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When word spread that Lydia was now seeing Aiden, the wolves' reactions varied. Derek and Isaac were all for clawing the guy, though Lydia knew that any attack they made wouldn't be done on her behalf. Boyd didn't really care what she did, so long as the Alphas stayed out of his way. Cora decided that the best course of action was to threaten her. And Peter seemed amused by the whole thing, the smug bastard.
Whatever, she didn't feel any allegiance to the Hale Pack. Not after they tried to kill her, at any rate. She was actually more concerned with how her friends were taking the news. Allison was prepared to either shoot a quiver's worth of arrows into Aiden, or else stab him with a couple of her Chinese ring daggers. Lydia balked at this, sputtering that it was unnecessary. She said the same thing to Stiles when he tried to equip her with wolfsbane and mountain ash.
Even Danny was worried, though it wasn't for any supernatural reason. He quietly but firmly asked her if she was using Aiden as a way to get over Jackson. While it was only part of the truth, it was the easiest explanation she could offer to Danny. It wasn't like she could inform him of the existence of werewolves, or the fact that she was currently dating one in hopes of getting intel on the other Alphas.
Scott was the only one who supported the relationship, and that was lukewarm at best. When she asked if he was gonna stop her from seeing Aiden, he stated that he only wanted her to be happy. She would've liked to believe Scott, except that sometimes she’d catch him scowling at the Alpha twin whenever the three of them were in a room together. Then Scott's eyes would inevitably seek hers out, warning her to be careful.
Lydia should have been irritated with everyone, but grudgingly acknowledged that their concerns were well-founded. After what happened with Isaac, Cora, and Boyd, they'd all been uneasy. Because if the Alphas were that ruthless with other werewolves, it would only get worse for the humans.
A troubling thought then occurred to her. Suppose Aiden was sent to keep an eye on her, because the Alphas found out about her immunity to both the bite and the kanima's venom? That seemed a hell of a lot more likely, since she was not actually one of Derek's betas. And she hated to admit it, but she imagined that the Alphas would view her as a powerful bargaining chip.
Even with that in mind, part of her still fell in hope with Aiden. He may have killed people before, but Lydia got the feeling that he was a reluctant participant. He wasn't like the other Alphas, though his attitude towards her friends would've indicated otherwise. After all, if she could save Jackson with the power of her love, then perhaps there was also redemption for Aiden.
When it was just the two of them, all those fears and worries seemed to fade from her mind. It didn't matter that she was human and he was a werewolf. She was Lydia and he was Aiden, just two lonely people in a somewhat normal relationship. So why did it feel like she was playing with fire?
If circumstances were different, Lydia thought that maybe she could fall in love with Aiden Frost.