Aiden

Silence permeated the room. Lucien and Leon did not speak. Leon glanced down at his sister, worry visible on his face.

"She's going to be okay," Lucien assured him.

Leon subtly nodded and turned silent again.

"What do you think happened to them? Why are they so full of injuries?"

"We were trapped," a young female voice suddenly spoke.

They looked down to see Lexi's eyes open, staring at the two of them.

"Trapped? By what?"

Her eyes did not leave Lucien's face. "We were trapped with Aiden."

Lucien jolted. "Aiden? Wait, where were you? What happened? Where is he? Is he okay?"

Lexi retracted her gaze, not looking at him again. Lucien detected the guilt in her eyes before she looked away.

Lucien's chest ached. He sat next to Lexi and held her hand.

"Lexi… Aiden, he's okay, right?"

It took a few moments before Lexi could respond. "I don't know."