However, before she fell back to sleep, she heard the sound of Shawn's slippers shuffling on the carpet as he walked toward the door.

Shawn opened the door. "What's the matter?"

"Mr. Wood, Lucas, Peter, and Mary are all here, having tea in the living room," the housekeeper reported.

"What? All three of them are here?"

"Yes, so I hurried to inform you both as well."

The housekeeper dared not look into the master bedroom, only hoping that Gale was already awake and had gone downstairs to chec