Bloodless Hands

(AUTHOR NOTE: Just a reminder that single quotes ' are things only said in Callie's head when they appear like speech.)

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'Stop them,' my mind hissed at me as I watched the children laugh and jump all over Kaelen.

He had scooped a few up and was playing happily with them. They ran around him, tugging at his clothes while he pretended to be a scary monster. Every time he would roar, they