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Lothair turned his cold eyes on her. She was either brave or stupid, but this might be their only opportunity to get the answers they needed. “She might know where Lance and Cordelia are.”

Marguerite sneered. “I will tell you nothing. Nothing! You hear me!”

Everybody in the village could probably hear her.

“You might feel differently after a few weeks in the monastery.” Lothair gestured to his guards. “Take her away.”

The guards led a screeching Marguerite from the hall, her taunts, her threats against Lothair echoing through the keep.

Gaharet rose to his feet. “Lothair—”

“Your chambers will have been prepared for you. Eat, rest. We will talk again in the morn. Your men can sleep in the hall.” Then he turned and walked toward the door.

“Lothair!” Gaharet called after him.

Lothair didn’t stop. He didn’t turn around. The door creaked as he opened it, then he was gone, leaving them alone in the hall.

No one spoke for a moment, staring after Lothair.

Edmond released her and raked his hands through his hair. “What in the Fates was that?”

Gaharet still stared at the door. “Lothair or Faucher?”

Edmond shrugged. “Both.”

Gaharet sighed. “I do not know, but Lothair is right. We need to find out everything about Eveque Faucher. Tomorrow. Tonight, we rest.” He turned to Edmond. “You and Isobella take my chambers. The rest of us will bed down here.” He held his hand up as Aubert went to protest. “Everybody in the keep, in the village, will be talking about what happened here tonight. Keep guard gossip worse than old women. We do not need to draw any more attention our way. Lothair has most likely guessed that Edmond is Isobella’s mate. Let us leave it at that for now.”

Aubert’s hands clenched and unclenched.

Isobella took hold of his hand. She’d done enough to defy pack law already. She could not contest Gaharet’s command. But Aubert would be hurting. “Aubert.”

Aubert refused to look at her. She tugged on his hand. “Look at me. Please.” His eyes blazed with his torment. “You are both my mates. Nothing will ever change that.”