The living hall carried a suffocating silence. Edward stood up, his expression unreadable. He studied Nicholas, his tense shoulders when Seraphina didn't even shift the blame to him.
He hadn't forgotten what Aveline had said, even though she didn't even know how Nicholas looked. 'Should I also ignore your actions against Alaric?'
He probably would have taken her words as a bluff if she were just any woman. But every word Aveline spoke was linked to the actions of the Astors. So he wouldn't take those words lightly. But if he interrogated Nicholas now, the rift between him and Nicholas would be unimaginable.
So he chose not to address it. Not because he feared losing a son, but because the warning was clear enough and he hoped Nicholas would learn from it.
However, he wasn't done with it. His eyes brushed over Seraphina and halted at Alaric, who sat there, revealing no emotions.
