"Yes." Lydia replied just as smoothly as Peter did. "Even if my parents rushed back here after hearing I was attacked, it would still take them a couple days at least. I just want to be somewhere I feel safe and Peter here will see to that."

Derek arched a brow across the room as he listened to the two of them but he didn't bother exposing their lie. Especially when he knew that Lydia's parents were divorced and one of them had to be nearby.