Friend? Seraphine had to blink twice in the dark, processing the word. Why is that word keep popping up?
Now that she thought about it, she had another problem to be solved. The Mysterious Man could not possibly be Ren. Since he was able to show up to save Seraphine when Ren had been staying in the carriage all the time with Rania. So... who is he?
"No. More like, I'd like to be your companion. Someone you can depend on," he added, "Someone who can lend you shoulders to lean on or ears to be listened to." She heard a soft thud from the thin wood, which she guessed was Rowan leaning his head back on the door.
"We're stuck in this marriage anyway," he said, "Why not make the best of it?"
Seraphine was stunned. Is this the rude asshole she met on the first day of marriage?
"I don't get
