Ivy POV

Abbie never returned, and I woke up cold and shivering. Yet I knew the room wasn’t cold, and I was bundled beneath the blankets. So I wondered why I was awake at such a ghastly hour and freezing. Tossing the blankets back, I got up.

It was still dark outside, and I wondered why Abbie wasn’t back. Deciding to see if she fell asleep in the servant’s rooms downstairs, I stretched and yawned; I rubbed my arms, trying to warm them, and gripped the door handle only when I twisted it, weight was against it, and it flew toward me. I jumped back to see the King suddenly sprawled on the floor. His eyes flew open, and he growled, lurching forward before freezing as he turned and spotted me.

I took a step back, wondering why he was leaning against the door or why he was down here in the first place. Was he here looking for Abbie? And if he was, what for? My stomach sank with the possibilities, and before I could stop it, a whimper slipped past my lips. The King stood abruptly and scrubbed his hand down his face before looking out into the hall and back at me.

“Have you seen Damian?” he growled, looking away from me again. My brows furrowed, and I pointed to the door across from Abbie’s. He looked at it and nodded, walking over to it.

to grip Damian’s door handle. He didn’t answer for a second, and I

end of the castle. Stay on your side,” the King said

turning to head back to my

off his jacket before walking over to me. He draped it over my shoulders and tugged it closed. I just stared at him, and

I checked the servants’ room but couldn’t find Abbie. There was no sign of her in the bathrooms either. I even asked some guards, but they shook their heads, so I went back to my enormous room. Pushing the door open, I shivered at how cold it was. The fire had gone out; I flicked a light on

to light it for me because I was having no luck actually getting it to catch onto the wood. Stepping out of the room, I navigated my way back through the halls and walked toward the stairs. Only when I turned

gasped and took

he asked me to leave with him. I just

few days, but I had a plan. Come with me?” she

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