410: DON'T INTERFERE

DON'T INTERFERE

After Kace drove away from the inn's parking lot, no one brought up the event with the girl before. Mostly because Serefina didn't care and Kace was too engrossed with the thoughts of how to reach the mystic river village before the sun would set.  1

But, they didn't know that the girl was following them by depending solely on her nose to track them. 

When Serefina needed to use restroom, they stopped at a rest area to refuel the car and buy something to eat while the witch did her business. 

However, when Kace returned to his car with baby Hope in his arms, gushing and mumbling incoherently, he found the same girl panting beside his car. She was sweating profusely. 

"Take me with you." Despite her ragged breathing, her voice sounded firm when she asked Kace to take her with him. 

"No." Kace could see that the girl was malnourished and had been running from something before they met. 

Whatever that was, Kace didn't want to get involved. He had enough troubles to keep him occupied for the rest of his eternity. 

Another fact that Kace realized was, apparently she could shift into her beast, or else she wouldn't be able to catch up with them as her human form wouldn't be able to keep up with the speed of his car. 

But, that wasn't the main point. He wouldn't take her nonetheless. 

"Take me with you or I will die." The girl spoke grimly, her eyes quivered in her attempt to hold back her tears. 

Yet, Kace didn't sympathize with her as he raised his eyebrows and walked past her. "Why do you think I care?"

Because Serefina was not back yet, so Kace decided to buy ice cream, from a stall not very far from there, for himself. He walked there with the strange girl trailing behind him.

"I will do everything as long as you help me." The girl was very determined to change Kace's mind. "I will take care of that little brat in your arms."

She made a big mistake by calling the cute baby a brat. 

Kace turned around and because of that the girl almost bumped into him. Almost… because Kace extended his arms and pushed her back until the girl fell on her back. 

Luckily, there was no one who witnessed that scene, or else Kace would be condemned for harassing a little girl. 

He knew the girl would be alright. A little push like that wouldn't do any harm to their kind, no matter how haggard she looked. 

"Call her that again, you will understand that you shouldn't worry about who will kill you then." Kace remarked menacingly. 

The girl nodded, even if she was afraid, she didn't show it on her face as she hastily stood up. "I will not say it again in the future."

"What future? Do you think I will see you again after this?" Kace turned around and bought an ice cream for himself, but when he watched the way the girl stared at his colorful gelato, he ordered one more and gave it to the girl when he noticed that Serefina had returned from the bathroom.

"For me?" The girl stared in disbelief at the yummy ice cream and then at Kace's stern expression. 

"Yes, so you will not follow me anymore." Kace shook the ice cream in front of the girl's face because she didn't move her hand to take it and the Lycan became impatient with her. 

The girl swallowed hard before she succeeded to peel her eyes away from the mouth- watering ice cream to Kace. "If I don't take the ice cream, will you take me?" Though her voice was firm, it was laced with expectation. 

"Of course not. Take it or not, I will not bring you with me." Kace blurted out the brutal truth. 

The girl didn't even flinch when Kace talked to her harshly and just kept quiet while following him. 

"You can't come with me." Kace glared again to stop the girl from following him.

On the other hand, Serefina just raised her eyebrows. She didn't care or want to know why the little girl was there, most likely because she had already guessed the situation. 

"If you leave me I will die." The girl repeated her words and she received the same answer just like before.

"I don't care." Kace strapped Hope in her infant safety seat and gave the ice cream to Serefina, the witch scrunched her nose, but took it from him. 

"You are an Alpha." The girl kept insisting on using that term again.

Kace was almost running out of patience. The way she mentioned the term made Kace feel an urge to scratch her face. It was so irritating and he didn't like it a bit. 

"Even if I am an Alpha? Why should I bring you with me? You are not my pack member." Kace stated through gritted teeth. 

The girl's brown eyes shone as she tilted her head, showing her neck. A submissive gesture. "I will pledge my loyalty to you." She said hastily. 

"And I do not need it." Kace replied almost immediately as he slipped his body inside the car and started the engine. 

Once he closed the door, Kace stomped on the accelerator, bringing them away from that place. 

However, when he took a glance at the girl through the side- view mirror, Kace watched with large eyes as a huge man sauntered toward her, and stood a few meters away behind the girl. 

He stalked forward and strangled the little girl, who was still in a daze, staring at the car. 

"Sh*t!" Kace cursed under his breath. Out of reflex, he stepped on the break.

Fortunately, there was no car behind him or else, it would be the three of them that was in trouble. 

"What is that?!" Kace gripped the wheel tightly, leaving dents of his fingers in it.

On the other hand, Serefina looked so calm when she raised her head to look what was happening to the girl from before through the rear view mirror.

"Snake shifter I guess." She said nonchalantly. "Don't interfere, we have enough troubles already."

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