"Are you sure she'll be safe here?" Scott asked. He, Derek, Malia, and Peter were standing in Peter's living room.

"Isabel hasn't been here before," Peter said. "The Procurers don't know that I live here and that I'm her boyfriend's uncle. I hope."

"Besides, they probably have my place staked out, along with the animal clinic," Derek added.

"Truthfully, I don't know how much we can trust the Procurer girl." Malia and Scott looked at Peter. "I know she's your friend and all and she helped break Isabel out, but you guys did get Devin killed in the process."

"He sacrificed himself," Derek said.

"He didn't act like a Dark Valkyrie," Scott added. "Vincent and the others were wings out, eyes glowing 24/7. We didn't even know he was a Valkyrie until the other night. And what Dark would sacrifice themselves for a Pure?"

"One that didn't go Dark by choice." Everyone turned to the hall. Isabel was leaning against the wall. Derek immediately went to her side. She still didn't look like she had her strength back.

"You can become Dark by accident?" Malia asked.

Isabel held onto Derek's arm and took a step towards the living room.

"Are you up for this?" Derek asked.

"You have to know Devin's story and why I was threatened by his suddenly showing back up in my life."

"You don't have to do this, Isabel." Scott could tell she was still exhausted from her time with the Procurers.

Isabel sat on the couch, Derek next to her. "Yes, I do."

Peter motioned for his daughter and his Alpha to sit.

"Devin was one of the few Pure Valkyries left. We met after my mother died. I was alone, afraid and running from Vincent. Devin had barely escaped his own family's demise. We clung to each other, protected each other. When Devin found out who my mother was, he suggested I use a bogus last name to throw Vincent off. We tried to stay one step ahead but Vincent and his flock found us. Devin knew we couldn't fight them off, so he willingly sacrificed himself for me."

"Devin said that Vincent wanted you to join him so badly because of that light thing you do," Malia said.

Isabel nodded. "It's rare. And there are no Darks with the ability. What Vincent didn't know was if I did go Dark, I would lose that ability. For the next year, I thought he was dead. Until he tracked me down. I was overjoyed to see he was alive, but I felt something was off. I felt that he was different."

"He was different because he had gone Dark?" Peter asked.

"Yeah. Vincent tried to get him to turn against me. I don't know what my brother did to him, but Devin accidentally killed another Pure that was being held captive with him."

"That's why he still acts like a Pure," Scott said. "Because he didn't let it consume him like Vincent and the others did."

"Exactly. I was convinced that Vincent sent him so I told him I never wanted to see him again. He tried a couple more times to talk to me before he gave up. When Vincent died, the news must have traveled faster than I thought it would."

"I think news of a True Alpha traveled faster," Peter quipped with a smirk. Scott gave him a look.

Isabel chuckled. "I'll have to agree to that." Then she sighed. "I just didn't think he'd get himself killed just to prove he wasn't like the other Darks." Isabel turned back to Peter. "And I think we can trust the girl and her brother. You should have heard the fight when Sean walked in and saw me. And he was trying to keep his sister from knowing. Her father brought her in, against the wishes of her mother."

"It still doesn't mean we can trust her," Peter countered. "Look how long it took them to trust me and give me a second chance."

"Because she's different. My ability was a bit haywire at the time so I'm not sure if she's one of us or not."

"Your Scream didn't affect her," Scott mentioned.

Isabel's eyebrows knit together. "I did a full Scream and a burst."

"They affected everyone in the room," Malia said. "Except Lindsey."

"I've never heard of that happening. I've never heard of anyone not being affected by the Scream. Especially if the Valkyrie isn't holding back because she's reached her limit on electricity."

"Are you willing to meet with her? Once you've recovered."

Isabel nodded. "I'm willing."

~~~

"Cause of death is a heart attack?" Stilinski asked. Melissa nodded. The two were standing in the morgue with the body they'd found earlier that day. "He was found in an abandoned warehouse tied to a chair."

"Sounds like he was into some kinky stuff."

"I would have thought that too. If he hadn't been fully clothed."

Melissa glanced around to make sure she wouldn't be overheard. "Well, I think this might be another victim of our witch." She held up the man's arm so Stilinski could see it. "The only marks on his body are from his restraints where he tried to get out. He doesn't have a history of heart disease in his family and he was healthy as a horse."

"So you think she caused this?"

Melissa nodded. "And I have a bad feeling that she's going to continue to leave a trail of bodies until we stop her."

"The question is, how do we stop her?"

~~~

Mark had exploded in anger when Lindsey had returned home, lashing out at his daughter and accusing her of setting the Valkyrie free. Lindsey had responded by screaming at him that he shouldn't have taken her anyway. The screaming match brought Sean downstairs and to the defense of his little sister. Which resulted in father and son coming to blows and Lindsey leaving the house. She hadn't been home in three days, Danny offering her the spare room. Stiles, of course, had been the first after Danny to learn about the disturbance at the Chasseur house. A neighbor had heard the screaming and called the police. The sheriff himself had responded to the call.

"Are you doing okay, Lindsey?" Scott asked, he and Stiles the first to join her at their lunch table.

Lindsey gave him a smile and nodded. "Considering what I just learned about my family, I'm okay. I think."

Scott chuckled.

"Well, if I found out my parents were holding someone my friends knew, I probably wouldn't be."

Scott gave Stiles a look.

"What? She's handling it a lot better than I would have."

Lindsey chose to ignore Stiles' idiocy. "How's Isabel?" she asked.

"She's almost back to her full strength. The electricity took a lot out of her. And that light burst she did takes a lot out of her anyway."

"I'm sorry she had to go through that."

"She actually wants to meet you. To thank you herself for being brave enough to help us."

"I wish the other one didn't have to die. Do you guys deal with this all the time?"

"Pretty much," Stiles quipped.

"But it isn't easy," Scott said.

Lindsey nodded. "I wouldn't expect it to be." Scott smiled. "By the way, how well do you know biology?"

~~~

"She escaped?" The phone was sitting on the island between Mark and Emily.

"Yes, sir. We believe the wolf pack that protects her somehow found out where we were keeping her," Mark said.

"Did you get anything useful out of her?"

"She refused to tell us where she hid the Eye. Esther's stronger than we anticipated."

"Esther? Esther Evans?"

"Yes."

"Are you positive it was Esther and not her daughter?"

"Esther has the ability to send forth light from her body. And her eyes were bright blue. I have no doubt it was Esther."

"You had Esther Evans and you let her escape!"

"Not purposely, sir," Emily replied. "Like we said, the local wolves, the Hales, somehow found out where she was and were able to slip in and out without us knowing."

"Perhaps you should have posted guards once you discovered that you held the most powerful Valkyrie to walk the earth. How stupid can you Procurers get!? I hired you because I was told you were the best in the field. Perhaps I was wrong." The client hung up and Emily sighed.

"Our reputation is hanging on this. We need to find her and get the location from her."

"I've had men on the building Sean followed her to 24/7. And I have posted others at the animal clinic. If she shows up at either place, we'll know."

~~~

"I'm really considering starting to arrest these guys for hanging around the clinic," Rafe said, bringing a chuckle from Parrish.

"I'm assuming they're Procurers. They've been sitting out there all day," Deaton said.

"You think they thought that Isabel would come here?" Kira suggested.

"Do they even know you're a Druid?" Rafe asked.

Deaton shook his head. "I don't know."

"Either that or they think Isabel would show back up to work so soon after escaping from them," Scott said. "Malia, get off the table."

Malia, who'd been sitting on one of the tables against the wall swinging her legs, hopped down and went across the room to lean against the counter next to Kira.

"Yeah, because she's stupid enough to go back to one of the places they know for a fact she knows," Stiles said, sarcastically.

"Are you always this sarcastic?" Rafe asked.

"Sarcasm and a baseball bat are his only defenses," Scott said and Stiles smirked. Kira laughed.

"I don't even know how to respond to that."

Deaton chuckled. Scott and Malia's attention suddenly went to the back of the clinic.

"What?" Rafe asked, seeing their alertness.

"Someone's trying to get into the back," Scott answered.

Rafe drew his sidearm, Parrish doing the same. Scott crept forward. Malia went into a defensive stance in front of the others.

"How many?" Rafe asked.

"I'm not getting a scent."

Scott flicked out his claws. Parrish immediately raised his weapon. Rafe crept to the door and reached for the lock. Once his hand was on it, he looked at his son. Scott nodded and Rafe unlocked and threw the door open, immediately aiming at the intruder. The intruder collapsed in the middle of the floor, black blood covering the part of his back they could see past the black wings and smearing on the floor.

"Who the hell is that?" Rafe asked. "Why is his blood black?"

Scott immediately knelt. "Dad, go tell Deaton we need the nightshade antidote. Now."

Rafe went back to the others while Parrish holstered his sidearm and helped Scott by putting the Valkyrie's other arm over his shoulder.

"Just hang on a little longer, Devin."