Ashleigh spent the next several hours struggling with the pain in her skull. Caleb stayed beside her, trying desperately to calm and ease her suffering. With a warm washcloth, Caleb could wipe away the blood, relieved to see that the bleeding had not continued.
He held her in his arms as long as he could, but she thrashed, wailed, and pushed him away. After the first hour, he was sick with worry.
Outside the werewolf territories, he couldn’t risk taking her to a hospital. So, he called Bell. She told him that Ashleigh had experienced something similar before and had something to do with a lost memory and the Priestess.
Bell told him to stay by her side and let her ride it out. Taking her on the plane in this condition would likely only worsen things. But they should fly home first thing in the morning rather than waiting for the evening as they had planned.
