Tate? Hale? Curfew?

Everyone sat back on the seats as Erica paced back and forth still processing. Maybe the first few laps it was amusing but over time it got annoying real quick. Maybe sensing my annoyance or her own but Malia took the initiative "Can I eat her if she keep going?" which immediately made Erica stop as everyone turned to her. Most likely seeing the weird gazes she got she meekly offered up "...kidding?"

"Sigh, I'm sorry it's just....when you said you can fix me I didn't expect this? I don't hate it, I feel better than ever and compared to hunters and other things I don't feel too much worry considering we're a pack right?" Erica spoke up announcing her thoughts. Although she didn't explicitly say it she was mostly worried about being abandoned by us and left on her own.

"Don't worry Erica, while there are few downsides to it which Marin will help you get used to and learn slowly, that includes Malia and Carrie as well. The twins and I will take time teaching you all the things we're capable of. We'll push you to your limits because now is not your peaks either. The bite is a gift is a quote most Alphas know. Because it's true, in addition to making you a werewolf your limits are up to you. The longer you transform the easier it is to phase."

With that in less than a second my face grew hair as my ears and nose changed as my fangs grew. I bad two set of upper and lower fangs, so four of my fangs two up front two in the back. Glowing red eyes to prove my point and claws to drive the point home. Erica was shocked but seeing my cue the twins and surprisingly Malia shifted almost instantly behind them. Carrie tried to do the same but she only made her eyes glow and her teeth became pointed but still teeth not fangs. Erica and Marin stood there unchanged so when the blonde looked at the caramel beauty she was disappointed to hear "Im a druid, not a werewolf."

I gave a quick chuckle as I turned back and looked at Malia a bit confused "What?" she asked "Am I not back all the way?" She started checking her nails and teeth and I couldn't help but chuckle.

"Your control is quite good, so how come you stayed as a coyote for so long?"

"....." She was a bit hesitant and I was about to change the topic when she spoke "It was my punishment, I killed them so I couldn't be Malia anymore."

Seeing the confusion I decided to defuse the situation early no need to drag it on "Come to think of it Malia you're a were-coyote right? Born?"

"...yes? I wasn't bitten if that's what you're asking."

Turning my attention to Marin "As far as I know there's no family named Tate involved in this town."

Seeing a chance to perform for the pack and gain prestige Marin sat up straight and spoke up "The Tates were a family of normal people who adopted two daughters after moving to town years back. Mom and the sisters disappeared at some point presumed dead. I'm assuming Malia is the..."

"Eldest daughter" the coyote barely choked out.

"Conspiracy" I spoke driving all eyes on me "Its too fishy. Based on what we talked about earlier Marin we're convinced that Malia's mother had to be a coyote as well. Otherwise your amount of strength for your age doesn't make sense."

Aiden catching my drift said "So if her mother is a coyote, how did she end up adopted by an average family?"

Ethan asked "Where's her mother then? What about the dad? I don't believe a were-coyote to marry an ordinary person or die in a car wreck."

I looked at Marin with a hint of hesitation in my gaze and she picked it up before thinking and guessing the reasons for my worry. "What if her mother is the killer?"

Eyes instantly fell on her and she talked "If it's about every coyote I can't tell you but every coyote who's been here I can name. About 19 years back a mercenary named the Desert Wolf came through town and took up some jobs with the Hale family. Specifically Peter Hale, the two were working together for some time but eventually she left and Peter seemingly forgot she existed but she came back for a bit and around that time frame would also be around the time of the Tate family demise."

I picked up from her "So if mama coyote was upset that she was robbed of her strength by her kid and wanted it back, there's nothing a baby Malia Hale could do to prevent it."

"Knowing Talia, the Hale Alpha at that time she would have rather hid the child among a regular family for a while, it's even possible she meant to hide her until her mother calmed down but something else interrupted them" Marin interjected as the pack had their full attention especially Malia as a lot of her own doubts were being explained.

"Something like the Hale fire which killed almost their entire family except a few of them. Derek is awol, Laura in New York, a contact of mine heard of a Hale in South America and Peter in a coma" I explain again throwing in a tidbit that I know "Now if Thalia were gone but mama coyote still wasn't pacified yet, she returns to get her power back. Tracks Malia to her new family. Runs the car off the road causing the accident. Triggers Malias fight or flight instincts causing her to transform and take off running."

"Leaving my family including a little sister around my age covered in my scent for her to mistake them for me...."

Malia seemed to have a huge weight off her shoulders but the same time a sense grief dwelled in her chest. She wasn't in depression for killing her family now, instead she felt the guilt for abandoning them.

The atmosphere was getting worse when Erica's phone started ringing breaking the tension. She seemed apologetic before speaking "Im sorry I just got back from the hospital and I snuck out without telling my mom. I gotta go, but il be back tomorrow for the party yea?"

"Sigh yea let's call it a night, Carrie take her back home, Malia we'll get you set up for the night. Twins keep up your preparations for the party tomorrow. There's a full moon Saturday and Erica and Carrie have to go through their first shift, Malia were not sure how you'll go considering it's your first moon human since you've shifted so well take precautions. Goodnight everyone we regroup tomorrow afternoon."