Jared POV
As soon as I leave the cells, I start my search for Matilda. I know he wouldn't keep her where other members of the tribe would see her. The only other place that makes sense is with that f**king old hag. I follow a dark stairwell that leads to an area of the castle where no one but myself and the king go. I don't give her the courtesy of a knock when I reach the door.
She is seated in a chair staring off into space when I step into the room. She is in some kind of trance and doesn't even flinch at my presence. A quick look around the basic rooms and I realize that Matilda isn't here. Where the f**k did he put her? I don't dare ask him again after his earlier reaction. The only person that knows we are fated to each other is the two of us, and she knows better than to open her
