Chapter 4
Derek Scott knew from a young age he was different. His siblings, all seven of them, were focused on academics and sports, on being the best they could possibly be. Derek didn’t care about any of that. He did fine in school, and the rest was not something he worried about. All he wanted was to take care of everyone around him, to make sure they were happy and safe and fed. His sisters teased, and his brothers ignored him, but even that didn’t faze Derek because he knew they relied on him for all the little things, and he was happy and content to provide them.
When his high school girlfriend brought up the idea that perhaps he was destined for greater things, he dismissed her. No one in his family had the anchor gene, as far as he knew, so she had to be imagining things, attribu
