Caden and Theo sat in silence, listening to the beep of monitoring machines tracking Aria’s vitals. She seemed to be resting comfortably even with the dogs lying on either side of her, much to the hospital staff’s disgust and dismay. But Theo didn’t care.
He didn’t know how long they had been sitting in silence, but the smell of smoke and fuel was beginning to give him a headache. Glancing at Caden, he could almost laugh as his future brother-in-law was in the same condition. Caden always maintained an impeccably clean appearance, so to see him covered in dirt and grime was certainly a sight worthy of being memorialized. But the humor of the situation was quickly lost as his gaze returned to Aria, who had yet to stir.
A tube delivering oxygen was nestled in her nostrils, and he counted i
