I reluctantly stood and examined the rest of the room. A sauna and a luxurious locker room rounded out the amenities. I stole another glance at the pool. Maybe if I came super early, no one would notice if I swam in my underthings.

I left my new favorite room and explored the rest of the hallway. This was obviously a shared wing where both family and guests could relax and socialize. There was a game room, a lounge with comfortable furniture, and a screening room with a huge display on the wall.

The next door I opened revealed a spacious library. Lexi was leaning against the far wall, a book in hand and an innocent expression on her face. When she saw that it was just me, she snapped the book closed and went back to searching through the shelf next to her.

I caught her eye and signed, “Find anything useful?”

She shook her head.

I kept signing. “Where have you looked?”

She gestured at a good 80 percent of the room. I laughed, then switched to speaking. “I figured you’d be in the gym showing Eli how it’s done.”

She shrugged. “The four of them seemed to be doing fine on their own, so I decided to poke around and see if I could find a book to read.”

Which meant that she had likely snooped through the rest of the hallway, same as me. “Let me know if you find anything interesting,” I said. “I’m going to look around some more, then start on dinner.”

At the mention of food, Lexi’s stomach growled. Her smile turned wry. “Food would be good.”

“Has anyone checked on Kee lately?” I asked before I left.

“I’m fine,” Kee said over the comm. “Varro brought me some food earlier, so I’m not starving. I’m working on the thing we talked about. It’s a little more difficult than I expected, but I’m nearly there.”

“Let me know if you need anything,” I said.

Kee agreed and went back to her virtual breaking and entering.

Lexi’s hands flashed. “Her and Varro?”

I lifted my hands and shrugged. I didn’t know.

Lexi frowned at me. She was only a year older than Kee, but she’d always treated the younger woman like a little sister—we all had. Kee was the youngest and the brightest of us all, and we were incredibly protective of her.

I had no doubt that by dinner, Lexi would know everything available about Varro Runkow.

I waved farewell and left the library. The rest of the hallway didn’t have any more secrets to reveal, so I decided to try my luck in the kitchen. I’d brought a lot of perishables and no pantry items, so dinner might be a little interesting.

Assuming I figured out how to use the stove.

If there was a stove.