CH.28

Emmeline found her gaze lingering on Zavian, studying him more closely than she probably should have. Besides Ruhn and Mimi, she didn't see any other children around.

She wondered if perhaps one of the Blackthorn couple could not have children or if there was some other reason behind their lack of offspring.

The thought of Zavian getting annoyed with her over something like that in the car the other day made her increasingly curious about the situation.

"You seem deep in thought," Zavian's voice broke through her reverie.

Emmeline startled slightly, realizing she'd been staring. "Oh, it's nothing really. I was just... wondering about something."

His eyebrow arched inquisitively. "And what might that be?"

She hesitated for a moment. "I noticed there are no other children here. Is there... a reason for that?"

A shadow seemed to briefly pass over Zavian's face before his expression smoothed out again. "That's a rather personal matter. It's not your place to speculate about such things."