Double knocks on the door had Derek lifting his head from its bent position.
Who was that? He didn't want to see anybody still, especially after the doctor's declaration after the morning's breakfast.
When he had ventured into the pack house with Maya after the rigorous personal trainings, he had met the pack's doctor discussing some issues with his parents, but he had ignored them, since after all he hadn't been able to listen in on their conversations, and had gone off to the kitchen with his cousin, only coming out when he had heard his mother call out his name. It had grated on his nerves then that he hadn't been able to hear her speak through the mind link.
Meeting them in the sitting room, he had gotten tensed up when he had seen the grave looks on their faces, including Anthony.
