The room vibrated with unspoken tension after Callum's cryptic statement. Marcus and Kai studied Samantha carefully, their supernatural senses heightened.
At first, nothing seemed different. Samantha stood with her typical vampire composure - perfectly still, seemingly unreadable.
But Marcus saw it. The almost imperceptible way her gaze had lingered on Callum. The subtle shift in her stance. The ghost of an emotion that flickered across her face when Callum had spoken about their potential child.
"She's attracted to him," Marcus said suddenly, his observation cutting through the silence like a blade.
Kai's head snapped toward Marcus. "What?"
Samantha's composure cracked, just for a moment. A flash of something - denial, vulnerability, something more complex - crossed her features.
Marcus continued, his hybrid senses reading between the supernatural lines. "More than attraction. She's fallen for him."
