"He is referring to Aya," Desiree filled in the missing parts. "If Caitlyn unleashes her, Aya will be here inside of three seconds."
"Aya," Hayden summoned the child. I could only imagine the tension the adult women of House Epona felt as Aya came running my way.
Honestly, I didn't think about it. My body pivoted despite the weakness in my left leg and the pain coursing through my body so that I caught Aya before she could come around me. My instinct was to not trust Wicked w***e and Leona.
"Cáel," Aya sobbed, "you are bleeding. I got you shot."
"What are you talking about? This scratch? It hardly hurts at all," I lied to her. "Pain happens, Aya. Winners fight through the pain and get on with their lives and..."
"Aya is a winner," she sniffled. I pushed her far enough back so that we
