~ ZEV ~
"No, Sash, that's not what I said!" Zev hurried to correct himself. "I was talking about an unmated female. If it's known that she can't have a family, her pool of potential mates is going to be a lot smaller." His mind turned to Kyelle and everything she'd been through—and now, poor Lhars. He wondered how his brother felt about not having offspring? "But if a pair is already mated… I can't imagine any male that would reject his mate over this. He might be disappointed, but the bond is there."
"So he'd stay, just because of the bond?" Sasha said through her teeth.
"No," Zev said, worried. He lowered his voice. "Sasha, I think we need to discuss—"
"I'm not asking about us!" she snapped. Then she stopped herself and blew out a breath. Zev stepped over to where she was standing at the end of the bed, her arms folded.
"Babe, what's going on?"
