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"Let go of me! I said let go of me!" Samantha forced her sore arm free from Marius's grip, refusing to move further away from the candle-lit corridor he was presently dragging her through. Her fears had been overshadowed by her own anger, and she reacted violently, but gazing at Marius, he seemed more stunned than her.
When he took a step towards her, Samantha took a hesitant step back, her breath leaving her lips with a trembling gasp.
"You're in no position to make such commands. A dog can bark at its master, but it should never bite off the hands that fed it. Come with me." Grabbing her arm without considering the pain he was putting her through, he led her down the staircase to the grand hall.
When they arrived at the center of the hall, he let go of her delicate arm, but Samantha hadn't regained her stamina in time and stumbled to the tiled floor.
