722. Just Worried

"Are you envious?" Alaric asked when they were alone.

"What are you talking about?" Lady Marceline turned to look at her mate. She was clearly shocked by his question.

"Nothing," he whispered and pulled away from her to walk to the bed.

"I am not, okay. I was just shocked," she called after him.

"Okay," he whispered and continued walking. 

"Alaric," she called again.

He didn't respond, neither did he turn, just walked to the bed. He lay in bed and pulled the covers over himself. He wouldn't be surprised if she was; he knew how much she wanted a child and this situation was certainly a reason to think about that.

She didn't say it and never complained, but it was clearly something she yearned for. He knew she didn't feel anything malicious toward Mauve, but it must have come as an extreme shock to discover that a human could get pregnant by a vampire when they hadn't had any luck after trying for more than a decade.