CANDICE.
The words hit me like ice water down my spine. I moved without thinking, pulling Leo back against my chest and turning his body away from Killian in one smooth motion. My voice came out sharper than I meant it to.
"Leo." I dropped to one knee, gripping his shoulders. "Don't say things like that."
Leo blinked up at me, confusion written all over his small face. "But Mummy—"
"I said Don't." I cupped his face with both hands, making him look only at me. "You know better than to say things like that about strangers. We talked about this. About keeping what we sense to ourselves."
Leo's brows drew together in that stubborn way he had when he thought I was wrong. He stared at me, then glanced past my shoulder at Killian, then back again. Something settled in his expression, like he
