FOUR YEARS OLD

"Wolf!"

The first thing that Kace heard the moment he stepped inside the house was the sound of his mate's voice. 

The little girl ran down the corridor and opened her arms widely as she approached Kace. 

The smile on Kace's face was so bright that it could put the sun to shame. Out of instinct, Kace bent his body and caught her small body, which almost bumped into him. 

"Hi, my baby girl!" Kace picked her up and raised her as high as his arms length could reach and it made Hope giggle excitedly. 

"Wolf!" Hope screamed. "High! High!"

Kace spun on his heels a few times before he put Hope on his shoulders as the little girl grabbed his dark hair. 

Lana was standing not too far from them while Serefina, just like the previous times of Kace's visits, was nowhere to be found. 

Yet, Kace didn't care much about it. The witch must be taking care of something. Some business that Kace didn't want to know or got involved with.