[ some people just need someone to look out for them. derek could see his mother's face in his mind's eye, smiling and nodding knowingly. he was an ex-alpha, but he never was very good at watching his own back. peter manipulated him while growing up, both kate and jennifer had got to him, and he walked into more traps than he was comfortable admitting to. maybe he did need a little guidance, as much as he really didn't want it. but that was undo-able, wasn't it? he knew enough about the supernatural world to know that some things couldn't be undone. like the bite taking — or the bite not taking, like paige. ]

Like a angel emissary that comes with a side order of extrasensory perception.

[ his brows scrunch in thought as he regards her. ] Not sure if I'm okay with any of this, but it sounds like I don't have a choice.