As the sky gradually darkened, everyone in the Palace quickly retired to bed as tomorrow was going to be another busy day. With the wedding already around the corner, they could not afford to make any more mistakes from here on out. Unknown to everyone, the couple they were straining their energy to work for were having a moment of their own as Ivan successfully snuck into Samantha's chamber.
She had waited for Lucy to retire to bed before letting Ivan in, and unlike last time when he used the window, he dared to use her room door today, whilst she dragged him in quickly before anyone would notice his lingering presence on her doorway.
