Chapter 62

Jay's POV

I sighed as I walked through the hallways looking earnestly for Alaric.

Where the hell was the man?

He'd called me back from a trip he himself had sent me on and now he was nowhere to be found.

He wasn't picking up his phone and even Ava that'd called me to inform me, wasn't picking up hers either.

And she'd sounded like it was urgent so I'd been searching everywhere for Alaric since I got here.

I'd checked his room, checked the bar, checked the kitchens.

Where the hell was he?

It was so annoying.

I was really tired and stressed out but I feared that if I stopped to eat I might miss him.

I'd informed the guards at the gate to tell Alaric that I was around so I really hoped we weren't both just going in circles around the palace looking for each other.

I paused at a verandah to look down if I could pick any clues as to Alaric's whereabouts but I immediately heard the sound of rushing footsteps.

My head jerked up immediately, my entire body at alert.

“Beta Jordan!”

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