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Colic.”
     
    Logan grimaced at that word. Colic could kill a horse if left untreated or if it wasn’t treated soon enough. “I think she’s in trouble, Doc.”
     
    She followed him to the stall, stepping inside and quickly making her way over to the horse. She didn’t even notice Kaden where he sat huddled against the side of the stall just watching her movements. Awe and wonder filled his expression as he watched her work. The proficiency in her motions but the gentleness of her hands made him wish he was the horse. His eyes filled with longing to be touched like that. “You’re right, Logan. The foal is turned. If we don’t get it turned back the right way we’ll lose both of them.”
     
    Kaden winced when he heard the big man swear profusely and loudly but continued to watch as the doctor and Logan started to do something to the horse. They urged her to her side and began to mess with her rear end. That made Kaden sit up straighter, and he watched the doctor actually start to put her hands inside the horse. “Do… doesn’t that hurt her?” he asked frantically, his eyes wide and his heart pounding in distress for the horse.
     
    Logan had all but forgotten the kid, and the doctor hadn’t noticed him from the beginning. She glanced at the boy with an arched brow before returning to her task. “It has to be done. Or else they’ll both die. One moment of pain to repair the damage is better than hours of torturous pain and then death, Kaden.” He explained all of this as patiently as possible, stroking Golden Star’s neck.
     
    Kaden inched closer, cautiously reaching out a hand to lightly touch the horse’s muzzle. It felt soft underneath his fingers, and he started to tenderly stroke the side of her head, still intently watching the doctor and Logan. Wanting to soothe the horse and take away some of her pain, he leaned down and began to softly croon into her ear. A song long forgotten, long buried away with all of his memories, rose to the surface. His mother had sung it to him as a child as she tucked him into bed. The horse seemed to calm and let out a soft snort, her eyes closing. It felt like something compelled him to comfort the horse, to help her get through her pain. Like no one had ever helped him.
     
    Amazement traveled through Logan as he watched and listened to the young man. He couldn’t hear the words, but it had an astonishing effect on the horse, and he felt the horse’s muscles relax slightly. Even Doc Riggs couldn’t hide her awe at the way Kaden affected the horse. She quickly finished turning the foal, making sure that it came out forelegs first.
     
    When the vet was done, Kaden continued to caress the horse and sing into her ear. Golden Star lifted her head several times to look back at what was happening, but he ignored everything except the animal. Finally, Logan gently touched his shoulder to get his attention. Kaden almost leaped out of his skin at the touch and swung his head around, his eyes haunted.
     
    Logan felt disappointed that he still seemed afraid of him, but he supposed it was natural considering he’d only known him two days. “It’s time for her to do her own thing,” he explained slowly, pointing out the fact that the foal had been born and the mother needed to clean it and start to nurse.
     
    Kaden stepped back, dangerously close to Logan’s side without realizing it, and watched as Golden Star struggled to stand and then proceeded to clean the foal. “It’s a baby girl,” the larger man said.
     
    The foal was beautiful. Inky black like the mother but the two forelegs had white socks, and instead of a simple star on her forehead, she had a huge blaze of white down her muzzle. The foal slowly stood to its legs, gangly and unused, falling several times before it managed to stay up. Kaden smiled as the foal nudged toward its mother and began to nurse. He felt a curious wetness on his cheeks and lifted his hand to touch them. He was crying! It shocked