“My love," Aidan paused, "Will you allow me to handle Van?"
I gazed into his tender blues, and I decided to let it go for now. “Okay.” I bit my bottom lip. “Can I ask you something else?”
Bane blew out an exhausting sigh. “Go ahead. Something tells me you’ll ask even under protest.”
“Sam came with Jen to Ms. Noel’s house and claimed he and Jen were guardians. I believed him.”
“Sam most likely eluded both your neighbor and Jen. Fey are known for such trickery. It was an enchantment.”
“So the lilies and bones are make-believe too?”
“Yes, it came from his black heart. That’s why it reeked. The Family had no founded evidence until recently, but we discovered that Sam is a serial r****t and a murderer.” Bane paused. “I"d suspected his criminal behavior for some time, and that’s why I didn
