Chương 162: Hidden Motives

While they were walking on the street heading towards the car, they saw Peter and Derek by the side of the road. Peter looked like someone he cared about had died, as for Derek he looked more absent-minded. When he heard the footsteps, he lifted his head and looked at their disheveled state in surprise, then he glanced at Stiles and Scott in Lucas' hands.

"What's wrong with them?"

"Nothing much, we just fought the Nogitsune." Lucas then looked down at Peter and gestured with his eyes.

"What's wrong with him?" Derek's face became serious and he ignored the question about Peter.

"What happened?" Lucas then began telling some of the stuff that happened and that the Nogitsune was finally dead. He then gestured with his head toward Peter, now he was the one curious. Derek took some time to process what he had just heard, then his face turned black as he remembered what happened to his family's legacy.

"We got robbed!" Lydia and Malia's ears perked up in interest, while Allison wasn't that interested in the family matters of the Hales. Lucas rubbed his chin in deep thought and spoke in an unbelievable tone.

"Robbed? Who would do such a thing? Did they take your wallets?" Derek's face darkened even more, although Lucas' tone seemed genuine, he felt like he was mocking him.

"No…just important artifacts and millions of dollars." Lucas nodded seriously then looked at the still depressed Peter.

"I'm in need of a janitor if you wish to make some money." Derek's expression froze and he tried maintaining it that way, in fact, he only cared more about the objects inside than the money itself, but Peter was the opposite. Hearing his words, Peter finally lifted his head and looked at him. His eyes looked like he was just about to kill somebody. Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author's consent. Report any sightings.

If anyone else had looked at him, they would have been intimidated, but Lucas almost made his mockery visible on his face. This made Peter's veins bulge in anger, eventually, the threat of being killed calmed him down, and he chose not to respond. Lucas shook his head as his offer was real, he did need a janitor and a former alpha was worthy of that position.

"Anyway, why are you still in Beacon Hills?" Finally calming down, Peter put on a confused look and responded.

"You were the one that told me that without your permission I can't leave." Lucas' eyes narrowed, "No, there's something else…" Although he would have Peter hunted for the rest of his life, that doesn't change the fact that he was Peter. This treacherous man would do anything for his own benefit, then his eyes lit up as he glanced at Derek. Lucas' gaze, which switched between them made Derek confused, but Peter's expression kept getting worse and worse.

"You're thinking of how to become an alpha again, aren't you?" Lucas gazed at him with an amused expression, then at Derek's eyes. Peter reacted immediately and shook his head.

"No! I will never hurt my nephew!" Even Lucas was stunned by his shamelessness, then he spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"I never said anything about you harming him, besides…didn't you kill your own niece?" Peter's face looked like he swallowed shit, and he could see Derek's expression getting colder with each second. He now could swear that his nephew was thinking of killing him.

"Derek! You have to believe me!" Derek glared at him then glanced at Lucas, strangely he had more faith in a stranger than his own family, of course, Peter's past actions didn't make one trust him that much. But he eventually said something that even he didn't feel was genuine.

"I believe you." And the reason was right in front of him, Lucas Ashford. A constant sword above their necks, one wrong move and they are gone. Lucas looked at this sight and smiled, he noticed Derek struggling to answer, but he could understand him. He needed Peter because his so-called pack was full of teenagers who didn't care about him that much, and weren't reliable at all. Lucas shook his head and just as he was about to walk away he gave him a warning.

"You seem wary of me when you have a tiger by your side ready to swallow you whole." He then turned and left with the girls and the two dead weights. Watching them walk away, Derek became thoughtful and glanced sneakily at Peter. Peter on the other hand wasn't feeling well at all, first he got robbed, now he got accused that he would harm his dear nephew. While Derek was glancing at him, Peter was doing the same thing and from time to time he gazed at Derek's throat.

•••• Morning came quickly, and before Lucas could even drink a coffee like any normal person, he was grabbed against his will and forced onto the couch. He looked at Lydia who was at the front and Malia and Allison on the side watching this with smiles on their faces. Lydia glared fiercely at him then spoke.

"Tell us the truth!"