Bride To His Darkness

The second guest room wasn’t far from where they had stopped to talk with Alain, but by the time they made it to the room that was given to Cassian and Maddie, little Alain opened the door and stepped in first, while Samantha and her brother waited patiently outside. On the way here, Maurice had tried to get his sister to talk about why she had insisted on seeing Maurice’s parents; she had gotten him worried due to her frozen reaction earlier, but each time he tried to get her to explain what happened, she always gave him the same, "I’ll explain everything later" kind of answer– an answer he never fancied.

The door to the guest room had been left slightly ajar, and they could hear voices coming from inside.

When the door eventually opened to reveal Madeline, she ushered them in with a surprised, yet welcoming smile, but when Samantha stepped inside the room, her feets impulsively halted upon sighting Ivan who was busy communicating with the young man named Cassian. She had chosen a wrong time to pay this couple a visit, unaware that Ivan would be here as well, and when the two men who seemed to be having an important conversation concerning a matter turned to look at who had entered, Samantha instinctively hid herself behind Maurice as if it would save her from being noticed by Ivan.

"Little Lamb?" Ivan tilted his head slightly as he had already seen the sneaky woman. Aware of the fact that she had been caught, Samantha no longer shielded herself from Ivan and stood beside her brother, her gaze momentarily fixed on her toes as she dared not meet his eyes. When she uttered nothing despite him calling her name, Ivan simply excused himself from Cassian’s side so he could stand in front of the woman he had told clearly to stay in bed and get some rest.

To his relief, the raspberry leaf tea must have worked fine since she no longer seemed to be in terrible pain as before, and the floral scent was doing a great job masking the tempting scent of her blood. No wonder she dared to defy him and get out of bed, ignoring the fact that he specifically told her not to do so.

"What are you doing here?"

"I..." Samantha slowly lifted her doe eyes to look at his indifferent expression, and she subconsciously nibbled on her bottom lip. He had his arms crossed, eyes awaiting her explanation whilst she glanced at Maurice who averted his gaze elsewhere. She had come here to critically inform the parents not to let Alain wander around in the garden till they leave. They might question her reasoning behind it, she hardly understood what she had envisioned herself, but from what she still remembered, it would be better if she told them rather than ignore it completely...right?

"Actually I–"

"Can this be handled later?" Cassian stepped forward, his own manly voice disrupting Samantha as he handed the medallion to Ivan, an unsatisfactory look reflecting his features. "I’m afraid my wife can’t activate the medallion’s core. The energy from the medallion doesn’t correspond with that of my wife’s energy, I think we’re going to need the witch’s help again, if she’s willing to comply."

"I don’t seek help from an enemy." Ivan retorted before receiving the medallion from Cassian’s grip. "If we can’t activate the medallion ourselves, then contacting your families is also impossible at the moment." He admitted, and Madeline came to stand beside Cassian as they exchanged worried glances, both completely unaware of what to do next as they have to accept the fact that they might not be able to reach anyone.

"Can I... can I see the medallion please?" Samantha requested from Ivan, and all eyes immediately focused on her. "Am I allowed to try with my own energy? If... her energy doesn’t correspond then it wouldn’t hurt to try with mine."