"What are you smiling about?" Imogen questioned him as she set his plate of food in front of him and she set her own down as well. They didn't have a dinner table considering they had the island in the kitchen and they also spent almost every dinner...
The older man nodded. "And who else grows up with no pack? No identity?"
"An orphan."
"Like Jackson." Peter added. "And right now, his identity is disappearing beneath a reptilian skin and you need to bring him back."
Derek furrowed his brows. "How?"
"Through his heart." The former alpha said bluntly. "How else?"
He scoffed. "You know, in case you hadn't noticed, Jackson doesn't really have too much of a heart to begin with."
"Not true. He'd never admit it, but there is one person. One young lady with whom Jackson shared a real bond." Peter said. "One person who can reach him. Who can save him."
"Lydia." Imogen breathed out, having already known that no matter how much Jackson pushed Lydia away, it was always to protect her. Despite the arguments between them and no matter how much they pretended to hate each other, the love between was there.
Peter hummed, his gaze falling on his nephew. "Your best ally has always been anger, Derek, but what you lack most is a heart. That's why you've always known that you need Scott more than anyone." His voice softening, his eyes then flickering to Imogen who fiddling with a bracelet on her wrist. He quickly took notice of the charms on it, it was obvious who had given it to her. "And even somebody as burned and dead on the inside as me knows better than to underestimate the simple yet undeniable power of human love."
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Isaac eyed the shirt in Scott's hand as they stood in the locker room, the two were about to go and search for Stiles who was missing. "But how come you get his shirt and I get a shoe?" He asked a bit baffled.
The other werewolf tensed, turning around, looking at Derek who had Imogen beside him. Scott glanced between them both feeling stunned. "We need to talk." The alpha said.
Peter stepped out, his blue eyes shining with amusement at the expression on his former beta's face. "All of us."
Scott's eyes widened. "Holy shit!" He exclaimed, stepping in surprise. "What the hell is this?"
Derek practically glared at him. "You know, I thought the same thing when I saw you talking to Gerard at the sheriff's station."
He did his best to keep himself from outwardly panicking. The plan still needed to happen. "Okay, hold on. He - he threatened to kill my mom. And I had to get close to him. What was I supposed to do?"
"I'm gonna go with Scott on this one." Peter piped up. "Have you seen his mom? She's gorgeous."
"Shut up." Derek and Scott snapped at him.
Imogen just sighed. She glanced down at her phone, having already sent Lydia a really long message hoping she would want to help Jackson but hadn't gotten a reply.
Isaac glanced at the stranger in the room. "Who is he?"
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