Third Person's POV
"I'm staying here tonight." He completely ripped off the pathetic, innocent act he had been playing just moments ago. The sharp, predatory gaze of an apex ruler took over, radiating pure, suffocating dominance.
"Absolutely not," Seraphina rejected without a second thought.
"Don't forget, our mating bond is still completely active." Mortimer's scorching hot body, still dripping with water, aggressively pressed a few inches closer, trapping her with nowhere to hide.
"Before, you claimed you moved out of my territory because I wouldn't let you keep that stray dog. Well, I'm telling you now: I can accept Dash's existence, but I will absolutely not accept my mate living apart from me during our marriage."
"Mortimer, we had an agreement!" Seraphina gritted her teeth, thro
