Soulmate Of A True Alpha
Scene 14

Me: Can I ask what you want to show us? I’m starting to freak out here Scott…

He takes a deep breath and pulls out a sports bag from under his bed.

Stiles: A duffel bag?

He opens it. I gasp when I see what’s inside. Inside are dozens of wads of cash.

Scott: It was in Garret’s bag, I found it with Liam.

We both nod.

Stiles: Did you count it?

Scott nods.

Me: Let’s do it!

We start counting. There’s so much money in this bag… It would be inhumane to keep it, especially since it belongs to Derek…

Stiles: What are you gonna do with it?

He doesn’t answer. I guess we’re both thinking the same thing.

Flashback to two days ago

I go down to the kitchen to see Mum, who’s taken everything out of the fridge and seems to be panicking on the phone.

Me: Mum? Can I borrow ten dollars for a meal?

She motions for me to wait.

Mum: Yes, sorry to bother you with my problems but… Three months late? Yes, I know I’m not above the rules, but can you give me the power back for a few hours? Just long enough to put my shopping away and go and replace a cool box… As you can imagine, I can’t afford to pay for a whole grocery shop again…

Scott comes to join me. He’s heard everything too. We head back to his room and I’m still shaken up.

Me: Did you have this many financial problems before, or was it my arrival that caused the problems?

Scott: We had problems before… Obviously the costs have gone up since then, but don’t feel guilty about anything Hannah, it’s not your fault.

I smile softly at him, unconvinced, and lie down on his chest to think and fall asleep.

End of flashback

Scott : I’m going to give it back to Derek… But not just yet…

Stiles: Okay. But in the meantime, what do we do with the bag?

We hear footsteps coming towards us. We rush over to the bag to close it and Scott puts it back under the bed. Jumping on the bag, I fall flat on my face on top of Stiles and that’s when my mother decides to come in. I quickly pull myself off Stiles and try to hide my shame.

Mum: Hannah, Lydia keeps calling you. It must be important.

She hands me my phone and leaves the room, giving us one last look. I call Lydia back and she answers immediately.

Lydia: At last you answer! I’ve been trying to reach you for fifteen minutes!

Me: Sorry. I’m sorry, what’s going on?

Lydia: It’s Parrish…

Me: The police officer you have a crush on but won’t admit it to?

Lydia: Are you done with that? He’s blacklisted! He’s in danger! You have to come with me so we can talk to him!

Me: OK, I’ll meet you at the police station. See you there!

I hang up and turn to the boys.

Me: Parrish is on the list. Lydia wants us to go and talk to him, to warn him.

I was about to leave the room but Stiles stops me.

Stiles: I’ll go with you if you want!

Me: Yeah right.

We smile at each other. Scott winks at me and I glare at him.

At the police station

Lydia takes the list out of her bag and hands it to Parrish, taking care to hide her name.

Me: Do you recognise any names?

Parrish: A few, yes. There have been a lot of murders recently and most of the people are on this list.

The three of us look at each other, then Lydia shows him her name on the list.

Lydia: It’s a blacklist for hit men.

Parrish: Why is my name on it?! What have I done? And what’s that number next to my name?

Stiles: The number is your worth.

Parrish: I’m worth five dollars?

Me: More like five million…

He stops talking. I look at Lydia but she’s looking at her feet, uncomfortable.

Me: Uh Parrish… We could use some help replaceing the rest of the list. A… friend of Lydia’s could help us but the problem is… She’s committed to Eichen House…

Lydia found the second key through her, so she can probably help us with the third. Parrish looks at the list for a few seconds, then looks up at us.

Parrish: OK, I’ll give you a lift.

I smile and we head for Lydia’s car. Parrish wanted us to be discreet and not arrive with three cars. I sit in the back with Stiles while Lydia gets in the front with Parrish. During the drive, Stiles looks really stressed so I text him.

[Me: Is everything OK?][Stiles: I’m a bit scared about going to Eichen House with what happened there to be honest…]

Aye. I am. Stiles told me about having to go there when he got possessed by the Nogitsune.

[Me: We can turn back if you want. Lydia can manage just fine with Parrish]

He looks at me, smiles and takes my hand. The touch makes me blush and I shake his hand. I rest my head on his shoulder and we spend the ride like this. He strokes the inside of my hand with his thumb and I smile. No matter what happens in this asylum, I know that if I’m with Stiles, everything will be fine.