Victor
As soon as the sun dropped from the sky, my eyes opened, and I stared at the ceiling above me. I laid my hand onto the side of the bed and felt that it was empty; I sighed heavily. I hated not having Chloevanna beside me and felt her absence pull at my dead heart. Quickly, I got out of bed and slid on some slacks and a shirt. I brushed through my hair before heading out the door; Gregor was already walking down the hall.
“Any news?” I asked.
“No,” he said and checked his watch. “It hasn’t been a full twenty-four hours yet; you have two more hours.”
“I’ll be in the main hall,” I said. “Are the guests still here?”
“A few got annoyed with having to wait so they left,” he said. “But there’s still enough greedy bastards here to make a dent.”
“Good,” I said.
