Samantha's P.O.V

Okadale Manor

By the time I arrived at the manor, my entire body was soaking wet.

The rain had beaten me the whole way, like it was determined to slow me down. But I couldn't turn back now, not when I was so close to figuring out the truth.

I didn't understand why, but my first instinct was to hide and observe the surroundings, and I did so without hesitating.

Within a few minutes of my arrival, the entire manor was sealed off by guards who chose to drown themselves in the rain instead of taking shelter.

“Why are there so many of them?” I wondered, blinking the...