Samantha Cassidy

They would hate her. Of that, Samantha remained entirely sure. There was no other alternative within her mind. They would hate her for what she had done. All Samantha could do was sit on the floor and speak the words that she never wanted to say to them. She didn't want to tell them that Aiden was dead - though she was certain that with their pack bonds they already knew that very fact. She didn't want to tell them that she had been the reason for Aiden's demise, and yet she had no choice. Because Aiden was dead. And it was all her fault. Samantha very nearly winced as Tobi pulled so abruptly away from Raven to come to rest in front of her. For a moment, Samantha couldn't understand what it was that Tobi wanted from her until it became so incredibly clear. Oh. She smelled like him. Of course she did. The Fae Queen's gaze slid up to Tobi's, her own hand placed on top of Tobi's on her leg as she struggled to get out the story of what had happened tonight. The girl was so entirely lost within her own grief that she failed to notice the obvious shift within the Beta until his voice rang out steadier than she had ever heard it.

Immediately, her own gaze flashed up to look at him. She certainly didn't feel like it wasn't her fault, though she knew she couldn't have stopped Aiden if she had tried. It was painful to watch Tobi shift in front of her from that fractured man to the Alpha of the pack, and for a moment Samantha considered refusing the place within the pack that Tobi offered her. She didn't belong here. Not after she had caused the death of Aiden and he was gone. She wasn't like them. And yet... and yet she couldn't bring herself to leave. Lost within her own grief, Samantha hardly noticed the shift within Tobi once more until he was out of the room, and with that brought a fresh wave of sobs to the woman's features. Her gaze remained locked on the floor, and it felt precisely like the world was crushing her. Where was Dorian? She needed Dorian. She needed something safe and comforting. Something that only Dorian would be able to give her now.

Samantha looked up as she felt Raven in front of her, her mouth parting slightly in shock at Raven's angry expression. Samantha had never seen her friend look so upset, and Samantha wanted so desperately to find a way to make it better. To explain. To help. But she was cut off entirely by Raven's angry words. Warning? She had been told of Frost? Her mind raced to attempt to find something, some memory of this. "He was the Alpha who attacked you," Samantha said almost numbly, trying desperately not to cry once more - and failing. She didn't remember his name from Raven's warning. But Raven was right. She had been warned. She had been warned and she trusted so easily. "Raven I..."

But her words fell entirely short as Raven shifted abruptly and took off out of the room. Another wave of sobs seemed to shake the Faerie Queen. She had been unaware of Raven's command to follow, though frankly she wasn't sure if she could get up even if she wanted to. No, she seemed so entirely paralyzed to her spot on the floor. This was all her fault, and Raven had confirmed it with just a few moments. For a moment, the girl was entirely lost within her grief. So much so that she didn't realize that the other girl in the room - a face she hadn't seen before - had approached her until she so extended a hand down to help Samantha to her feet.

Samantha allowed herself to be pulled up, the girl looking pathetically at Alexis as she wrapped her arms around herself. She was threatening to fall apart at the seams, it felt like. "Samantha," She said softly in return. Her voice shook, though the current wave of sobs seemed to have left her body. No, all that was left was an overwhelming emptiness that was so, so much worse. She followed numbly out into the hall and into Aiden's bedroom. God, it looked exactly the same as when she'd left it this morning. The blankets still askew, his papers on his desk. It was as though he would walk out of the bathroom with that cocky smile of his that made her turn into goo.

But no, he wouldn't be doing that again. And it was all her fault. Samantha moved slowly, crawling into Aiden's bed just as she had done so many times before. She reached out then, picking up the pillow that Aiden slept on. She moved it to her lap, gently leaning her face into it to get another whiff of Aiden's scent. She loved him, and he was gone. And that knowledge was enough to crush her. "I'm sorry," She said finally, unable to look at Raven or Tobi or even Alexis. "I'm so sorry. F... Frost said he was your friend. He said he was Aiden's friend. I thought I could trust him... Nadya... Nadya knew him. Nadya trusted him... I..."