430 EIGHT YEARS OLD

"Hachi!" 

The sound of that sneeze left Kace panicking even more. He hurriedly went back to Hope's bedroom while bringing a bowl of warm soup in his hand. 

"Baby…" Kace crouched down beside Hope's bed and touched her scorching hot forehead. "How do you feel?"

"My head... aching…" Hope's voice sounded very pitiful as a tear escaped her eyes. It wasn't because she was in so much pain that she was crying, but because of the heat from her fever which made her eyes feel like they were burning.

Kace wiped her tears, but her skin was very hot when he touched her. The feeling didn't sit well with him. 

Lana came inside the room a while later. "We can't go out in this kind of weather." She said regretfully. Her eyes flickered between Hope and Kace with the equal amount of anxiety. 

"D*mn!" Kace cursed out loud as he gritted his teeth.