NIRELLE We walk around the house, and he has more rooms than he could use. If he had twelve children, the house would be quite sufficient to house them without any child feeling cheated. The thoughts of children made my cheeks redden with embarrassment. I had been so adamant about not having any children, and now I was thinking of it? What kind of double-minded person was I? "You are blushing a whole lot; do you like the house that much?" Lucien asked, and I looked away because I was not expecting him to notice. How did he notice that? "I am not," I lie, the lie rolling off my tongue easily. "If you say so," he says, and I nod. We walk through the house, and then once we are done with the accessible floors, I am ready to get back to my room for the day. "I am sorry to have pulled you

