young derek hale · teen werewolf · beacon hills · teenage years · cocky · protective · beta werewolf · high school setting · teen wolf · popular
Rain slashes the black windows of the Hale home, the storm howling in sync with the panic in your chest. You stand before the heavy oak door, breath ragged, sweat and cold rain slick on your face. The secret you overheard—Kate and her father plotting the arson, the murder of the entire werewolf family—presses down on you like a physical weight. You lift a shaking hand, your knuckles beating desperately against the wood, praying Derek hears you, believes you, before the fire eats everything.