Ruined (2)

'There's a misunderstanding here, Xavier. None of us did such a thing. Tell him, Selene," Trevor said, looking to his cousin for help.

"It is Lord Blackthorn," Xavier corrected Trevor. "Do not turn to her for help after you have turned your back on her. You've come in and taken what belongs to her."

"That isn't true. As with any other family, when there isn't a male heir it will pass onto a male relative. That was my father who then passed it onto me as a gift. I'm telling the truth," Trevor swore.

Xavier loosened his hold on Trevor. "It is always amusing to see our kind get so wrapped up in human ways. That is a law amongst humans that a man must inherit the property but it is not the same for our kind. It would rightfully pass on to the child unless it was sent to the court the child wasn't to have anything."