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chapter twenty two inside his head
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FACING VOID was more difficult than Odessa Stone thought it would be the second time around. The first time she went face to face with Stiles as Void was in the Animal Clinic—and he scared her immensely. However, that was when she didn't know what to expect from the nogitsune and was caught off guard with its presence within Stiles. Now, she had a better idea of what she was dealing with. So why did she still feel the immense weight of fright in her chest when standing in the same vicinity as him?
The hazel eyes she had grown to admire were now empty and cold, unfeeling even with all the chaos and destruction around him. Odessa watched Stiles glance between the Sheriff and herself, and she could've sworn she saw a flicker of mischief in his eyes—almost like he was amused to see both of them together.
The Ember kept her defensive stance as Stilinski pulled out a pair of handcuffs from his belt, the cuffs jingling in the silence of the loft as they moved.
"You wanna handcuff me?"
As the Sheriff moved closer to his son, Odessa couldn't help but take a cautious step forward, trying to keep her heart beat steady as she felt the heavy weight of it in her chest. Stilinski eyed his son carefully, "if my son is still here, if there's still a part of him standing here in front of me, then he'll put these on willingly and he'll come with us, because he knows I'm here to protect him from himself and from others."
Stiles brought his hands in front of him shakily as Odessa watched with bated breath. As the Sheriff secured the cuffs, she walked down toward them. It was only when Stiles looked up, narrowing his eyes at the pair, giving up the act.
"You're not my son."
Odessa pulled the Sheriff behind her slightly at the sight of Stiles breaking free of the handcuffs without so much as a blink. She could hear the other file in as the nogitsune chuckled at the sight.
With one glance at Allison, the brunette didn't hesitate to pull the trigger on her taser, shooting the electricity at Stiles with lightning speed. Despite that, the nogitsune caught the electrified string, pulling it, without moving his eyes away from her. He threw it to the side, making her lose grip on the gun, it crashing on the wall next to them.
Seeing her friend was vulnerable to his wrath, Odessa moved herself in front of Allison as Derek let out a growl and advanced to Void. Before the Hale could attack, Void grabbed his arm, twisting it behind his back before flinging him to the wall.
After that, Odessa heard something that made her stomach drop.
She turned from her place in front of Allison to see Argent, a gun in his hands, directing it straight to Stiles.
