CHAPTER 40 final

　　No Turning Back

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　　Samantha pov

　　"Of course, I'm prepared," I said, trying my best to act like I had this. I needed to keep this together, for Dracul. I couldn't fall apart now, not when he needed

　　me most, not when everything was riding on this.

　　I was a princess, I was a ruler, I knew how to keep my thoughts under my own control. I knew how to keep myself under control. That was all there was to it.

　　So why is my heart racing in my chest? Why was it pounding so hard I thought I might be Sick?

　　I shook it off and made my way to the horse. I gripped onto the saddle, sliding my foot into the stirrup and pushing myself up and onto the horse. I slid into place, shifting my skirts and settling into the reigns.

　　I gripped them tightly and Cannas nodded, letting go of the reigns and climbing onto his own horse.