Blinking rapidly, she focused on him, confusion etched across her face. "Aiden? What are you doing here?" she stammered, glancing around the dimly lit room as if seeing it for the first time. Her brow furrowed with concern. "It's not safe for you to be moving about like this—you shouldn't be here. You are injured..."
Ignoring her protests, Aiden kneld down in front of her. His fingers brushed against her face as he checked her pupils, which were wide and glassy.
"You're in shock, Serena," he said, his tone worried as he wiped her face.
"Me? No, I'm not in shock," she frowned, shaking her head as if to clear away invisible cobwebs. "I was just...distracted. Thinking. That's all. Anyway, you still haven't told me what you're doing here."