Another part of the Dawson mansion, the room given to the fake couple, was silent, and any little noise seemed to echo loudly. The silence was deafening without the presence of the baby, who always spared Evenly from the awkwardness between her and Rav.
She now sat at the edge of the bed after taking her bath. He had left the room for her to do so when the hot water was brought, leaving without her even asking. Shortly after she had worn her nightdress and robe, he returned and stood at the window, his back to her as he stared into the night sky of Aragonia.
Now, Evenly ate silently on the bed. It was the food Rohan had brought for them when he came to carry his son. She had been starving and tired. Though she was now a vampire who could drink blood and not rely solely on human food, she was not a pureblood but a turned one, and she needed nourishment from both blood and food. So did the man who was standing away from her.
