Edmund's POV
"What exactly do you mean?" My body trembled before my emotions could settle in comfortably.
The morning light that penetrated through my office window was not enough to bring the cheer it should bring. Rather, it brought annoyance that I was tempted to draw the curtain.
"Aunt Ruby said if it was not for Maisie seducing Alistair, you would not have beaten him to a-"
My ears rang. The ludicrous thing people kept on throwing at my Maisie as though she was not an extension of me.
"Did they not know he was trespassing?" I hissed at the absurdity. Especially when I have already communicated this information to Sera!
"Well, I- I'm not sure… Maybe they did…?" Elle's eyebrows furrowed. Her eyes glanced into a corner of the ceiling and her finger rested on her chin.
"Well, which is it?" I asked after what felt like an eternity.
"Oh, I don't know, Ed. I only heard bits and pieces from Mum."
