I Know, This is the Point of No Return

“I’m not that young.” he said. “Okay, fair enough I’m fifteen but I asked for this; I’ve been fully complicit the whole time.” he said nodding. “Colin offered me the job and I agreed knowing what I was getting into.” he said. “They in a weird way are and were my second chance at everything.” 

“How so? And Colin’s a good guy, I’d call him a hero if I felt it needed.” he said smiling a little. “Fair enough, I’m fairly sure you’d burn quite a few bridges that way.” he nodded before walking into the cafe and taking a seat. He waited until she sat down before answering. 

Peter chuckled. “You want to. Which isn’t bad, from what I’ve seen, you two would match pretty well.” He held out his hand to help the younger wolf up. “Come on, let’s get you inside. Colin is on his way; pretty worried from what I can make of his message. Let’s get you inside and I’ll get you some soda so you can stay sober. Alright?” he asked, tilting his head. 

“I’m sure that will work fine.” He gave a soft smile. “Pup, if what I think is right, trust me when I tell you there is no way yo could ever hurt Colin.” He chuckled and reached to ruffle the other’s hair. “Relax, you’ll have control in no time.”

“I’m not sure Theo is going to open up about what happened to him, but I do know he wants to change. I have told him I will take him out if he acts in any way I don’t like. He has helped me a great deal in helping bringing Laura back, and all he asked was to let him come with me to New York. He’s been under no obligation to listen to me, but he hasn’t gone after anyone and he’s clearly not gone looking for you yet.”

“I do...he’s nice...and he took me in. I thought it would be different; I’d move in and join the gang. We’d be friends and suddenly I can’t stop looking at him without smiling. I can’t think about him without blushing...” he said shaking his head. “I’ve got it bad...” he groaned; even blushing when he heard that Colin was worried about him. “Sounds good, I really don’t think I need any more to drink that can get me drunk.” he said as he headed inside with Peter. 

“Hey, hey. Watch the hair.” he said fixing it quickly and nodding. “Hopefully, and what do you think is right...?” he asked cautiously before sighing. “I know, but I was kidnapped by them too; I don’t know what they did to him but I’d like to. I want to understand why he did these things and you say it was for me, for misguided reasons but he had to have a start.” he said sighing before looking at Peter.

Laura arched a brow. The kid had enough control to keep from shifting, which was good. His eyes needed work, but it wasn’t anything serious. “Don’t misunderstand what I mean. I never said I didn’t like Allison as a person, pup, just that I didn’t care for the fact that she got a free pass for doing pretty much the exact same thing as my uncle, and for the exact same reasons. Honestly, in my opinion, she’d have made a damn great hunter if the nogitsune hadn’t had her killed. But as it stands, she died defending the code she re-made because she wanted to make things right. She’s one of the two decent Argents to ever grace existence; the second being her father, who has always followed the code.” She sighed, shaking her head.  “I’m sorry, I won’t talk down about Scott again, I apologize if I made you upset. That wasn’t my intention. Let’s just agree not to bring him up, deal?” She asked, finally turning to read the sign on the office before sighing. “Would you mind if I buy you lunch to make up for the little mishap? The landlord’s not here for another hour, I just missed him, and my uncle knows this little pizza place a few blocks from here that is supposedly the best pizza around.”

“Mates are our center of gravity, really. Once we find them, they’re everything. Our sun, moon, our breath. I’ve only seen mates a couple of times, but I know how important they are. They end up our anchor, even if our anchor was something else beforehand. Sometimes we aren’t even aware of the change until something happens or someone threatens to take them from us.” She shruged. “Never dealt with it personally, but I know enough. My parents and some of my other family were bad about it. 

Laura shrugged. “I’ve got reasons to keep them off the radar. Starting with my uncle. You being in the gang is a big reason; you have a full life to live and I’ve got no reasons to want anyone I know hurt by other officers wiith closed minds. Perks of being a wolf with a badge; I can catch the real bad guy easier. IT’s how I made detective in less than three years when I first came here.”

Liam took a small breath; he knew she wasn’t trying to bash Allison but the rant through him off. His eyes returned to normal and he nodded a bit. He nodded a bit. “Thank you, I betrayed him, and he saved my life; I owe him at least to defend him. And with Allison; we were both fucked over; so when you started ranting about her I got defensive.” he said nodding a bit. “So, thank you, and please don’t talk about about him around me. I’m not in his pack and we’re not friends. But I’d be dead if not for him.” 

“Lunch sounds good, I’m pretty hungry.” he said before nodding a bit, blushing slightly. He wondered if Colin could be his mate. The druid was already his anchor so he wasn’t sure but he certainly wasn’t going to bring it up. “Sounds, interesting. I’m sure I’ll find a mate someday.” he said nodding a little.

The alpha could sense the relief in the omega, giving a soft smile. “It’s easier to focus the more you think, isn’t it?” he asked, tilting his head knowingly. “I know there’s not much I can do, since you’re an omega, but you’re still Colin’s boyfriend, so I’m obliged to at least try to help you; i helps a little that I’m an alpha. An alpha’s presence naturally soothes an omega’s.” That, and of course there was the fact that he intended on waiting and hoping Liam picked him as an alpha in due time. He wasn’t going to force or rush anyone, or even bring up the topic. For now, he was fine just keeping an eye on him when Colin couldn’t. 

“Training isn’t going to be an easy task, pup.” he said. “But I can tell your serious. So we’ll start this weekend. I’ll let Colin know you’re up for learning how to control it. Although I doubt he’d be scared to see you wolfed out. He’s resilient and damn accepting of our world. Namely because he’s a part of it.” He smiled reassuringly. “Colin won’t get hurt, I doubt you could do that even if you’d lost all sense of your human side. Our anchors are strong like that, we can’t hurt what is most precious to us. I speak from experience, so trust me on that.” He’d been entirely insane, out for blood and death and vengeance, and yet he couldn’t focus any anger or rage on Chris; and in turn, Allison. Partly because they weren’t involved, of that he knew. Then there was a point in that the girl smelled similar enough to Chris that Peter’s focus was short-circuited because at the time, he couldn’t understand the full power of his love for the other, slightly younger adult. He had cried when Allison died, not because she was close to him, but because he could almost sense how hurt Chris was at the loss of his daughter. And your mate being in pain was worse than losing a pack member by far; especially once you admitted they were your mate.

Peter gave a light frown. “Perhaps, in his own way, your brother wanted to have power to protect you. I was clouded by that once.” Of course, he had the power he’d always known he should have had, not to mention his mate and at least some of his remaining family, so his more homicidal tendencies weren’t as strong these days. Peter credited Chris with much of that good factor. “He doesn’t know how to show affection like others; we don’t know what the Dread Doctors did to him while they had him.” He explained. “I do know he shows serious regret. He’s not here to hurt anyone, or kill. He just wants to be in your life; but I told him that would take time. I’ve been where he is; trying to be close to family that hates me for my past. He can just…be very stubborn, which I feel is a trait your bloodline shares greatly. But he seems to understand that between what he did in Beacon, as well as Colin and I, he needs to stand down until you’re willing to let him start making amends.” He watched the young wolf calmly. “Everything about what happens around you is your choice now, Liam. Lover, family, everything. Colin and I will keep you safe no matter what.”

Liam nodded, then blushed a bit. “I’m not, I’m not his boyfriend yet...I mean, at all...I mean...I want...shut up...” he blushed, getting a bit flustered, a small smile forming on his lips. “Thanks for the, soothing. I guess...I really didn’t want to have an episode in the middle of New York.” he said taking a small breath. He was fairly sure now that when the time came he’d choose Peter’s pack. Peter was a good man, he’d made mistakes but he wasn’t trying to repeat them.

“Sounds good...I’ll make sure I don’t have any jobs for those days so I can just head over to your place in the morning.” he said before smiling a little. “.I don’t want him to see that side of me...He’s a good guy, and you say I won’t be able to hurt him but I can do a lot of things I shouldn’t be able to do. I don’t want to put his life at stake; I don’t want to open my eyes after an episode and see him hurt...” he said shaking his head.

Laura gave a soft smile. “Yeah, I don’t think any Hale you meet is going to have a fun backstory. We’re all kind of woven into tragedy.” She watched the kid, arching a brow at his comment. “Raeken, I’m aware.” her tone was even as she spoke, but there was a hint of intrigue. She knew what Theo had done, and right now she wasn’t so sure what to make of the chimera. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust him, she just didn’t know Theo the way she knew her uncle. “As far as your old pack? They were crumbling the minute they started. McCall believes himself too high and noble. It’s sickening, because he’s a hypocrite. He was willing to kill my uncle if it got him that human girl. What was her name…Ally?” she asked, her eyes flashing gold. “And then he condemns his betas for self defense. Peter wanted safety, and a means to protect Beacon; what he got was an asshole full of himself and all about a girl. My uncle was shunned for being legitimately insane and causing problems for him. But Ally? She was allowed to go insane and almost commit fucking genocide of my brother’s pack and gets away with it. Why? Because she had the ‘boohoo my mommy got killed’ excuse. Scott McCall is a pathetic alpha who is only out for his own benefit and morals; consequences be damned for those around him. I’m not a fool; I saw how he constantly allowed the humans and the banshee to be put in harm’s way and expected them to take the high road of martyrdom if their lives were on the line.” Her frown was prominent as she thought about the teen. “Perhaps one day, he may have an inkling of a chance to be a good, strong alpha. Right now, he’s a child with his head so far up his own ass, he can’t tell night from day.” There was clear resentment towards the True Alpha in her words, and she clenched her hands. “Honestly, you’re better off, Liam. Don’t beat yourself up because that pack would have fallen apart with or without Theo’s help.”

“I know Peter has forgiven me; we’ve talked about it. I never blamed him for what happened to me. All he had was instinct, and I was just unlucky in visiting when I did.” she explained, her stance and tone softening considerably from her rant on Scott. “I love my uncle, and he has his mate, which helps him even more in staying calm and reasonable. If he ever lost his mate, the world be damned, he’d burn it all to the ground.” It was scary but true; Laura had been explained, in basic detail, the overall relationship Peter had with Chris. Losing a mate once was painful enough; and Peter had already proven that under certain stress and circumstance, he could kill without remorse. So losing Chris a second time would kill any real humanity her uncle had left and Laura was not sure she could handle that. 

“It’s alright for a while. I’m not like most others; I stuck around somehow, I guess. Most others move on and accept death. I guess the way I went, so fast and violent, left me in shell shock and I couldn’t leave.” She shrugged. Hearing the inquiry about her job, she gave a soft smile. “I’m a detective; mainly in the homicide division. I have connections all around, though, which is helpful for a certain group of ragtag gang members.”

Liam listened to Laura rant about Scott. He agreed with some of it, part of him was a bit defensive of his old Alpha but he let it go; but not before he snapped. “Stop.” he said calmly, he had worked on controlling his anger; he wasn’t going to lose control over this. “He’s not perfect, far from it. He’s a hypocrite and not the best Alpha. He makes poor choices but he saved my life against against the Wendgo and Garret; I owe him enough to defend him even after I betrayed him. So whether I’m in his pack or not. Don’t rant about him to me. Anyone else, fine.” he said, without Scott he wouldn’t standing here and they weren’t friends or brothers anymore but he wasn’t going to let him be bashed within earshot. “And as for Allison; she was wronged, manipulated and Murdered. I know Exactly what its like to be most of that. So don’t even bring her up.” he asked, his eyes changing color. 

After a moment, he calmed down and he nodded. “Understandable, from what I’ve been told...mates are important, an extension of us; even a part of us.” he said nodding. “If anything happened to my, well...future mate. I’d do anything and everything I can to avenge them...maybe bring them back. But when they die, no amount of anger training is going to help me.” he said nodding a bit. 

Laura nodded slowly. “My uncle isn’t the insane monster everyone thinks he is.” She listened and smiled. “The pack is strong only if a beta chooses it. Without the willingness to be a part of the pack, the bond and shared strength has no ability.” She slid her hands back into her pockets again, watching the pup. “You’re strong no matter what rank you choose, Liam. I promise.”

Hearing the question, she hummed. “Well, yes. I’m my uncle’s beta. I owe him that much after letting my emotions make me abandon him.” She said, a flash of regret in her tone. “HE deserved a better alpha, and I let him down. I needed to be there for him and instead I packed up my bother and ran.” She chuckled as she caught the blush but made no comment on it. “I hope so. I’ve seen some of the most volatile wolves learn complete control under Uncle Peter’s tutoring.” she said, smiling. 

“Neither did I. But my uncle has been around a lot longer and he’s got a lot more knowledge and material on all kinds of things. So, I gave up trying to rule out impossibilities.” She looked down at herself, giving a soft hum. “Well, it is strange being able to feel again, but it’s nice. People can hear me, which is great.”

“I know, he told me what happened.” he said nodding a bit, his tone changing before he shook it off. Peter’s story was not a good one, it had made Liam see him in a different light; shattering the stories he was told of him by the Mccall pack. “I know, and I want to join a pack. Willingly; I just, I need some time. My last pack didn’t go over great and the reason for that, is here in New York. But I’ll deal with him when the time comes...” he said shaking his head at the thought of talking with his brother; Theo. 

“We all make mistakes. I made one trusting someone I shouldn’t have, and you made one leaving Peter. But we’re making up for them; and I’m sure he’s forgiven you.” he said giving her a small nod. “You guys are kind of even, I guess.” he said shrugging a bit. “His mistake was killing you. And he did whatever he had to, to bring you back.” he said. “He loves you, and I’m sure he’s very proud to have you in his pack.” 

Laura couldn’t help but laugh. “Don’t worry, it’ll be okay.” She assured. She hadn’t really had time to meet the people her uncle knew here. At least not anyone outside of Chris, who Laura found much more noble and decent than any other Argent she had come across. She arched a brow. “Have you picked an alpha?” She asked. There were quite a few around the area, but seeing as this kid was staying with the druid her uncle was looking to have as Emissary, she hoped he would pick her family. She couldn’t stop him, though, the choice was always up to the beta.

“Anger can be a good thing in some cases.” She replied. “I think you’ll find the more my uncle trains you, the easier the anger is to control. Our anchors effect more than our wolf, it can actually help ground even our human side.” Her smile was soft and genuine as she looked at the pup. “Trust me, he’s going to force you into the closest to pure feral he can drive you and force you to focus and come back. He’ll have you in complete control soon. He wouldn’t take on training a beta if he didn’t think he could teach them.”

“Hmm?” The sound was inquisitive, and the beta shrugged. “Someone helped him. I don’t remember much. Maybe as a spirit I just saw things a little distorted. But someone was there, I remember that. And with some kind of shot. And then things got all dizzy and I woke up in my room, fully alive as if I’d never died at all.”

Liam shook his head. “No, I don’t have an alpha. I kind of think Peter wants me to choose his pack but he’s giving me a choice; or letting me come to him on my own about me wanting to be in a pack. For now I’m okay. I was a strong Beta; so I guess now I’m just a strong Omega.” he said with a shrug of his shoulders. “For now anyway.” he added. 

“What about you? You staying with Peter’s pack or are you branching out?” he wondered before shrugging. “I’ve been trying for a long time to control my anger. The wolf in me and my I.E.D. are a bad combination.” he said shaking his head before a small blush appeared on his cheeks at the mention of an anchor. He’d have to get better at hiding this or the whole city would know. “Good, I asked to be trained so I’m ready for whatever he throws at me...” he said. 

“If you say so,” He teased, grabbing the pillow and tossing it over his shoulder. He couldn’t believe he was sitting here, pinning this teenager down to his couch after making out with him like …well a teenager. “Do it any time you want.” He offered the younger man, leaning down to connect their mouths once more.

“I’ve been driving myself crazy over this for days. Practically since I agreed to let you stay here. Thinking I was such a pervert. That you would freak out and all this shit.” He admitted, a little breathless. “Had I known this whole time that you would have been as into this as I am, I would have kissed you that first night.” He half teased.

 “God, you are…something else Liam. He admitted, leaning to kiss the wolf. “You know, we don’t have to do anything you don’t want, but there would be more room for the two of us on my bed,” He offered, sliding off of the younger man, just to give him the space to stand so they could both head to his room. 

Liam smiled a little, blushing even as Colin admitted that he’d been driving himself crazy over him. “I thought, I was going to freak out out. And you’d think it was wrong; and that I’d lose the only person in a long time to care about me and to listen to what I have to say; to let me be me.” he said smiling a little at Colin. “I talked to Peter about it, he picked up on it after a bit; and when I heard...Theo...long story, but when I heard he was in New York. I lost it, I got scared and the only thing to calm me....was you...” he said, his face a bit red as he admitted to Colin being his anchor. 

He met the kiss halfway, leaning upwards and kissed the druid. He smiled as the kiss was broken and Colin spoke about sharing his bed; he moved and Liam got up as well. Liam wondered if he should do this; it was clear to him that he could but he didn’t want to get Colin in trouble. But Colin knew Liam’s age; and it was clear to him they wanted the same thing. Each other. 

Colin looked over at the teen, curious as to what was going through his mind. It seemed like something was wrong, watching the yellow eyes come out for just a second. He was  a little concerned, but since it was gone a second later, he figured that it was something he must have misunderstood. “Yeah, well still, it’s not healthy for you to lay here and stink up my couch all day. You gotta get up and do something, okay?” That wasn’t his pathetic attempt at hitting on Liam or asking him out. That would be ridiculous. 

When Liam sat up, he watched him carefully, wondering what was going on through the wolf’s mind. And then he was leaning in and pressing his lips to Colin’s. Colin froze for a second, not responding. He wasn’t sure what was going on for a second. He wanted the wolf and here he was, getting exactly what he wanted. Finally his brain seemed to catch up and he returned the kiss with enthusiasm, moving to pin the teen to the bed. “God did that really just happen?” He smiled a little, kissing him again.

Liam rolled his eyes and smiled a bit. “I don’t stink.” he said shaking his head. “I showered this morning.” he said rolling his eyes as he lightly smacked him with a pillow from the couch. After he kissed Colin; there was a moment in his mind where he waited for Colin to jump back and tell him to get out. He waited for things to go wrong, but they didn’t. 

Suddenly he was pinned on the couch and the kiss was returned with enthusiasm, he looked up at Colin and saw the smile on his face. Liam returned the smile, even laughing a little. “Y-yeah...I uh, I really wanted to do that. But I wasn’t sure if you liked me or not...and I didn’t want to ruin anything.” he said looking up into Colin’s blue eyes and smiled.

Laura laughed softly. “Well, you’re young by wolf standards. Little less than a couple of years, I assume?” she asked, tilting her head. “Once you’re a wolf two and a half years, you’re not considered a pup; provided you have control, which only your alpha can test.” She gave a soft smile. “My anchor. See, Uncle Peter helps you find your anchor first, and then you should be ready for some serious training. He’s going to push you to your limits and force you back by making you think of your anchor. It’s repetitive in a way, kind of like a dance, but I hear you learn fast.” She smiled at him. “The goal to controlling your wolf is by accepting you aren’t human and that you can learn to tell your wolf what to do. That’s what Uncle Peter teaches you.”

The beta smirked. “I’m sure you’ll find out soon enough.” she promised. “Yeah, staying slightly close to the alpha helps keep us calm.” She smiled at the boy. “No awkwardness. I made a poor choice and left him alone. He didn’t know it was me he killed until after it was done and by then his wolf had so much control, I doubt he was conscious it was me for long.” She nodded. “I like being back. It’s a little weird, but I like it. 

“I’ve only been turned for a year.” he said giving her a small nod before groaning. “Seriously?” he groaned as he heard that he nickname would more than likely stick to him for quite a while. He nodded, not going to admit his own anchor so he wasn’t going to ask Laura her’s. He liked Colin but he didn’t want anyone else to know before he told the druid himself. Liam nodded. “Yeah, I’m a pretty fast learner, but my wolf not so much.” he said shaking his head.

“Control is something I struggle with, my anger gives the wolf more power than it should.” he said before nodding. “I’m getting better though, I don’t freak out as much as I did before; so the wolf helps with that I guess.” he said. “What do you mean, push me to my limits?” he asked. 

Laura gave a soft laugh. “Ah, the pup.” She said, grinning. “Yeah, my uncle is a good person to learn from. He trained most of our family.” She hummed, tilting her head. “Well, I’m actually looking for a small place of my own. Nothing against my uncle or his mate, but I’m an adult in my own right.” She laughed softly.

“Good to see that nickname has followed me, everywhere....” he muttered, blushing a bit. He wasn’t too big on the nickname but it was fair considering he was the youngest of the group. Again. “Yeah, he seems pretty smart and he’s patient so that should help.” he said nodding. “I’m sure I’ll be fine after some lessons with him. How did you learn to control your wolf?”

The contact of beta to alpha had Peter relaxing. This kid - even if he wasn’t officially pack - was connected to Colin and it was a good enough connection that Peter could relax when Liam began to get control. He gave a slight smile. “See? IT works the more you focus, doesn’t it?” he asked, nodding slowly. As the boy spoke, the alpha found a wave of relief washing over him. He wasn’t a beta who couldn’t speak after a near break, good. That’s something Peter found as a good sign, a good possibility the human side of this beta could hold and control the wolf while enjoy being one. 

Hearing the words had him chuckling. “You feel connected to him, it’s a good thing. Your crush makes it easier to ficus on him. And we need that until you’re training has you able to reign in the wolf with the mere thought of him. Right now, you’re still inexperienced with the shift, scared of it. It makes it take longer to calm you. By the time training is finished, Colin will essentially be your biggest mental resource in terms of staying human. Even on a full moon. No more chains by then.” he explained, nodding. “You do. I could tell by the way you reacted when I brought him up, even in the office.” 

Peter could recognize the early signs of a mate’s bond forming; he’d seen them with his nephew and Stiles, with Scott and Allison, Jackson and Lydia, Erica, Boyd and Isaac. He could see the subtler hints of it; the way the eyes lit up, the twitch of lip, the faint simmer of wolf color behind unknowing pupils. The anchor thing locked it in, but Peter didn’t want to overwhelm the kid by pointing out the mate bond. Yes it connected and wound fast, but Liam was still scared of the full moon. “I will train you, kid.” he said. “It’s alright. I know this isn’t easy to hear, I know what happened. I may not have been present, but I know what happened. But wolves of shared blood have similar scents. And right now, finally meeting you, your scent is reminiscent of Theo’s. I know that’s worrisome, but I promise you, you are safe.” He would bet his life on it, and swear [although technically he had] that if Liam died or got severely injured, to let Colin kill him if he failed. 

Liam nodded slowly. “Yeah...I’m..I’m in more control now. I can focus on myself, I can focus on Colin...” he said, smiling a little. When Peter touched him he felt a wave of relief; the Alpha comforting him helped. He felt a little more relaxed by Peter’s touch; he believed it to be because he was an Omega and Peter was an Alpha. It was a calming factor and despite the fact that Liam wasn’t Peter’s beta, or in his pack. It helped him a bit. He took a deep breath and nodded. 

No more chains sounded good, he hated being locked up on the full moon. Full control over his own body and his powers sounded even better. He could fight but being able to control himself, to not be afraid of himself any more. He needed to be trained. He needed this control. Even more so he didn’t want Colin to see this side of him. He didn’t want to hurt the druid. He wouldn’t let himself. “Good...I want to be trained...I want control...I want not to hurt people I don’t mean too...” he said. “I don’t want to hurt Colin, and I don’t want him to see this part of me.” 

Laura paused. “Uncle Peter?” She arched a brow. This one seemed awful young, but the one she’d heard about wasn’t described as young as she’d imagined. “You’re the one he wants to train.” she said, her claws retracting in the pockets as she looked him over. “I hope nothing too embarrassing. I’ve been trough that enough in my life.” she laughed softly, for a moment feeling sad at the loss of her father. 

“Yeah, family wolves have a slightly similar scent breakup. I suppose that’s what it’s called, anyway.” She shrugged. “Pleasure to meet you, Liam.” she said. “What brings you out here? I think my uncle said something about you staying with a druid he knew. Wallace, right?””

Liam nodded. “Yeah...I uh...nearly ripped apart his new bar...” he said sighing. “So I very quickly agreed to let him train me to embrace the wolf. I just know how to control him, for short periods of time...and then I rage out because of my anger.” he said. “But I’m getting better, your Uncle’s really good at finding anchors apparently.” he said. 

Peter didn’t seem phased as Liam backed away. The kid was terrified of the inner wolf, of that much he was certain. He needed to set a place up where he could train the kid to control the wolf; translate the inner noise and control the ability to shift even when the moon glowed bright. But first? First he needed to get Liam calmed down and back inside. “Liam, you’re still a pup but you’re scared. You don’t have to be scared. I promise Colin and I will keep you safe here.” He kept his hand outstretched, palm up. A sign of trust. 

“Yes, Colin.” he assured, muscles relaxing as Liam began to focus. He watched the pup change back. “There you go. It’s okay.” He moved closer, carefully moving so that he could read any sudden movement from the beta. HE’d been right on a quick guess, and he hoped it pulled through in the end. He moved to kneel by the wolf, reaching out to lay a hand on the boy’s shoulder. “Your anchor doesn’t have to be physical, like pain. It doesn’t have to be anger or even some magical trinket you carry around.” he explained. “Your anchor can be someone who means a great deal to you. Someone you care about and could never harm even in the most feral of states.”

“I took a gamble on the fact that it was Colin, kid. Just like I’m guessing Scott never trained you to embrace the wolf. You panicked so fast when you realized control was slipping I thought you were going to break my bar counter.” he admitted. “But panicking gives the wolf more control. You have to learn how to tame it but still be able to let it go wild when you need to. I’ll have to talk to Colin about training you. I don’t trust anyone trying to do so, as strong as you are as only a beta.”

Liam paused, his mind and heart racing but he took Peter’s outstretched hand. His own hands were shaking and he knew his heart was pounding as he relaxed; his mind thinking of Colin as he calmed himself. He wasn’t sure why it worked; he just met the older druid and he had a crush on him sure. But his anchor? He thought Peter was wrong but how could he be. He was calmed by just the thought of the druid. 

“I guess...its just a crush....” he paused before shaking his head. “He saved me...twice...I guess....” he said, his breathing slowing down, less rapid. More in control. “I guess...I guess he makes me feel safe...like I’ve got something to stay in control for...” he said looking up at Peter. “I really, I really do like him.” he paused before shaking his head and putting it against the brick wall. “Fuck....”