Chapter 27: Marriage Proposal
There was a silent message in his tone that made the hairs at the back of her neck stand, but Samantha dared not ask.
Did he see her go in? But if he did, why did he save her when her actions clearly warranted some type of punishment? The idea of it only made her feel more troubled than at ease with herself.
She only bowed appreciatively, and her footsteps quickened as she tried to get away from the chained one. Samantha couldn’t deny he was right, she could only pray the Accolade celebration reaches so she can leave this mad Palace and everything surrounding it.
Three days slowly went by, and during those days, Samantha obediently kept a low profile. She barely moved around, except when Lucy needed her help with a thing or two. She avoided taking corners in the corridor, and she hid away when she spotted anyone of royal pass by, most especially, the man named Abdiel and that Princess.
Madame Cerise once called her a rat, but now, she was starting to feel like one.
As much as she kept a low-key, Samantha didn’t want to waste her opportunity and decided to have a look at the garden Lucy told her about. The walls in the garden were without a doubt, the lowest, but Samantha put it in mind to steal a few sheets she could use to climb her way out.
What the secret room had shown her still bothered her till this day, as evident as it turned out to be, Samantha’s heart failed to accept it as the truth.
When Ivan returned, one barely knew, he was like a shadow creeper that appeared out of nowhere, and Samantha barely saw much of him even in his return as he got busy the next day. The preparations for the accolade celebration was smoothly carried out, and Samantha hardly found time to speak with Lucy during the days till the main day of the accolade celebration finally arrived.
Ivan was already dressed, and he stayed in the study room with Alistair. While a celebration went on downstairs, the two Vampire Lords played chess in the study. From their expression, one wouldn’t dare interrupt them considering how focused and stoic their expression was.