"I'll have a chance to advise you more soon enough. I think I'm going to be visiting Beacon Hills for a few months."

"Family reunion? Maybe we can even convince Kate to show up."

"I was planning to send her as soon as I heard about the recent news. Did you know the murder victim was Laura Hale?"

The name 'Hale' might sound familiar to her.

She pauses and tries to remember what she knows. "Daughter of... Talia Hale?"

"One of five children, I believe. Laura, Jack, Dorothy, Nadia, and Cora. More importantly, the last surviving alpha of the Hale pack. Beacon Hills used to be their territory, until Kate ended their reign of terror."

"The omega mentioned that their alpha was the murder victim. Laura Hale."

"Really. I suppose Jack survived, then. It's not a major priority, if you've scared him off properly. Packless, he'll die like the rest of the omegas do."

Alone.

"I'm glad you understand, Regan. So many werewolves treat their power like a divine mandate, but you know how to turn it into true strength. I'm proud of how much progress you've made."

She smiles and does not quite blush. "Pretty sure I couldn't have done it without you. Well. We both know that's true."

"I hope you keep that in mind. The coming months will be hard on the Argent family. They'll need us to keep them together."

"You can trust me. Family is important. Our family is important."

"Indeed it is. Walk me through today's hunt."

She walks him through it. Starting with the lacrosse practice, spotting the wolf, how his eyes were blue, and the chase through the forest. She does mention the fact that she nearly lost him, how frustrated and angry she was, and what she did to find him again. Relays the conversation word by word, previously having committed it to memory for this exact purpose. She goes through her decision making the process, why she decided to let him go, and how she ran him down to make sure he left and stayed gone.

And he congratulates her on her control, her awareness of the line between the human and the monster, and her ability to protect her neighbors, kept safe and unaware.

He wishes her a good night, and prepares for the next step.

The next day is as boring as any school day can be, but Allison cozies up to Lydia and flirts with the beta and manages to make it to lunch without any problems. She sits with Lydia, Jackson, and their other friends, Danny and Brian. She's not sure how long she can stand them, but since a breakup should happen any day now, she might luck out. She waits impatiently for her date after school.

Regan appears next to her, seemingly out of nowhere. Though really she just semi-used her werewolf powers to sneak up on her. Like Batman.

"All ready for our hot date?"

"Regan, you- ugh!"

Regan watches the instinctive move into combat stance. Allison stops herself from actually trying to sweep the leg. She starts trying to compose herself.

Regan hears the boys coming well before they arrive. She can smell the beta.

The Sheriff's son is the one making more noise, though.

"-is that she's hot, Scotty, she's the hottest girl who's ever been interested in you. You gotta see that, you have to tell me you get that."

"She's the only girl who's ever been into me, Stiles. And yeah, I've noticed. Did you see the way she smiles?"

"Oh, c'mon, now what is it."

"I don't know. I smelled something...weird."

"Probably Greenberg. Wait, look, there she is. Who's the other one? Scott..."

"Oh, uh, didn't I tell you?"

They approach.

"Oh, okay, they're coming. Act natural."