Chapter Text
Epilogue
“Did you do it?” Asked the dissembled voice of the figure hidden in the shadows of his apartment.
He palmed his keys searching the room to find figure shrouded in darkness from across the room.
“Yes, but I don’t understand why? I thought you wanted the Alpha Pack to come, we lured them back here for Derek. And now that we know they’re coming you want to hide from them?”
“We are not hiding, Peter. We are preparing, they believe that they are coming here to face an untrained pack of teenagers with an Alpha who acts without thinking. Derek has a complete pack with an emissary and bonded mate at his side. That means he has power and is no longer easy pickings. We will not strike; we will wait until the time is right. Let Deucalion and his pack wreak a little havoc.”
“I disagree. We should strike when they least expect it.”
“And I did not ask for your opinion,” the light flicked on revealing the figure of the dissembled voice covered with a hooded cape. “Obviously, you still haven’t learned, slow and steady wins the race, Peter. The longer we remain hidden in the darkness the better off I’ll be.” The figure seemed to float across the floor as it headed to the door.
“So I’m supposed to do nothing while they come and take over again! You promised I would have my vengeance when I saved you.” Peter snarled and charged toward to figure only to be stopped when the figure held a hand in the air. He was lifted off his feet frozen in stasis and moved across the room until he was held above the hooded figured.
“And without my help you would have died true death in a fire. But, I saved you Peter. I saved you from perdition. Make no mistake; we want the same thing. Deucalion, Kali and the others will burn for the harm they’ve caused. But, we must stay committed to the path we have taken.” The figured slowly lowered her hand and placed Peter back on his feet. “The Morrells are an old family, powerful Druids and conduits to the old ways. The cemented bond with Derek changes everything. It will change the conflux of events not just for us but for the Alphas.”
“Your powers have grown.”
“Yes, they have. They grow stronger everyday that is why we must wait.”
Peter cracked his neck and agreed with barely concealed anger. “Fine, what do you want me to do?”
“Nothing, just wait and watch Derek and his pack. Harrison has finally come through for me and while Derek and his pack are busy fighting off Deucalion we can begin our work to build my power until the lunar eclipse.”
“What if they bring her?”
“Cora?”
“Yes.”
“Your niece has no memory of the night of the fire. She won’t remember anything.” She lifted the hood back up and turned moved back into the shadows of his apartment. “Stay out of trouble, Peter.”
“Wait! You said Harrison came through? How? You can’t go to the school like that.”
The figure moved to him then until it was standing before him, as the hood to the cape lowered revealing the visage of a beautiful young woman.
“Your scars, they’re gone?”
The young woman shook her head. “Hidden. I can pass now, can’t I?”
“Yes,” Peter remarked softly raising his hand to touch her face as but stopping himself and moving away. “What will they call you?”
“Ms. Blake. Jennifer Blake.” The young woman pulled the hood back on her head, slipped back into the shadows and disappeared.