The large door closed behind Pearl with a soft thud as she stepped out of the house and into the cool evening air. She rubbed her hands against her arms to create warmth, cursing herself for not wearing a jacket before leaving but not going back in at the risk of bumping into someone. She was not supposed to be doing what she was doing but her curiosity about the new development led her to sneaking out of the main house to go searching the compound for where Stephen could be. A hesitant Predator had told her about the circumstances of Stephen being with them and it had been quite the tale. Stephen's mum had been addicting, as the young boy had informed her, who had somehow gotten pregnant for an unaware Leonard. Both the McCarthy's and Stone's have one thing in common and that was the