Chapter 4 – Alpha Pack, Derek POV

My mother would always tell me that if things aren't going great, keep going, because somewhere along the string of bad things, something great would happen. She would always tell me to hold on to that hope that things would go right eventually and I would always listen. Even after Paige.

I tried holding on to the hope even after the fire, even after Laura was killed… even after my mate left. But that light at the end of the tunnel just seems to be drifting further and further away from where I stood. At times I felt as if I was standing in complete darkness and that's where I'll stay for the rest of my existence.

With the Kanima and Gerard Argent taken care of, things might be a little easier. Though I still had two of my young pack members missing, I had fewer things to worry about.

"So are we going to search for Erica and Boyd?" Isaac interrupted by thoughts, I stayed silent for a moment while he looked at me and my Uncle Peter.

"Is that even a question?" I rolled my eyes, of course it wasn't. Even if Boyd and Erica chose to leave, I turned them, they were my responsibilities.

"Are you forgetting the fact that they left you?" Peter raised an eyebrow.

"They're still a part of my pack." I murmured. Isaac and Peter stayed quiet as we made our way to my old, burned down house. I kept my eyes on the ground, watching closely as the dry leaves crunched under my steps.

"Whoa, what is that?" Isaac queried as we approached the house.

Peter and I stopped dead on our tracks as soon as we saw what he was talking about. It can't be. Isaac stepped on the porch to get a closer look. He traced the symbol lightly with his fingers and turned to me and Peter.

"What does it mean?" Isaac's brows furrowed signs of worry and fear mixed on his features. "Is anyone coming?"

I opened my mouth to answer his question but nothing came out. "An alpha pack, that's their symbol." Peter answered for me, his voice evident of awe. "And they're not coming," Peter looked at me. "They're already here."

"Wait, no, an alpha pack?" Isaac stepped off the porch and walked closer to us. "Like a pack of alphas?"

"Yes, Isaac. An alpha pack, much like your pack instead they all have glowing red eyes and are capable of ripping your heart out of your chest in their sleep." Peter made a face at the young beta.

"That doesn't sound good." Isaac ran a hand through his hair and let out a frustrated sigh. "What are we going to do, Derek?"

My mind was all over the place, they can't be back. There's no way. My thoughts were scrambled, I was trying to think of everything all at once I felt as if my head was going to explode.

I shook my head. I had nothing to say. "Let's go back to the loft."

The three of us stayed silent the whole way there, not long after arriving Peter had dismissed himself to go back to his own place and Isaac received a text from Stiles and Scott for a little boys' night.

"Stay out of trouble, kid." I told him. "Don't mention anything about the…" Isaac simply nodded, he never asked questions. He understood.

"I'll see you tomorrow." He called out as he was leaving.

I was alone with my thoughts. I stared out the wall made out of windows, watching the lights of Beacon Hills. I thought of the alpha pack… one particular person in the alpha pack. Savion Kroes. My heart sped up at the very thought of her. It's been years since we last saw each other, since we last spoke.

We ran into the distillery, panic and fear was evident on Savion's face. She looked around the place in hopes of finding a safe place to hide.

"Derek, we- you need to get out of here." She dragged me to the other side of the distillery, the one facing the forest. Ennis appeared, blocking our way before we even got the chance to get out. Savion stopped abruptly and turned back to the other side, she started for the passage we came in from dragging me alone with her. Two identical wolves blocked that way too.

Savion frantically looked around. She eyed the wall where metal barrels were stacked up against; she sighed and effortlessly threw them out of her way. She let her claws come out, just as she was about to rip the wall open a man spoke up behind us.

"I'm sure you're not that stupid, Savion." We both turned to see Deucalion with Kali standing by his right side. "You can't run from us."

"I can try." Savion muttered. Before she even managed to get her claws through the sheet of metal I was grabbed by the twins. Savion saw and immediately took a fighting stance. Her eyes glowed a bright, crimson red. She let out a loud roar; showing off her fangs in the process. "LET. HIM. GO." She demanded.

Savion ran towards us and Kali didn't hesitate to meet her half way, she was about to use the claws on her feet but Savion caught her leg and slammed her to the ground. Savion didn't let go of her, before she even got the chance to recover Savion let herself drop knee-first on the Kali's leg. Her bone made a sickening sound as it broke in half under Savion's strength. She did the same to her other leg and Kali screamed in pure agony. Within the blink of an eye Savion grabbed a metal barrel and swung it at Kali's head full-force. She dropped the now dented barrel and looked at the unconscious wolf in front of her.

"KALI!" Ennis growled, he was breathing heavily as he approached Savion, as if a hunter hungrily stalking its prey. He picked up one of the barrels on the ground and threw it at Savion with all his might. She tried catching it but it only knocked her to the ground, making an ear splitting noise as the metal made contact with Savion's body.

Savion groaned and crawled away as the massive wolf continued to stalk towards her. Savion managed to find her legs and took a fighting stance, she clawed at his torso, his face, and every bit of him she could get to without getting way too close.

Ennis grabbed her arms and with one swift movement, broke them. With another tug on her fragile arms, completely dislocated her shoulders. Savion screamed in pain and I felt as if her scream was splitting every bone in my body. I tried wriggling my way out of the twins' vice grip but one's claws on my throat just tightened, I winced as I felt his claw dig into my skin and the blood dripped down my neck.

"SAV!" I yelled. I felt helpless.

The man dragged Savion closer to us. "Savion, we expected much more from you." Deucalion slowly made his way towards her. Savion was panting, obviously trying to minimise the pain with her deep breathing. "The Kroes pack, notorious for your unique way of killing the threat. Punching into the chest and ripping their hearts out." His back was turned to me but I could tell her was smirking. "Your family," he turned to me, "and the Hales, are one of the strongest packs… I'm sorry, WERE one of the strongest packs." Savion mumbled something inaudible. "What was that?" Deucalion questioned.

Ennis grabbed her hair ashy blonde hair and pulled it back, forcing her to face Deucalion. "I said 'what do you want from us?'." She panted.

"From him?" he gestured to me, "Nothing. From you, however…" he smiled, "I want your allegiance, I want you in my pack."

Savion's eyes looked right into mine; behind her red alpha eyes I could see fear and pain. But she was impossibly good at masking her emotions. Ennis noticed our eye contact.

"Is he your mate?" Ennis asked, nodding towards me.

Savion stayed still, her face completely emotionless and she stayed completely silent.

"Why don't we all make this easier for ourselves…?" Deucalion started. "Join our pack and we won't harm your precious Derek." He offered.

I could hear Savion's heart rate pick up. "Go to hell!" Savion spat.

"Wrong answer." Deucalion nodded at the wolf holding his claw to my throat and I felt him inching his claws deeper. I let out a groan.

"Stop! Wait! Stop!" Savion yelled. Deucalion held up his hand and the claw stopped digging deeper into me. "I'll go with you, just- just let him go." What was she doing? The wolf got his claws out of my throat.

"Sav…" I whispered. I could feel my heart slowly drop from my chest to the pit of my stomach.

"It's okay, Derek." Savion blinked back the tears. She looked at Deucalion. "I will join your pack as long as you give me your word that Derek stays unharmed."

"I give you my word." Deucalion smiled, satisfied with the easy deal Savion offered him.

Silence fell upon all of us, but my heartbeat was so loud it was as if there was a loud drum being beaten right next to my ear. All of us caught up in our own thoughts. Mine was the fact that I had just lost my mate to an alpha pack.

I didn't see it coming, but I felt something hard hit the back of my head and I was out cold. I woke up, still in the distillery there was bloody pooling inches away from me. I rubbed the back of my head and sat up.

Savion was on her side, coughing, her shirt covered in her own blood.

"Sav, sav…" I placed her on my lap and brushed stray hair away from her face. "What happened?"

"Yo-you n-need to get-get out of here." She struggled to say. Blood was also coming out of her mouth.

"I'm not going anywhere without you."

"Derek, l-listen to me. Th-they're coming back for m-me and you need t-to get-t away!" Her eyes turned red. My grip on her tightened but despite her injuries she managed to wriggle her way out of my grasp. "Get away, Derek." She said darkly.

"No." I whispered. "Not without you."

"Don't be stupid. Go, go to Laura. Leave Beacon Hills if you have to." Savion looked down on her hands placed on her lap.

"Just come with me, we'll run together." I grabbed one of her hands which she quickly pulled away.

Savion sucked in a deep breath and I heard a grumble come from deep within her chest. "JUST GO!" She growled, it was a different kind of growl. The kind that would make betas like me fall to our knees or hide away in a corner. The growl of an alpha. "GO DEREK!"

I quickly got up and ran out of the distillery, I ran deep into the woods where Savion and I used to play in. I ran and ran until I couldn't run anymore. I didn't know why I did it, I didn't know why I abandoned Savion at the distillery, even though she was an alpha, she wasn't my alpha. But I followed her orders.

I shook my head, trying to get the memories out… as if it was possible. The silence in my loft was interrupted by the intruder alarm. I pressed the bottom to shut it off and looked around the apartment, there was no one.

I caught a whiff of blood and I could hear a heartbeat and laboured breathing right outside my door. It wasn't human blood either, whoever it was; it was a werewolf. I let myself phase and slid the door open, there was no one.

I looked down to see a familiar blonde on the floor with blood starting to pool around her. I froze, it couldn't be real.

"Savion?"


Author's note:

Yo, these chapters be flying out of my ass!

But nah, YAY! Derek and Savion are finally reunited... while Savion's half dead. Oops.

Let me know what y'all think!

Kisses!