Alisa
The place Egbert brings me to is close to the mansion, but so well hidden that no one would be able to find it unless they knew it existed.
It’s behind a particularly thick cluster of trees, and through a forgotten and overgrown hedgerow.
Not once did I stop to question the Beta. I wasn’t afraid. I was determined. I wouldn’t let this monster anywhere near Derrick. He didn’t do anything, and that’s the problem. He knew his son was being abused and he did nothing.
I dive into the hedges, following Egbert as he tries to keep them as far away from me as possible, but he can’t stop every stick and thorn. By the time I break through, into a clearing, I’m covered in scrapes and bruises.
I look up, and stare at a thick leave canopy. The ground here is covered with ferns and nothing el
