Derek had the feeling he was being watched, and there were only a few options as to who it would be. Most of them weren't good options, so he was tense as he walked up the stairs to the Hale House and opened the door.

The scent of the long burnt out fire hit him, making him pause and push those angry feelings deep down to the little spot in his soul that he kept them locked up in. on the second breath, he tried to focus on fresher scents of who may have been there recently to figure out what was going on.

It was the third breath that he caught the hint of whoever was watching him and he turned, his jaw tense as his eyes scanned the forest behind him.