414: ENJOYING THE MOMENT

ENJOYING THE MOMENT

"Did he do nothing?" Kace voiced out his thought in a grumbling voice.  1

"I heard the supreme Alpha had his own people to come and deal with this issue." Lana responded to Kace's dissatisfied tone. "But, it takes longer... our pack is fairly a remote territory under his rule."

Supreme Alpha…

The title made Kace think about his second brother and the time when they were together, living inside the castle with their parents. 

It was a distant memory now… once that Kace would rarely visit. 

"Eat this." Kace handed a sandwich to Lana.

The girl didn't need to be offered twice as she munched on it eagerly and the sight tugged something in Kace's heart that he hated to admit. 

Well, but Kace had to say that the girl was a strong one, both physically and mentally. She managed to survive this far on her own, as expected of a high rank born. 

And after Lana ended her story about the Donovan's fairytale, the rest of their journey was filled with silence. There were only rare occasions when Hope would wake up and cry or did her business as a baby…

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Just like how Kace and Serefina had expected, they arrived in the mystic river village almost very late at night and the two girls were already sleeping.

The baby on the back seat pouted her lips and clenched her fist around her brown teddy bear while the girl in the front seat curled her body into a fetal position, but the moment the car engine was stopped rumbling, her eyes snapped opened. With a sharp gaze in her brown eyes, she skimmed her surroundings in alert. 

Kace was way too familiar with that gesture. She had been in constant danger before this, of course her sense grew ten times better. 

"We are here." Kace stopped her wandering yet confused look and opened the car door to retrieve Hope from her infant safety seat as Serefina had walked half- way along the foyer of the house in front of them. 

Her house.

Kace expected not any less than this fancy building from the witch. For as long as he could see, this was the most exquisite house that he had seen in this village. 

Such a bold building…

Mystic river village was a village at the foot of the mountain that was surrounded by trees and forest.

Two hundred years ago, during the last time Kace visited this village, the people here used to believe that they should sacrifice humans to appease the God of the mountain. 

Well, Kace laughed hard at that bullsh*t, because he knew it better than to believe that those odd beliefs had everything to do with the people from northern coven. 

The other realm behind the forest of that pine trees. The sacred and forbidden place for the villagers.

In the past, Kace didn't have to be worried about that, but now when the witch decided for his mate to live here, of course this issue would be one of his concerns. 

"Let me bring the bag." Lana was quick with her feet as she approached Kace and tugged on the blue backpack that he was carrying while holding baby Hope.

"It's okay." Kace didn't give the backpack to Lana as he strode into the house. 

Apparently, the witch had kept this place clean even after so long. Magically.

"There are five rooms. You can use any room that you want." Serefina strode into the first room near the living room. "But, don't ever knock on my door or disturb me if there is nothing important."

The witch yawned and slammed her door shut. This long trip was really taking a toll on her, so did in Kace's case. 

With baby Hope in his arms, he sniffed the air and strode toward the second bedroom on the left side of the house. 

"You heard her. Find your own room." With that being said, Kace sauntered across the living room, in the direction of his new bedroom, leaving the bewildered Lana alone.

Just like that? They were leaving her there alone just like that?

The little girl stared at the entrance door that was left wide open. She couldn't help but frown at the two 'adult's' ignorance.

Whether the two of them were too strong, so they feared nothing, or they were just too reckless to begin with.

But, Lana inclined toward the former reason. 

Leaving the door open was an invitation for unwanted guests to cause problems, but knowing what sorts of unwanted guests could come to chase people like Serefina and Kace, Lana realized that a single door wouldn't be of any use. 

Thus, it was only a futile attempt to seek safety behind a closed door.

Nonetheless, Lana strode toward the door, closed and locked it before she turned around to take this beautiful house with her eyes. It had been a very long time since she slept well, especially on a real bed.

Maybe this time, she could have it…

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"Are you going to let her stay?" Serefina crossed her arms as her expression turned dark. 

The sun barely reached the horizon when Kace and Serefina started having a discussion inside the kitchen. 

"She can help you." Kace yawned and stretched his body as a satisfying cracking sound erupted from his bones. 

"Like what? Cleaning the room?" Serefina raised her eyebrows. "Or, taking care of your mate? I wouldn't mind if it's about the second one."

Kace frowned when Serefina mentioned it. He took pity on the little girl, but didn't trust her enough to take care of Hope. 

"Don't you dare to leave them both alone." Kace spoke in a threatening tone. 

Serefina didn't seem to care as she shrugged her shoulders. "You will be away to know that." There was a surprised look on Kace's face, but before he could say anything, Serefina had cut him off. "One visit per year. That is our deal." She reminded him. 

Kace's eyes hardened as he clenched his jaw and talked through his gritted teeth. "You seem to enjoy separating mates very much."

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