Gewen only used those words to seduce women into sleeping with him, calling them beautiful, he had never met anyone like them and their encounter must be fate. He didn't really believe in fate. However, this time he would use it to toss Edgar into Lady Clara's arms.
I have to say these 2 chapters were very very well written! flashbacks but not too much, emotional, funny, hostile, everything. You totally outdid yourself!
"This is not a trap," Maxim said in annoyance. He seemed to know what the people there thought about his offer. "Emmelyn is my friend. I will not harm her husband and child."