Raphael froze for a moment and then met Rowena's gaze. "Pardon?"
"You stayed with me for more than two weeks just to make sure that I was alright. People don't just do that for someone they've barely met."
Raphael cleared his throat. "It is simply because I've admired what you did for your friend so—"
"That's not enough of a reason," Rowena said and frowned. "Do I know you from somewhere? Have we met before? Are you actually someone who my father knows and this is all a vile attempt to make me come back with him?"
Despite the fact that she had many things going through her life, she was still perceptive and sharp. Rowena had more reasons to doubt someone and she was still on edge, even though it was clear that Raphael helped her so much.
The Seventh Prince understood her suspicions, her doubts, and her inability to trust at the moment and so... he chose to tell her a story.
