Even if Wren Chastain managed a family that depended on advantageous marriages, she didn't want to be forced into one. After all, she was not a simple damsel born into it. She was the vampire mistress of the family, the one who saved them and allowed them to prosper. Wren would find a suitable heir on her own terms—not one forced upon her by the Group.
The man nodded, much to everyone else's shock about his boldness. ["Wren, you have said it yourself. You are willing to do such a thing for the Group's prosperity. However, your delivery is coming up short for so long we don't even think you're doing what you promised."]