“What are you doing?” She blinked in the sudden light, staring into Ferron’s incensed face. An electric sconce on the wall glowed, a halo in the dark illuminating only them. She focused on his face, trying not to see the ocean of black surrounding her. “It was—dark,” she forced out. “What?” Her breathing was so rapid, her head swam. “You’re scared of the dark?” His silver eyes were burning, his voice thick with disbelief.