Derek cast a furtive glance around the sitting room, down to the other entrance that led to the wide kitchen, but he didn't see his Beta. Which only meant that Clen might have gone into the rooms.

Quickly, not thinking the ‘why’ of his action, he left Anthony who was still taking pictures of the map-like drawings on the wall, and strolled toward the passageway which led to the two rooms in the house.

The first room he walked into was that of Emma’s of course, and just as he thought, there was Clem standing right in the middle of the room, holding something in his hand.

“What is that?...