Chapter 16
Zeraphine’s POV
“Stay with me.”
The words hung in the air between us, taking me by surprise and, freezing me in place as I turned back to face Draven.
“What?” I asked, blinking my eyes repeatedly, the disbelief evident in my tone.
“You heard me,” he said, his voice calm but firm. “If this is going to work, you need to stay in my quarters. It’ll make our ruse more believable.”
“No,” I said immediately, shaking my head. “Absolutely not.”
How could I afford to stay here in the same premises as him?
More so with the mate bond raging in my veins.
But I needed mom and dad to see that I'm not pitiful, that I'm not the miserable person they thought I was.
He took a step closer, his towering presence making the room feel smaller. “Think about it, Zeraphine. How convincing do yo
