. As every time he says he's going to something you can hear his heartbeat flicker so he was lying.

"Tell me what you want with them first."

"I have told you before."

"No but you lied with that, so if you want me to do this for you then tell me what you really want with them."

"Deucalion wanted them in the alpha pack, and he somehow destroyed him without killing Deucalion himself. We had been after him for years and now he has stopped causing trouble."

"So what?"

"I want him in the pack; he holds power and people fear him more than they fear us. We used to be the most feared pack in the world and then this werewolf came along and is feared more than us."

"People don't fear him, they look up to him."

"That's what they say, but he is powerful."

"Powerful or not he has a pack."

"I know but he won't say no to the originals."

Something was telling me that Scott would be a bit more difficult than my dad thought. Scott needed to leave town which I knew he wouldn't so somehow I would need to contain him.

"James you didn't say what his name was."

"I don't know his name, but I could probably pick him up by scent."

"So what do you do now?"

"Now I want to make sure I am right, before I bring him to you as I don't want to bring just any werewolf to you."

"If you are certain but I want Sam to go with you, as I don't trust you yet."

"Sam is too young and is a liability so just for today let me go on my own as the minute I am certain I will bring him to you."

"You better not be lying to me James."

"Trust me I'm not an idiot, the last person who betrayed you, you killed so I won't make the same mistake."

"Just don't let me down James."

I left the house wondering what possessed me to do this, I knew there was no point going to talk to Scott as he won't listen. Stiles was no use so that left Deaton or Derek and to be honest Derek would be the only person who could get through to Scott.

I made my way to Derek's flat and he wasn't alone he was with Stiles. Brilliant I thought to myself the one time I just wanted to talk to Derek the one person who I really didn't want to be there was. But there was something different about him.

"Derek we need to talk."

"What do you want James."

"We need to get Scott out of town."

"Why?"

"I may have put my foot in it."

"And what do you mean by that?"

"I told my dad that I knew who the true alpha was and now he is after them."

"To kill him, you just handed him his death sentence."

"No, he wants them in the pack."

"Why would he want Scott?"

"I know." Said Stiles

"Well are you going to tell us?"

"I was before you rudely interrupted. Remember what Deucalion told you, about an alpha being stronger due to the individual talents and strengths. Your dad is after power but if Scott did join the pack he would gain all the power as well being an alpha."

"That wouldn't surprise me though if he did do that but Scott won't join the pack."

"He won't have a choice is how I see it, your dad will go to any length to get what he wants so he will try to kill the beacon hills pack forcing Scott to join the pack."

"So as I said before we need to get him out of here."

"He won't run, I am telling you that now."

"Well contain him."

"No point."

"Just put mountain ash round his house."

"Again no point."

"How is that a no point."

"He can break through mountain ash."

"Oh just like every other werewolf in the world."

"No really he can break through it if he wants to."

"So what do we do then?"

"Nothing he won't let people get hurt because of him, he would much rather hurt himself than let others get hurt for him."

"I am really starting to see why he is the true alpha. But we need him to hide."

"Look asking him to hide is like asking Stiles to not be sarcastic."

"I know we just don't tell him anything."

"How is that going to help things Stiles?"

"If he just thinks that everything is normal then he won't freak out, you told your dad that you weren't certain so just tell your dad you were wrong."

"He won't buy that Stiles and if I don't do something soon, he will send someone else out who can't protect Scott."

Talking to them was like talking to brick wall, well Derek didn't really say anything and all Stiles did was argue but as usual we got nowhere. Derek and Stiles were whispering, they knew I was listening and it was an interesting discussion they were having.

"Stiles you can protect him." Said Derek.

"I know but then James will find out."

"Yes but if Scott gets hurt neither of us will forgive ourselves."

"True, okay I will do that as I can put a protection spell on him so no one can hurt him."

Derek and Stiles stopped speaking and looked at me nodding in agreement.

"We can help him, but first you need to go and talk to him and tell him what you have done."

"He won't listen."

"He will trust us and then we will keep our end of the deal."

"You would do it even if I won't tell him as he means so much to you."

"Whatever just go and talk to your son."

Derek and Stiles were very abrupt, but they were right. I made a mistake and needed to fix it so telling Scott was the right thing to do. The streets were quiet but I was thankful because I needed to contemplate on everything that I had done. Scott although I hadn't met until a few weeks ago was my son and I did care about him and if he got hurt because of me then I would never forgive myself.

As I got to his house I was nervous and I knocked on the door but it wasn't him who opened it. It was another werewolf.

"Hello, is Scott there?"

"Who are you?"

"His dad, and who are you?"

"Isaac I live here with Scott."

"Brother?"

"No, friend whose dad was killed."

"Anyway is Scott here?"

"Yes, but what do you want?"

"To talk to him."

"Scott, someone's at the door for you!" Isaac bellowed up the stairs.

"Can I come in?"

"Yeah whatever."

I made my way into the house and sat down in the living room. Melissa was at work so there would be no questions to why I was here, Scott made his way down the stairs and walked into the room.

"What do you want?"

"To talk to you as I have done something."

"Why doesn't that surprise me? What did you do?"

"I may have accidentally told my dad something."

"You mean on purpose?"

"No it was an accident I told my dad I knew who the true alpha was."

"Thanks a lot so now you are here to get me and take me to your dad so he can kill me."

"Actually I wanted to tell you so I can protect you."

"No, look you can't help me as you told me your family comes first."

"This time I want to help which is why I am here, even Stiles and Derek agree with me."

"You spoke to them before you spoke to me?"

"Only for advice so they said they will help you as well. But what I don't get is what can Stiles do?"

"A lot more than you think."

Stiles' point of view:

I would do anything to protect Scott, so putting a protection spell on him would be the least I could do. His dad claimed that the alpha of the original pack meant no harm but neither me nor Derek believed that.

All I needed was a picture of Scott and the blood of someone that meant something to him which couldn't be me so I used Derek. Although he didn't say it he looked up to Derek like a brother. I slit Derek's hand and let the blood drip onto the picture of Scott and chanted the words. The blood moved around on the picture while the spell was in process.

Derek looked amazed at what I could do. It wasn't really anything special but Derek didn't get out a lot. It was done and now anyone who tried to bring harm to Scott wouldn't be able to hurt him. Yes he could get slightly injured but he couldn't get killed. This is exactly what we needed.

James' point of view:

Scott was actually taking it better than I thought he would but even that wasn't well. I wasn't quite sure who Isaac was but he seemed like nice boy and you could see he looked up to Scott and that Scott although was his age he was like a parental figure in his own way.

After the blow out with Scott I left his house and made my way back to mine, as I got close to the front door Michael had just reached the door. He was in a rush and that was apparent in the hast he made when he saw me. I reached the door and he had just been talking to dad and my dad was now fuming.

"You!"

"What?"

"Where have you been?"

"Doing what you asked me to do."

"No you haven't."

"What do you mean?"

"I didn't trust you so I sent Michael out to watch what you were doing. So tell me again what were you doing?"

"Doing what you asked me to do?"

"You were talking to the enemy, talking to the true alpha."

"Gaining his trust. If you want him then I thought I may as well befriend him before bringing him to you."

"Michael heard you talking to him saying that you would do what you could to protect him."

"Well you must have heard wrong."

"No you are banished to the cellar. He didn't hear wrong you have betrayed me and your family."

My dad turned to Michael and said the one thing that I didn't want to hear. Now with this punishment I couldn't do anything to protect Scott and now my father would get what he wanted. My son will always be in danger if he comes with us he will be in even more danger.

"You know where he lives, bring him to me. And if he fights you hurt him. And hurt anyone else who stands in your way. If need be kill them, kill all of them. As all I want is the true alpha so do as you're told Michael. Bring me the true alpha."