419: ONE YEAR OLD

ONE YEAR OLD

Just as the thick layers of ice started melting, seeds took root and vegetation began to grow. Gradually temperatures started raising before the weather turned cold again when autumn came along with the fall of the leaves as the plants began to grow dormant…0

A certain man, as beautiful as the fallen leaves and as cold as the winter breeze, walked determinedly toward the most exquisite house in that area.

His thick arms full with several presents and bags, yet it didn't bother him even in the slightest. If anything, he looked more radiant than usual. 

When he was already in the foyer, the door of the house had been opened by someone from inside. 

"I can smell you from miles away." A sarcastic comment rang in Kace's ears, but he only grinned as Serefina stepped aside.

The witch didn't even offer him a helping hand when Kace stumbled inside the house with his presents. 

"Where is she? Where is she?" Kace almost jumped in excitement when he heard a giggling sound that gradually became distinct. 

Once he was inside the house, the Lycan put down everything that he had been carrying and rushed to find the source of the happiness that bubbled in his chest only by hearing her giggles. 

Kace didn't need to look for his Hope for a long time, because a girl, around the age of twelve, had brought the giggling little fella toward him. 

It had been a year since the last time Kace met her and now the hair on her head has already grown beautifully.

Black, as dark as her eyes just like the placid night sky. Looking so serene, yet mysterious and captivating.

The smile on her face was enough to outshine the sun out there, filling the Lycan's life with bliss to the brim and happiness that he had never really felt before. 

It was amazing how a little giggle from her could change how he saw his own life. Fascinating, isn't it?

"My Hope! My little star! My baby!" Kace raised the baby as high as his arms could reach and spun on his heels, making the baby giggle even more. 

"Oh my moon! You have three teeth!" Kace squealed and hugged Hope to inspect her more. "No, you have four! Wow!"

On the other hand, Serefina didn't find a little change on Hope amazing at all. What was so surprising about having four teeth? She couldn't understand the way Kace reacting to that small detail.

"Could she run?" Kace didn't even bother himself to counter Serefina's snarky comment, or maybe he didn't have much interest in hearing her, since the grumbling witch could spew her sarcastic statements endlessly. 

"She could walk a few steps." Lana replied to his question generously. 

"Could she talk?" The Lycan's ocean blue eyes were glued to the baby as if he couldn't tear his gaze away from her face. 

"Just some incoherent words." Lana shrugged and then walked to take all the presents that Kace had bought for his little mate. 

"Oh! My Hope had grown so big already!" Kace squealed once again. "I will bring you to the town and we can buy something nice, okay!?"

"No." Serefina cut his speech icily. "I have told you that she can't go out of this house until she turned five."

Kace, of course, had completely forgotten about that. The big lycan pouted his lips as a frown formed on his forehead. 

"Five years?" Kace reiterated dramatically. "That means I have to wait for another four years until I can actually bring her to an amusement park?" 

"That's our deal." Serefina reminded him again and the big man could only sigh in defeat. 

However, that little fact didn't dampen his mood for a long time, because in the next second, Kace had crawled back to the presents that he had bought for Hope.

There were all types of toys and beautiful dresses, some accessories and a lot more things that Serefina couldn't figure out what kind of things that Kace had brought.

Even the dresses that he would occasionally send to this house, were still hanging perfectly, not getting a chance yet to be wore by his little mate.

"I told you, I will not bring any of those things when we moved after four years." Serefina warned him.

"It's alright, I can buy new things for her all over again." Kace didn't mind, because everything for his girl had to be something new and exquisite. 

Serefina rolled her eyes upon this statement. Of course, the witch wouldn't doubt it if someone told her that Kace had just bought the entire store. 

Kace was neither an Alpha king like Jedrek, who own a castle, nor was he a supreme Alpha like Torak, who own a business empire, but being immortals had its own perks as there were many ways to stash an abundant amount of wealth.

"Come here baby." Kace walked three steps back and squatted down as he waved his hand at Hope, who was looking at him.

Hope blinked her curious eyes at the sparkling object in Kace's hand, crouching down and crawling toward him. 

"Good, come here… come here…" Kace caught his baby before she could bump into his knees and made her sit on his lap. "Look, I have something for you…"

Kace opened a red box which had a black ribbon wrapped around it and pulled a sparkling object from inside the box. 

It was a necklace with a white pendant hanging on its string. The pendant was in the a shape of a little wolf, a white little wolf.

"Do you like it?" Kace let the pendant dangle in front of Hope as he held the strings, "This is your birthday present."

Hope stretched out her hands as she tried to catch the sparkling object. Kace let her grab it and play with it before he put the necklace around her neck and kissed her forehead. "Happy birthday my dear Hope!" Kace beamed when baby Hope hugged him back. 

And just like that, Kace spent the rest of the day playing with the birthday girl, as he tried to make Hope call his name which Serefina found to be a ridiculous effort. 

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