“Aubrey? Can you hear me? Aubrey?”
Aubrey blinked her eyes a few times as her eyesight adjusted to her surroundings. Broderick’s worried face filled her sight. He had her face cradled in between his strong hands.
“Aubrey?”
“Broderick? What? What’s going on?” she asked.
“I was hoping you could tell me… You had us all so worried,” he explained.
“What’s the last thing you remember?” Brigid asked.
“Uh, well… I remember not feeling very well. So, I stepped out onto the balcony to get some fresh air, and then… And then everything went black,” she said.
She watched as Brigid, Broderick, and Bolivan exchanged nervous looks with one another.
“What happened?” she asked.
“You don’t remember talking to me?” Bolivan asked.
“No, I don’t,” she responded.
“I followed you out onto the b
