Edward guided her head to his shoulder so she could rest against it. He could understand why she felt so overwhelmed about the news. Being freed from the man was good but it also made her son a bastard, a stigma that would be painful for the boy as he grew older if it was put in to the hands of the wrong sort.

"He hurt many people and he's finally paying for it. That's all we could hope for. I'll do whatever I can for Jacob, he is the sweetest boy I've had the pleasure of knowing and he deserves a good life."

All children did really but Edward couldn't help every child. He could, however, help this one and he'd do so. Not just because of his fondness for the lad but because he was quite fond of Ruth as well. Both of them deserved a better life than what they'd experienced with the shadow of Angus hovering over the pair.