“We will mark each other before you leave this room,” Rafe said coldly, his eyes fixed on Vanessa. “Then you will inform your parents that you have accepted me as your mate.”
Vanessa stiffened.
“Do we really have to mark each other?” she asked, irritation clear in her tone. “We can already feel the bond. Isn’t that enough?”
Rafe’s expression darkened immediately.
“Do you think your parents are fools?” he asked sharply.
Vanessa frowned.
“You expect them to believe that we accepted each other but chose not to complete the bond?”
He let out a low, humorless chuckle.
“Use your head, Vanessa.”
His gaze sharpened, calculating and dangerous.
“Your father is an Alpha. Your mother is a Luna. They will question everything.”
He leaned slightly forward.
“And the moment they start asking qu
