Chapter 125

Artemisia POV

“You should go to bed." Matthew steps onto the balcony, tearing me out of the dark pit my thoughts dragged me into. 

“Did you find him?” I ask, ignoring his worried statement and my heart squeezes as he shakes his head. 

“Fynn and Hendrick are still out looking for him.” He clears his throat as he distorts his face. “They told me that I should tell you that they checked several times, and he's not with Rachel.” 

With a deep sigh, I let myself slump back into my chair, rubbing my head. “This is all my fault. I said so many mean things.” 

“Don’t be so hard on yourself,” he says, crouching down. 

His touch feels so comforting as he lays his hands on my knees. “You both went kind of all in with your temperaments.