Chapter 3

Now that the gloves were off, I figured I might as well tear everything down to the bone.

I whipped out the long list from my pocket and tossed it right at the feet of Edward's mother, Allison, who'd just rushed in after hearing the commotion.

She always played the part of a gentle woman, pretending to be all smiles.

But yesterday, when I visited her, she kept dropping hints that I should hand over my own property for her to manage, saying it was to help cover their family's costs.

Now, with the courtyard swarming with soldiers, her face…