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 drive me back. But I couldn't turn back now, not when I felt so close to finding out the truth.
I stood at the entrance about to open the door when I began to hear loud footsteps approaching. I didn't understand why, but my first instinct was to run, and I did so without hesitating.
I found a good spot to hide not too far from the mansion and watched as guards surrounded it. They were drowning in the rain, just like me, but they didn't seem to care.
If only I had known this was going to happen, I would've squeezed more information out of Ashford before knocking him out. Now, it was too late. I was stuck outside, with no
