Pov Samuel
"Well, look who’s here. What on earth are you doing out here?"
I instantly turned my head upon hearing the deep voice interrupting the stillness of the night. Instead of answering Papa Lucas’s question right away, I chose to take another slow sip of the wine from the glass in my hand, savoring the warm sensation burning down my throat.
A crisp chuckle escaped the middle-aged man’s lips. Damn it. I knew exactly that the old man in front of me was thoroughly mocking me.
"Just one night without your wife by your side, and your appearance already looks this pathetic, Samuel?" he teased playfully as he stepped forward, joining me at my side. His large hand reached for an empty glass, filling it with the deep red liquid from the same bottle of wine.
I let out a long, slow s
