Chapter 37: Velvet Beans
Samantha couldn’t remember exactly how she fell asleep last night, but when her eyes fluttered open, it was already morning. The air outside felt crisp and cold, which was normal for the civilians of EmptyHollow as they shared half of the borders with the North. Sitting up on the bed while rubbing both her arms to keep herself warm, Samantha’s gaze wandered to Ivan’s bed, and the Vampire Lord who she normally found sitting on his bed every morning, was absent today.
"He’s not here." Samantha did not wish to concern herself about the disappearance of someone who tortured her all through the night, but his behavior last night had been quite strange to her. He seemed more upset with her than he usually does on a normal day, and then he just left the room without saying anything else. Even now, he still hasn’t returned from wherever he went to, and she was starting to wonder if there was a problem she was unaware about.
Again, why is she stressing herself??
A knock on the door broke the nonplussed Samantha from her train of thoughts, and when she responded by asking who it was, Lucy stepped into the room, but she was putting on that mischievous smile that made her look no different from a hatching sly fox.
"Lucy?" The surprise in her tone and the way her eyes went round was enough proof that Lucy’s presence had left her startled. "Why are you here?"
"Can you come outside first? I’m not allowed to be here." Lucy whispered, checking behind her to make sure Lord Ivan wasn’t anywhere in sight. Samantha, whose interest had been called forth, quickly got out of bed and went to join Lucy. They both stepped out of the room and took a walk in the corridor.
"Can you speak? I’m also not allowed to go too far. What if he returns?"
"Shhh, be calm." Lucy quickly looked around to make sure they were both alone before bringing out a small white sack with five velvet beans packaged inside. The sight of it made Samantha’s eyes widen in awe, and then she also looked around to make sure no one was coming before whispering.
"Where did you get it?"