I sighed in content as I laid in the warm water, my sore muscles relaxing. It has been two days since I left the castle and luckily Samuel didn't come after me.
I washed all of the sweat and dirt off of me before reluctantly climbing out of the tub. I then wrapped a towel around me, realizing I forgot my clothes in the bedroom. I drained the tub and walked to my room, wondering what I'm going to do tomorrow. I was almost to my room when someone pounded on my door, making my heart skip a beat.
They kept on knocking as I just stood there, completely paralyzed with fear.
"Arabella...p-please open...th-the d-door." Samuel?
I clenched my jaw, the evident pain in his voice making me feel as if I should help him, but I shook my head. It's all just a trick to capture me again, I'm not going ba
