And that was precisely why I was here. To make sure he couldn't.
Finn stared at me, his face drained of color, scrambling for a way out.
Edith's eyes darted, and then she stepped forward with a warm smile, reaching for my arm.
"Sister-in-law, what are you saying? You're Finn's wife, which makes you family. You and the child arrived so suddenly that Finn was simply overwhelmed with joy and didn't know what to say. He would never hide anything from you!"
She tried to steer me toward a side chamber.
I pulled my arm free. "You must be the elder sister-in-law."
Edith's smile froze for a heartbeat before she forced it back into place with a nod.
In my previous life, I had pitied Edith for losing her husband so young. I never thought to guard myself against her. So when she led me to that side chamber and offered me pastries, I never once suspected her intentions.
I had no idea that the poison in those pastries was what killed my daughter and me. And the hand that placed it there was Edith's.