“Marybeth?” He looked confused.
“You let her go near my son?” The room went silent.
“What?” Rowan stood slowly.
“You heard me.” I growled.
“What are you talking about?” His brow furrowed sharply. I laughed once. Cold. Disbelieving.
“Don’t do that.” I glared at him.
“Do what?” He still looked confused.
“Pretend you don’t know.” Real confusion crossed his face now. Not calculated. Not political. Actual confusion. That should have calmed me down. It didn’t. “Seraphina went to Eli’s school,” I snapped. “She questioned him about Blackridge and whether he wanted to live here.”
Rowan went completely still. I saw the exact second the information landed.
“What?” His face turned bright red.
“She approached my son without permission.” I took a deep breath to calm myself.
“Marybeth, I didn
