Artemisia

“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, ...