Chapter 116: Only Way To Salvation
At first, Samantha had the intention of refusing to go anywhere with him, at least not in the late night when the world is meant to be asleep, but upon seeing how disoriented he appeared after walking through that door, jaws clenching and his eyes blazing like an incoming tsunami ready to wash off whatever filth lingered within the Palace, it only piqued on her curiosity to know exactly what had happened.
"Okay." She whispered her approval. Her gaze seemingly drifted to the closed door, as if waiting for him to lead the way outside so she could follow, but what she hadn’t expected was for Ivan to, without any warning, sweep her off her feet into his arms. That one swift motion had caught her off guard; she managed a breathy yelp, and when she looked at him with wide eyes, cheeks flustered at the thought of being in his arms yet again, she heard him say.
"We won’t be using the door."
Looking down at his little lamb whose eyebrows were knitted puzzledly, he quietly carried her towards the balcony where she explored earlier today. To Samantha’s biggest surprise, he stood on the balustrade, and when she looked down at the height below, it left her nervously clutching to Ivan whose hold around her had turned protective.
"What... what are you planning to do?"
"Hold on tight."
"What?!" Before Samantha could protest against this idea, he jumped. Instantly burying her face against his chest as her arms secured themselves around him, clinging on for dear life, her mind already pictured finding herself dead the minute they hit the floor, but when she heard the quiet thud of Ivan’s feet dropping to the ground, she slowly pulled back to find herself alive, and they were already on ground level. Stupefied, she glanced up at the height before looking at Ivan who carefully dropped her to her feet.
"How did you–"
"I’m a vampire," he reminded her, regardless of how obvious it was. "I’m not that stupid to put our lives in such risk. That’s not even important, get on my back."