icedbath.
❛❛ you realise where you are, right? people don’t exactly come here for a relaxed holiday. ❜❜ you know how dangerous beacon hills can be, it’s stolen so much from you that some days you wonder what you did to make the universe hate you so fucking much. this town helped birth the anger within you, helped you learn violence and rage when the boy you used to be only wanted to live softly, who only wanted to learn how to breathe easier. even after the bite you still don’t know how to do either of those. power never brought you peace but it gave you freedom. maybe that’s enough.
❛❛ yeah, well, i’ve never been known for making smart choices. ❜❜ it’s not a threat, you know in a fight with an alpha even having the fighting ability and extra speed you do have, you’d still lose. probably end up dead. you might have a death wish, but protecting scott comes above even your own self hatred.
❛❛ it’s not a threat, anyway. just a warning. he’s dealt with people a lot scarier than you and your posse of armani models. ❜❜
“ maybe i’m special. ” but god, you’re not. — you’re as bloodthirsty and predatory as any other wolf, though not for no reason. you don’t spill blood just because you like the color red, you don’t waste your time putting someone six feet under just because you’re bored. it’s necessity that drives you. sometimes, it’s anger, but as far as you’re concerned, that’s not your fault. if people don’t want to die, they shouldn’t piss you off. and this kid, whoever he is, is getting closer and closer to tipping you off that scale.
but he clearly knows scott, and you don’t need to make any enemies. even if you don’t care for many allies.
clearly, you nearly say, but there’s no need. all you can think is how, if he’s typical of the mccall pack, yours must be better. maybe they’re all violent, but at least they’re not stupid. at least they win the fights they pick. you wouldn’t accept them if they didn’t. ( at least, you want to believe so; you can’t imagine being without any of them anymore, closer to family than your own blood ever was. )
“ yeah, i’ve heard. and i admire him for that. ” for once, you’re not saying things just to say them; you do find it admirable, even if you’re bothered by their morals. it feels unrealistic to you; how could they possibly expect to win without ever having to take a life? ( you’ve heard that some of their people have died. you wonder if that could have been prevented through murder. fortunately, it’s not a problem you have to face with your own betas. ) but that’s not what you choose to latch onto, because you don’t care to compliment the alpha any more than you already have. you don’t care enough. “ — glad to know you think we’re all hot. you’re beneath us, but i’ll make sure to relay the message. ”
