Chương 68: Warning

His cold eyes carefully scanned Lydia's body when suddenly a thought came to his mind: "should I ki…" That thought stopped instantly when he glanced at Allison's sad expression. His gaze softened considerably.

"She'll be fine, I promise!" He gently caressed her back, bringing some comfort so that her mind would stabilize. Lucas guided her towards some nearby seats. When she sat down, Allison asked something that made him involuntarily frown.

"Was it the Alpha who did it?" Even though she was asking, her tone seemed certain.

"Probably…" Lucas didn't keep her in the dark, although he was worried that she might do something stupid. There was a brief silence, then Lucas decided to go and grab some coffee. When he was coming back with the coffees, he couldn't help but notice Chris and his thugs grabbing Stiles and Jackson and throwing them inside a room. Lucas slowly approached the door, then politely knocked on it. The noise inside stopped for a moment, when Chris slowly opened the door and saw Lucas, his expression worsened visibly.

"What are you doi…" Not giving him a chance to continue, Lucas pushed the door with his foot and closed it once inside. He glanced around the room in surprise, his eyebrows raised slightly. Stiles and Jackson were being immobilized by Chris's men.

"Lucas! Help!" Stiles finally found hope of getting out of the situation. Lucas then turned his focus back to Chris, his eyes filled with contempt.

"You are a true Argent. You must not want to disappoint him, aren't you?" This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Chris gazed coldly at him without responding. His expression seemed calm, but his clenched fist betrayed his emotions.

"Tell your men to let them go… or I'll make them!" This time Lucas meant it. If permanent injuries to his men could serve as a warning to Chris, he would do it. Chris gazed deeply into his eyes. Perhaps knowing that he had gone too far, he gestured to his men with his eyes. Being freed, Stiles quickly went behind him, then kept glancing at Chris with provocation.

"Did you know?"

"What..?" Lucas looked at Chris in confusion, having no idea what he was on about.

"About Scott McCall being a werewolf!" Jackson trembled hearing this, his eyes dropped towards the floor. Lucas only let out a low chuckle after hearing this.

"So what?" Chris took a few steps towards him aggressively, his eyes narrowed on his figure.

"Do you think this is a joke?!"

"That kid is a ticking bomb!" Lucas stepped forward. Now they were facing each other closely.

"That kid… is just a kid! If he hurts an innocent, I'll bury him myself."

"But if anyone tries to kill him… then I'll just bury them instead!" Lucas' gaze was penetrating and didn't waver at all. He had made a promise towards Scott, to keep the Argents from attacking him, and he would honor it. The standoff made Stiles and Jackson glance at each other nervously. Jackson, in particular, was already sweating bullets. Chris' nose flared slightly, closing his eyes for a second, then moving his body away. The last thing he needed now was a new conflict.

Lucas walked out with Stiles and Jackson behind him. Arriving some distance away, he turned towards Stiles.

"What's going on?" Glancing left and right, Stiles began explaining what happened.

"So Peter is now heading towards Derek's location, and Scott's missing?" Lucas' face changed when Stiles nodded, then hardened in the next second. He needed to hurry and get there. Not even glancing at them anymore, Lucas rushed away. When he returned where Allison was, he didn't say anything and grabbed her to head off.

"What's going on?!" Trying to take a breath, Allison asked worriedly as she watched him open the trunk and start getting armed. Not giving her a response to the previous question, Lucas put his hand on her face, then looked deeply into her eyes.

"I need you to go back to my house and stay there. You will be safe once inside!" Lucas then sprinted into the darkness. Allison's eyes widened in shock, her hands trembling slightly. She looked at the car, then the direction he ran off. Suddenly she heard noises from the entrance of the hospital. She saw Stiles and Jackson hurriedly making their way towards the car and driving away in a hurry. •••• In the deep forest, a shadow flickered constantly among the trees.

It was like a jaguar, barely visible in the darkness. The shadow suddenly stopped. When it took a few steps towards the light, its identity became clear: it was Lucas, who rushed from the hospital. He knew that if he lost the chance to kill Peter tonight, later it would be harder. As for worrying that Scott and Derek would kill him… he didn't think so. Especially with some things being different, it would be a miracle if they didn't die. Lucas then focused his gaze on the house.

In front, he could see Kate pointing a gun at Scott. He slowly aimed his gun at her, his finger on the trigger slowly moving, and then… BANG.