"Tell me, Derrick, why have you come at all?" His cousin enquired. "I had my fitting a few days ago. You didn't come by then, and all of a sudden I received a call asking to come by as a congratulatory visit. I apologize but I think there's more to this."

At last, he was exposed.

For an instant, he had entirely forgotten that his cousin had once been a Beta. He was a research virtuoso, of course, and a naturally suspicious person. Tyler held significant responsibilities as the ...