Samantha’s pov
I couldn’t sleep. The conversation I had with Axel kept replaying in my mind, followed by our encounter with Rayna. She didn’t seem like she was lying, but then, why would a wolf get lost in her territory? Where did she go at that critical moment? We were at war, and everyone was getting ready to take the vampires by surprise. We would have succeeded if the vampires weren’t so well prepared for us.
After tossing and turning on the bed for several hours, I threw the covers off and grabbed my cardigan to go outside. The corridor was deserted. Although I didn’t check the time, I knew it was already late and didn’t expect to run into anyone. That’s one reason I didn’t bother to get dressed. I strolled towards the stairs and stared at it for a while.
It was the stairs that l
