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Risk and reward. Derek hadn't listened to Scott when he mentioned that they didn't know enough to tell the risk and reward of blindly walking into the vault in Beacon Hills First National Bank and as a result, Scott would have died if it wasn't for Allison breaking the mountain ash barrier.
When the teenager joined the Alpha pack, he had weighed the risk and reward. The risk was his mother dying, alongside his friends' fathers. The reward was saving them, Derek and his friends. So Scott McCall joined Deucalion's Alpha pack.
The five of them hunted down Jennifer and finished her off. Well... To be specific, the Demon Wolf made Scott do it with the terms that if he killed her, his pack would leave Derek and his friends alone. In fact, Deucalion would even tell the Hale Alpha how to save Cora, but Scott would have to stay and leave Beacon Hills with the Alpha pack after killing Jennifer.
The McCall had to ask himself if his innocence was worth losing to save his mother. She may think him a monster but his innocence wasn't worth her losing er life. A lesson Deucalion had been trying to teach him. Sometimes you had to take a life to save one. Scott took a life that night, his first one.
It was just a day before the full Moon. Twenty four hours before the Lunar eclipse. He took Ennis' place as his own with that action and secured his mother's life including those of his friends. He fully reached the True Alpha status but lost his mother and friends. Risk and reward.
No matter the reason for killing Jennifer, Scott knew he was not the same anymore. With the McCall's loyalty to his new pack secured, Deucalion delivered his part of the agreement the following day. The same day that they left the new Alpha's home.
Kali, Aiden and Ethan were reserved with him taking Ennis' place, as third-in-command, that their Head Alpha was adamant on the teen having and training him for. Personally.
That had been a few months ago. Now we find Scott and Kali leaving a clearing bathed in blood and bullet holes. They had been ambushed during a mission Deucalion gave them, a very important one. The past months had been... Eyeopening. Scott learned how a pack functions and all that comes with it.
He also learned how to be a werewolf and stopped pretending amongst other things. Derek was right about The Bite being a gift. The McCall had come to fully accept himself. Not long after they left Beacon Hills Scott started to lose control and was afraid to even shift. He'd lost his anchor and nothing else worked.
The Demon Wolf made sure that never happened again. The first few weeks had been filled with some tension until the Alpha of Alphas had them all fight it out.
"It appears we have a little tension going on and so far, nothing seems to change. We will fight it out and after that, I won't have my pack divided. We take all our frustrations out and be done with it." Deucalion had said.
It had been a brutal fight that saw Scott let himself lose control and in doing so, gaining it. His first Alpha roar had silenced any doubts about his position in the pack. The Demon Wolf had staged the fight to teach the new Alpha a lesson. You fight or you die.
That meant accepting what he was, what he was now capable of and using it to its fullest potential. From that point on, the True Alpha hasn't fought against his instincts but only one was been held at bay until the right moment.
Since then the Alpha pack went on a hunt for some ritual Deucalion wanted the pack to undergo. The man was obsessed with having the 'perfect pack'. Getting the right pack mates was just a start. They all possessed unique qualities.
Deucalion had a unique werewolf form, Kali the rare ability of having claws on her toes, Scott was a True Alpha and Aiden and Ethan had the merging ability. It all made one think of what Ennis had possessed. The pack shared one thing, though. They were all Alphas.
Deucalion wanted them to share something else. To be more than other werewolves. To achieve a rare ability that Derek's mother and sister had. To have all of them fully shift into wolves. He had heard of a ritual that could grant them that ability.
The mission Kali and Scott went on was to actually buy an ancient book on some shape-shifter God and his people, werejaguars. From what Deucalion said, the book held the key to evolve them into wolves.
He'd spent years trying to locate it and finally had a solid location and price. An auction was being held in a clearing near the Mexican boarder.
"A once in a lifetime opportunity." The old Alpha had said.
You would have to wonder just how long he'd really waited for that opportunity. So they were sent to buy it, only to have the auction ambushed right when they were displaying the book.
Some hunters had found out about the event and saw an opportunity to eliminate everyone there, all at once. Scott was starting to hate hunters. They were just like Gerard and Victoria Argent. Not forgetting Kate.
Everyone being ambushed had to fight back. The intruders had to be eliminated. The items being auctioned were very important to the supernatural community and if hunters got their hands on them... That thought had them all uniting with the sole purpose of killing their attackers.
Scott had come to an agreement with Deucalion. He wouldn't kill those that were innocent. The people who were attacking them weren't innocent, so the young Alpha didn't allow himself to feel guilty for killing them. Guilt was for the innocent. He'd come to care about the supernatural world.
There was a lot their leader knew and told. Stories and legends of all kinds. It was how the man came upon the knowledge concerning the existence of the ancient book they were after. All that Deucalion taught him made Scott appreciate their history as supernaturals.
They all fought side by side until the attacking hunters either died or fled. Then they turned against each other. Reasons for that were plenty. Some of them died in the fight including some of the auction personnel and their belongings were up for the taking.
Not only that but some of the items they wanted were all still in full display. Who would miss an opportunity like that? They were all important after all. Plus sentient beings were all greedy. Some who were clever stayed back and watched the fighting.
Waiting for all the fools to kill and exhausted each other before they stepped in, finish the job, get the items for themselves and leave. What Scott learned from Kali was to take every opportunity you got. Kali didn't limit herself when she fought.
She used everything to get the job done and so he followed her example and kept out of sight with eyes on the book they wanted. Someone would either take it and make a run for it or they would leave it to get other items. Either way would make their mission easier to complete.
Someone did end up taking the book. He was an older man, holding a suitcase and a backpack. He easily sneaked his way to it and then made a run for it in the chaos. A skilled opportunist. He didn't wait for the fights to end first. He saw an opportunity and took it.
If they hadn't kept their eyes glued to the book, he would have gotten away with it and left them looking like fools. That's where we find Scott and Kali leaving the clearing. It seemed Kali had picked up a crossbow along the way. Definitely from the hunters.
That almost made Scott falter a little. They followed the man for a few minutes as he sneaked his way out of the clearing heading towards a... A hidden car.
They waited until he was a few feet from the car before Kali shot him in the neck. The young Alpha looked a bit surprised. That was just...
"What?" Asked Kali as she moved to collect their price and bonuses. She had noticed her partner gapping at her.
"No-nothing! Just that... That was just... Have you ever used that before? Your accuracy is scary." Scott answered.
While Kali was collecting their prices the McCall boy took the man's keys from his body before opening the car and checking out what could be useful and not. A few months before, he would have freaked out a bit at all that was happening but now... That worried Scott a little. Finding that normal.
"You pick up a few skills when hunters are always on your back. Using their weapons against them is poetic justice." Kali responded.
Dealing with Scott was a little different to dealing with the others in the pack. They always had their guards up, but the boy she was partnered with confused her, a lot. She didn't like that.
Scott was too friendly and genuine in his behavior, but could be dominant when he wanted. You didn't need to sense his chemosignals to know how he felt. His eyes were too expressive. You would think he was totally harmless when he was being friendly.
She thought so too until she heard his Alpha roar. Every instinct in her had told her to submit and she did. She couldn't fight it. She knew Aiden and Ethan had submitted immediately. They might be Alphas but they were still omegas to their core. The abuse they suffered in their former pack had seen to that.
When a person the twin Alphas found superior appeared before them, they bowed. Aiden had a little backbone but that was limited. The effects of being told you were less, of psychological conditioning were terrifying. They may had killed their abusers but... Abuse affected every aspect of a being.
They subconsciously tried all they could to feel secured and a pack different from their old one was better than nothing. Aiden and Ethan had felt their positions threatened when Scott just took Ennis place like it was nothing. It made them feel like omegas again.
Deucalion arranged the fight for more than one reason. To give everyone a chance to release their frustrations and all they were feeling without fear of punishment. What the twins feared the most. But still prove a point that Scott was indeed as superior as the Demon Wolf made him out to be.
He just lacked experience, which was the reason why Deucalion gave Kali and the McCall more missions and training, not forgetting telling myths and legends for the boy to learn. Scott didn't know much when he joined the Alpha pack. He absorbed everything they taught him.
When the True Alpha picked up on the twins being a little afraid of him after the fight, he started bonding with them. Spending some time and studying with Aiden and Ethan. Since Deucalion wanted them on the move it had been decided that online classes were needed.
But all that wasn't what had Kali convinced that Scott wasn't harmless. Yes, the twins and her had submitted to his Alpha roar. That was easy, he was a True Alpha, after all and they had gotten used to submitting to Deucalion, going against their natural Alpha instincts.
What had Kali classifying Scott McCall as dangerous was the reaction Deucalion gave. The Alpha of Alphas had faltered when the boy Alpha roared for the first time. Braeden had been right. The Demon Wolf was afraid of the ascended Alpha. Try as he might, he was afraid.
Deucalion spent sometime trying to bond with the young man so that he didn't rebel. He was trying to raise Scott in his image and way of thinking. If Deucalion had put the boy in a position to obey Aiden and Ethan, the young man would have rebelled soon after. At least the McCall respected and valued Kali and Deucalion's experience and knowledge enough not to.
Scott just confused her. She was sure he saw their leader's reaction to his Alpha roar, so why didn't he...
"Hey, Kali? Let's go. I just took his laptop and phone. Their GPS are off. There's just something wrong with this situation." The True Alpha interrupted her thoughts.
'He's learning fast.' Thought the older Alpha.
"That's because he told the hunters about the auction. He was part of the auction personnel. Why do you think their security failed? He was too coordinated to not have had a hand in the ambush." Kali supplied.
She'd thought the same thing when the man collected the book with a gleam in his eyes. Like his goal was met before sneaking out expertly. Knowing exactly where he was going.
"We have to stop somewhere to check everything before heading to the others." She continued as they headed for their car.
Some of the vehicles where they had packed were missing while others had bullet holes. The hunters that fled had to have taken their frustrations on them while the missing ones where of those who left.
"Where do you think you're going with that?" Asked a voice from behind them when they reached their car.
A female voice. The auction supervisor's voice.
'Ah... That makes sense. The guy had a partner on the inside with him, but why did she have to follow us.' Thought Scott with a sigh.
Really, you'd think someone working with supernatural beings that had super senses, especially hearing, would remember that they couldn't sneak up on them. Her scent had reached Kali and Scott before she made her entrance, which caused them to expand their hearing. The direction of the wind sold her out. Now the True Alpha had to kill her.
He had to kill just like everyone else in the pack when the situation called for it, with his clause of not killing innocents. She wasn't. As an answer to her question, Scott spun around fast and stepped into her guard. No one was stupid enough to ask a question like that without having a gun.
Using the car windows for her reflection and position, Scott had gotten all the details he needed. He slapping the hand holding the pistol hard, causing the woman to throw it away. With that done, the boy snapped her neck and let her body fall. Sometimes he feared what he was becoming.
"That was fast." Kali commented.
"I'd rather not risk discovery. A memory view would have demanded we take her with us which would have resulted with us having to take care of the body later. I'd rather the auction personnel left clean up everything and not have to take care of it myself. You know that, you are just testing. Don't." The young Alpha stated, opening the door for her to get in the passenger side before heading to the driver's side, starting the car and riding out.
Another thing Scott had gotten used to was his commanding nature. The McCall felt that he had suppressed his instincts too much to hold them in. The Alpha pack were teaching him to let them loose and that's exactly what he was doing.
Over thinking what he did would get his guilt to eat at him so. Plus he was holding his instincts at bay enough concerning one person too many already. But it was not time yet.
'There it is again. He would be all friendly and then...' Thought Kali but she didn't complain.
Scott had noticed her submission and took advantage of it when situations called for it. He didn't hold the power he had over them. The True Aloha was sure of his status and power, and didn't need to remind everyone. The longer he spent with them, the more Scott acted as his status demanded.
It was hot to know that he could be commanding at anytime and then sweeten a bit... Kali closed her eyes and calmed her breathing. Chemosignals could be annoying sometimes. After she had centered herself Kali took out a map of the area and looked for a suitable place for them to stop at.
When she found one, secluded and had enough cover, she directed Scott. It would be perfect to look over what they had, keep open ears out for trouble and be covered. It wouldn't do to be discovered and attacked unawares. The forest had it's natural sounds as a natural alarm for them.
Scott parked the car before they brought out everything they took. They took out the batteries for the laptop and phone. Both wouldn't be needed until they find someone to hack them.
The Alphas checked the book they came to buy first. It looked old, had a little blood, complete with brown pages and was written in the Mexican language. It was about an Aztec God of Jaguars.
They breathed a sigh of relief. It wouldn't do to have a book they couldn't read. Trustworthy translators were a problem to find and translating the whole text online would take a lot of time.
With that out of the way the two checked the backpack and found containers of yellow wolfsbane, kanima venom, a white oak stake and a grimoire.
"Where the hell would they get kanima venom?" Asked a surprised Scott.
He didn't want to deal with another kanima any time soon. Jackson was enough for a lifetime and he wasn't even a fully matured kanima with wings yet.
"I'm more worried about the stake." Said Kali, with a bit of worry in her voice.
Rare to have her worried enough for her voice to carry that worry.
"What about it?" The younger of the two questioned.
The stake in question sat prettily covered with a red silk cloth. She looked over to Scott a bit before answering. Another lesson for him to learn then.
"Rumour has it that the white oak trees were immortal. I'm saying were because as far as the world knows they have all been burned and destroyed. You already know there are vampires in the world and we were created with the purpose to kill them."
The young Alpha nodded. Another shock. He wondered why he had been so shocked about there being another species of werewolves (known as the original one from which his kind was made) and the existence of vampires when he was a werewolf with glowing red eyes and all that. Stiles would freak out about vampires being real.
Why the hell were they not included in the Argent's bestiary? Or witches? He knew there was a hybrid species of werewolf/scorpion existed because of the book so why not vampires? Were they racist? That book needed an update. Peter Hale sure won't tell any of them.
At least not without a price. Deaton had to know. His former boss and mentor kept too many secrets not to.
"What you don't know is that there are original vampires from which they all came from." Kali continued.
He gulped.
'What?!' A mental scream escaped him.
"They have wings, don't they?" Scott asked to calm himself.
He didn't like where this was going. The she-wolf looked at him confused before an amused expression escaped from her. Sometimes it was just amusing to see him like this, and nice.
"No. They were not made with bats, the white oak wood was used to create them as an ingredient. Nature saw fit to have what created them as what would also destroy them. They can't be killed by any wood except for the white oak." She completed.
The McCall realized them having possession of the stake would be dangerous if known.
"You know what Deucalion is going to do with the stake if he finds out, right?" He asked.
Kali raised an eyebrow at the 'if'.
"If?" She asked.
"Yes, if. The man is obsessed with the vision of perfection. What do you think he will do if he finds out about it?" Scott responded.
He didn't want to see an immortal Deucalion. Yeah, that would just suck.
"Do as much research as he can to get the spell and ritual to make us immortal werewolf pack." She answered easily.
The thought crossed her mind immediately after the thought of the danger it represented.
"Don't you want to be immortal?" Kali questioned before her partner could voice his concerns.
That question made the young man stop shot.
"We already have a long lifespan. The only reason we don't know our total lifespan is because we live in the world of survival. Hunters are either hunting us or we kill each other for power and status. There's a werewolf I used to know, Satomi Ito." She began. She was bitten in the 1940s and she still looks the same from what I hear.
She's over a hundred years! It's like when our bodies reach the height of their potential we stop visibly aging. Or it's slowed down by our accelerated healing. Just imagine being an original Alpha werewolf/vampire hybrid. I mean there's already one but he's of the original species and not really an Alpha. What would we be capable of?"
You couldn't really blame her. It was the reason she joined Deucalion in the first place. And Ennis. But he was dead and the power this presented was just too tempting to let go. An immortal werewolf.
Scott was tempted. He hated that he was tempted. He was changing and he didn't know if that is a good thing or not. There had to be...
'There is a flaw in all that. Flaws actually but the main one is having Deucalion immortal. I can't have that.' He thought.
If Deucalion was immortal, he wouldn't get his chance to freedom. Being ruled over for decades, centuries or millennium is not on his to-do list. A few months he could handle so that he learns. Years? No!
Kali busied herself over the grimoire to allow the young Alpha time to think. She could sense the chaos in him. The spell book had to be a translation. It was a bit old but not that old. There were words she couldn't read or make sense of.
The Alpha just flipped through the pages. Having to decide if you want to be an immortal was a big deal, she knew and so she read a few headings just to pass the time. It wouldn't do to have Scott doubting his decision in the future. Look at what that almost did to the twins falling for their targets.
The True Alpha thought about the possibilities but most of all, he thought of his mother and his friends. He even thought of his father. What would it feel like to live without them at all? What would they think? How did it feel to know that you would outlive all the people in your childhood and who raised you?
What would it be like to know you couldn't have children when you wanted them because you decided to go immortal and powerful? What would he be like in fifty years? No, make that a hundred. Then add another hundred. What would time do to him? Kali seemed so sure of herself. Of her decision.
It wouldn't surprise him if power was the deciding factor to joining the Alpha Pack. What would it be like to spend eternity with the three of the people he was bonding with?
Oh, Scott McCall didn't count Deucalion as a possibility. He was too hung up on being the Alpha of Alphas to consider submitting himself to him without a plan to have the young wolf killed later on. Just like Scott himself was planning.
Risk and reward. If he ran away the Demon Wolf would go straight to his home. Former home, and kill those he cared about. There was only one option with Deucalion. The twins weren't that bad. They were just grateful to the old wolf for rescuing them from their former pack and giving them power.
Kali was actually nice. They were all rough around the edges including himself but they would make it work. From what he'd heard, their leader was once a man or general peace and hoped to reach a peace treaty with hunters back in Beacon Hills until Gerard happened. He didn't believe the old man's side of the story.
Some parts yes but not were he painted himself innocent. He anything but. Scott had caught the heavy scent of hate the man had for him. He loathed Scott McCall with all his being. If he had to choose which Argent hated him the most between Gerard and Victoria, he wouldn't know because they were both willing to go the extra mile to kill him.
He was just grateful one was dead and the other suffering from a wheelchair to do anything more than cough black ooze. He hope his mother was doing alright. At least with him gone she would get the money to pay for the bills he knew his mother was trying to hide from him. He ate too much. Werewolf metabolism would do that to you.
Thinking about eating, if he becomes a vampire, he would have to drink blood. Drink blood! Kali disturbed his moment of minor panic when the grimoire fell from her hands. Scott quickly looked over to her, extending his senses. He used to ignore a lot of the things he smelled but now... Deucalion made him realize that all his senses are important.
He didn't catch any threat outside so what could have caused the book to slip through her fingers and reflexes? He pick up the book and asked herself what was going on. As an answer she pointed at the spell book, took it and flipped through its pages.
"The spell needed to do the ritual is in here. Our thieves knew exactly what they were getting." She answered, reaching the page she wanted and took out a phone card.
"They already had a client, Lucien Castle. I'd imagine them wanting to get extra money by stealing the white oak stake and grimoire instead of buying them. Clever. Selling all that they stole would have set them for lifetimes. Have you made your choice yet?
Everything seems to be lined up and the only thing we don't have is a witch or druid willing to do the spell. You don't want a spell done under a threat. That would backfire." Kali answered and then asked.
She was a bit too excited.
The thought of drinking blood forgotten for now, Scott thought of the curse he would be asking for. He didn't choose to be a werewolf, he didn't choose to be a True Alpha... But he chose the way to fully achieve it.
He hadn't wanted to be a werewolf especially when he discovered the disadvantages of it plus losing Allison, who he lost anyway. Would he choose to be a vampire? It wasn't an easy decision. What if he wanted to die? What then?
The ascended Alpha thought of how desperate he had been to get the cure, willing to kill Peter to get it but Derek had lied. He lied and betrayed him. There wasn't any cure for werewolves. You couldn't just go from being one and not being one.
Humans were the control for the world. They were the most basic. What was a species less than human? There weren't any. If you are a supernatural, you can't devolve to be human but if you're a human, you can ascend to supernatural status.
Scott left the car to think a bit, taking the white oak stake with him. The pack would wait for them. This was an important decision that will affect them. He lied down on the grass and relaxed himself by opening up all his senses and letting go. Taking deep breaths to calm and center his thoughts.
He shifted midway. It was weird. He used to shift less and spent most of his time in his human form but now he found shifting to his werewolf form natural. More natural than the human form. He blames Kali for that. If she doesn't have to she won't retract her claws. He tried the whole barefoot thing and found that he liked it.
It gave him a sense of freedom, to just feel the ground with your very feet, the difference in texture was freeing. So he tried it with a full shift and it felt good to spend some time in his werewolf form. He guesses he was somewhat not comfortable with being himself around his mother and friends.
Right now he just kicked the shoes and socks off and shifted. Relaxed. This was a decision to be taken seriously. It was not to be rushed because of an impulsive feeling. Who would kill him when the only thing to kill him is so rare? Vampirism didn't have a cure as far as he knew and he wouldn't allow himself to be fooled again with cures.
The idea of immortality was tempting. It wasn't true immortality but it was a form of it nonetheless. But what would happen when he's tired of living? He let his breathing even out, eyes close and limps spread, Scott McCall took book out of what started all this. Risk and reward mentality took effect.
He really like business studies because of that phrase. Risk and reward.
Kali was not sure what to think. What the hell was stopping Scott? She has been waiting for him to decide for more than thirty minutes now and still nothing. She thought about checking the briefcase but held herself. Looking over the grimoire will do then.
Whoever took the time to copy the spells knew what they were doing. While doing so, she thought of the yellow wolfsbane currently in their possession. It was a rare find, expensive too. Scott didn't seem to favour the kanima venom.
From the information they got before going to his hometown, she could understand but everything had it's uses. Kali took a moment to think over the situation a bit.
The young man thought of how just a bite could change a life. It was funny that just a bite, a single one, could form a supernatural being. The magic of the world worked in mysterious ways. But that very bite couldn't take back it's effects. The hand that was holding the stake tightened at the thought.
Kali said that the white oak made vampire, the original vampires and could also destroy them. So... When he gets tired of living it, he could use it to end his life. The stake was long enough. Maybe seven inches long. If they cut it accordingly, they would get insurance... But what about when he matured enough and wanted children? What then?
A few more minutes later saw Scott reached a decision. He got back in the car.
"I'm not sure yet. It might not be wise looking for a witch right now, one that will be trustworthy enough to keep everything secret. We would have to offer something of equal value if we buy them and..." Said the True Alpha.
"And there is a chance that they'll talk even after. I get it. I was just thinking about that. About telling Deuc?" Kali completed the sentence before questioning.
Scott took a moment to still his composure.
"I'm going to kill him soon so no." Scott confessed.
His partner nodded before stilling. Kali had expected a no. Just a no. She didn't expect what Scott said so she was shocked when his words registered. He wanted to kill Deucalion and he told her.
"I'm telling you because after I kill him I will give you, Ethan and Aiden three options. You either fight me, join me or leave me. That is, if you don't tell Deucalion and he kills me before I kill him. I'm telling you to give you a chance to save an old friend.
I don't want you to have a vendetta against me when I succeed in killing him. I'm not going to stop you from telling him neither am I going to stop the twins when I tell them. It's that simple. I'm not bowing down to him more than I need to." He informed her, eyes locked with hers.
The McCall then looked at everything they stole.
"The only thing that he's getting informed on will be the Aztec book. The rest will remain our secret. I don't want him to use the wolfsbane and venom against me if you tell him about me planning his death. If he's going to kill me, he's going to have to earn it.
You don't kill a True Alpha everyday. I'll be keeping them with me and if you do tell and I die, you'll know where to find all of them. I won't spite you by refusing you access to them upon my death." Scott finished his statement before he pointed to the briefcase on her side while thinking 'Risk and reward'.
He didn't just want their submission, he wanted their full loyalties. He was away from the people he loved, he might as well form strong bonds with Kali, Aiden and Ethan or just die. If he dies at Deucalion's hands his loved ones back at home would still be safe. Running wasn't an option.
He'd felt rebellious since his first Alpha roar and saw Deucalion's fear. If the man knows what he was thinking he would kill Scott very fast to prevent his pack from betraying him. He wouldn't be giving him all the tools he needed to survive.
If Kali and the twins stop him, fine. If they join him the Alpha Pack is no more. If they leave him it's still alright. He's made sure to learn everything he would need to know to survive. They still had one more item to get through and it would break the tension around them.
Kali didn't know what to say. She really shouldn't be surprised. The boy must have some acting skills. He had her fooled into thinking he was satisfied with his position with her and the twins submitted to him but he wanted Deuc out of the game.
She could understand why though. She did. He wasn't pleased with submitting to someone else. He hadn't even submitted to the Alpha that bit him. From what she heard he helped kill him, how Deuc thought he could dominate an Alpha like that? Giving him knowledge sure didn't work.
Scott seemed to be using the bond the older Alpha was busy forming to work for himself. He was telling her to know her loyalty was. The same with the twins. Kali stopped her thoughts and pulled up the suitcase and placed it between them before opening it using a bit of strength as it was locked and they didn't have it's code. It opened to reveal...
"Oh God... Is that...?" Scott gapped.
He hadn't seen such a load of cash right before his eyes and nose because it smelled like money. His mom would pay all the debts, get a knew car and get herself a much needed vacation. Yes, she deserved a very long vacation from which she would come back home to find it renovated...
But his mother wouldn't take the money now, would she? Sometimes he's thankful for the person he was becoming because he's going to pay all those debts anonymously. That way she won't get a say and she would be able to spend a bit more for herself and Isaac. This was good.
Deucalion had just given them a bank card and code but it seems as though someone brought cold hard cash with them. Who was crazy enough to... Okay. Some people didn't want to be traced but this was money! Kali thought the same thing.
The damn briefcase was a bit thick too! They should send flowers to their two favorite thieves for taking all that they took from them. Really, a blessing.
The woman took a hold of a few stacks of cash. Yes, it was real. Each stack an inch thick. She counted three stacks before hitting the bottom of the case. That's odd. You'd think five stacks would fit the case.
Scott finally snapped out of the day dream he was having when Kali tapped the bottom of the case before taking out the cash and putting it on the backseat. He helped her to speed up the process automatically. Stiles would flip. More than flip actually.
After they had all the cash out, the female Alpha looked over the obvious falls bottom cover for an opening. The previous owner of the briefcase was prepared to buy what they came for at the auction. No. Not prepared, determined just as they were to get the Aztec book.
Deucalion gave them his personal card for the damn book, which spoke a lot about the money he was willing to put upfront. For some reason he didn't come with them. Once she found what she was looking for, Kali opened the cover slowly.
There could be anything in there. A fire arm set, small stacks of gold, some... Diamonds. Yes, why not diamonds?
Scott's first thought was Lydia. There had been a few things worth this much diamonds at the auction including what they had. Like that urn he didn't remember what it was made of or what it contained but it was very expensive and a few people made very high offers that would have left his mom and Stiles' dad broke for several years.
The boy stopped himself from referring everything to his past life forcefully.
Kali ran her hand over the small precious stones before taking one out and looking at it with her Alpha eyes. It was always interesting to look at things using them. You could see what other people couldn't.
She wondered what Scott was thinking when she picked up a confusing series of emotions from him but refrained from asking. It wasn't her place. It had to do with the people he left behind. Even Aiden and Ethan didn't talk much about Beacon Hills. She could understand after all, they had started to fall for their assignments and questioning orders.
Kali found herself feeling a bit lonely at the thought. She hadn't finished her emissary off because she cared and couldn't go through with it when their eyes locked. She knew she deserved to pay for doing what she did but she couldn't let it affect her more than necessary.
A little guilt would always be present but she enjoyed the power. Kali found a hand next to hers brushing through the diamonds and felt a tiny shiver run through her. How long had it been since she allowed her guard down? Since she allowed someone in? She didn't have anyone worth fighting for anymore. This was the life she chose years ago.
They didn't stay in one place too long to form attachments. The risk was what the twins experienced. Broken hearts and all that. The feeling of loss. She hadn't thought of losing the ability to have children at all when faced with the possibility of being a vampire because really, who would she be fooling?
There wasn't anyone she wanted kids with and she didn't want to bring a child into this world with the way her life was. The way she made her life be. It wasn't really stable to raise a child. The moving around and all.
Scott caught the scents coming from Kali. It had been a while now since he caught a few of them but this was the first time she didn't immediately mask them. He guessed living with males as the only female made one learn to mask a lot.
Out of all of them, she was the best at masking her scent. She took pride in that so Scott thought to cut the situation forming before it got worse.
"I'm thinking of using some of this to buy property. Specifically the former Hale's property. It's isolated and in the woods. Perfect for a pack to settle. Derek said the county took back the land but I think I can buy it.
Get supernatural architect and construction company to replace the burned house then buy the Beacon Hills First National Bank property for something to keep the cash flow. I don't know what specifically but it would have to be managed by a pack mate. What do you think?" The boy broke through Kali's thoughts, still playing with the diamonds.
She thought about the ideas before asking.
"You're going back to Beacon Hills?" The idea of settling down was appealing but... The town...
"Yes. I find it better to settle in a familiar place than intrude on an unknown one and I want to see how the people I chose to become a killer for are doing." Scott answered truthfully. "Derek is the only Alpha I know there and if he challenges me I'll accept, winner takes all. If you three join me and they complain I'll just point at Peter.
My deal with Deucalion is to stay with the pack and leaving town. There's nothing about returning there but I can't challenge him to leave the pack though I can, to lead the pack then give you all choices. I can't just let him go, there would be the risk of him returning to spite me and I can't have that.
If you do tell him we will still have to fight for leadership of the pack. The only thing it'll change would be that I wouldn't be choosing where and when I challenge."
Risk and reward. There wasn't a reason to lie. If he's dead Kali will take his ideas but the property would belong to his mother as next of kin if he dies at Deucalion's hand. Death wasn't the most terrifying thing anymore to Scott. He would die with his head up high for dying on his terms and his mother's debts would be paid by then.
Not to mention what he achieved while training alone a few weeks ago. It was amazing what one could achieve when their very being wants it too. No one would be expecting his achievement.
The first chance he got he would do all that he told Kali and by the time he got back to his home, his pack house will be standing and furnished. He'll put as much money as reasonable to get everything done quickly and with quality. That is one of the reasons he will be hiring from the supernatural community.
Kali thought about all that the McCall said. He had thought of more than she thought. He couldn't be making these plans now... He has been making them for a while. He probably thought of taking Deucalion's possessions after killing him to use for his plans but the things they stole were opening doors to kick start his plans early.
It was smart of him doing so the first chance he gets but was it smart telling her? 'It's like he's tempting fate.' Thought the Alpha. They packed everything up and went on their way. Kali found herself disappointed. Here was a great plan put before her but she didn't have the drive to take advantage. She wanted to be a part of it instead.
Did all these years really wear out her ambitions or was it because of Scott McCall, the confusing young man driving her car as though he owned it?
In just three months he became a force to be reckoned with. He excelled under their guidance like no other. Like he was born for it. A True Alpha indeed.
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Deucalion heard the sound of footsteps heading to their apartment. He had been wondering how the auction went. With the money at their disposal they would get it. He has saved and invested in a few things to secure the money he need for years.
He was confident in that the will come with it. He didn't have to wait long as the pair entered the apartment but they smelled of gun powder and blood. He was itching to look at them with his wolf eyes but stopped himself short. Scott didn't need to know that he could see with his Alpha eyes. No one did.
Kali greeted and retold what happened during the auction event and what they had to do to secure the prize. Though it had a little blood here and there, it was in good condition.
'At last.' Thought the Demon Wolf.
"What does it say?" He asked.
He felt his dreams come true.
"There's an Aztec temple in Central Mexico from which the ritual can be carried out but we would need a werejaguar to perform it. It's their God's place of power after all." The Alpha female replied.
The leader of Alphas thought about that.
"It's near the Calavera territory but a little out of their center of power. As far as the book and updated information are concerned there's no population but people stay far away from the place." Scott supplied.
After stopping to start his plans, they looked up the information that Kali had been reading since they hit the road. It was a good thing they did in checking out the information the book had to stay up-to-date.
"Good. That's good. The ritual is in there, right?" Deucalion questioned.
"Yes, amongst others. That place is one of a kind. It could probably go up against the Nemeton in it's power. Withstanding an earthquake. The previous owner of the book kept it up-to-date as far as the information check goes but there could be something not recorded.
It's how places like this one stay safe and protected, especially with its age." The only woman in the Alpha Pack informed.
'Kali is right. You don't leave power like this unprotected.' Thought the Head Alpha before giving orders.
"That's true. Get some rest, we will move out in a few days. Get yourselves something nice for getting the book. A job well done." He commended.
It really was a job well done. Not only did they get it do but they also saved him a lot of money. They deserved to spend it a little. They parted, leaving Deucalion to read the book himself. He had waited a long time to hold the book.