Jasper pinched the bridge of his nose. "You cannot be serious."
Seraphina hummed. "Oh, I'm very serious. And before you scold me, you should thank me—I just saved your neck, didn't I?"
Jasper let out a sharp breath. "By calling yourself my lover?"
Seraphina shrugged, a mischievous glint in her violet eyes. "Would you rather I said wife?"
Jasper shot her a look. "I'd rather you said nothing at all."
Seraphina grinned. "That's boring."
Jasper groaned, running a hand down his face. "You cannot be here."
"Well, I am here."
Jasper inhaled deeply, forcing himself to stay calm. "I don't have time for this."
Seraphina leaned in slightly. "You had time to visit me this morning."
Jasper's jaw clenched. "That is not the same thing."
Seraphina just smiled. "If you say so."
From a few feet away, Evelina watched the exchange with barely concealed amusement.
"I like her," Relia murmured in Evelina's mind. "You should keep her around."
Evelina smirked slightly. "Oh, I just might."
