422: FOUR YEARS OLD

FOUR YEARS OLD

"Wolf!"1

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. 

As long as Serefina kept this place protected and Hope was safe and sound, he didn't mind at all, moreover Lana was always there to take care of Hope. 

Only now could Kace see that taking Lana with them had so many benefits. If it was only the witch, Kace was very sure that Hope would be neglected.

"I want to see wolf." Hope laughed when Kace spun once again. 

"Don't do that, she just had her meal." Lana warned Kace as she reached out her arms to carry Hope down from Kace's shoulder.

Yet, the baby refused and clutched onto his hair even tighter. "No. Hope wants wolf!"

Hearing that, Kace was beyond happy. In the last three years when he visited Hope, she would forget about him and every time, Kace would have to start approaching her all over again.

However this year, Hope was actually waiting and running toward him. Kace was surprised, but very pleased nonetheless. 

It must be because last year, he had shifted right in front of Hope into his white beast, which looked just like her favorite doll. That event must be deeply engraved in her mind and made her remember him. 

Kace even let her ride the white lycan and the beast was so elated as well. 

"Yeah! Hope wants wolf! Hope will get wolf!" Kace cooed, but he put her down, not wanting to upset her little stomach because of what he did. 

On the side, Lana could only shake her head because of the Lycan's antics and left both of them alone just like Kace's previous visits. He would call her if he needed something.

She had to finish the task that Serefina had given to her.

On the other hand, Kace took Hope to the back yard and shifted into his beast, spending all day playing with Hope and let the little girl pat him or tug his ears.

There was a moment when Hope was running too fast and the beast was too late in catching her, in the end she hurt herself.

"Hope is hurt…" Hope whined as she showed the big wolf her dirty palms, which she used to support her body when she fell. "Hope dirty…"

A small frown formed between her eyebrows when she looked at her beautiful dress which now got ruined. The beast nuzzled her hands and licked her palms. 

There were small cuts on them and those left the beast whimpering. He didn't like it when she got hurt. No matter how small the wound was. 

Hope didn't cry, but her glistening eyes indicated she would.

However, when she felt the wet and warm tongue sweep over her palms, she felt very ticklish as she giggled and drew back her hands.

"It tickles." She hid her hands behind her back, but the smile on her face only lasted for a moment because the moment she noticed her dress dirtied, she looked sad again.

"Let's change your dress." Kace pat her head.

Hope blinked her eyes when she saw Kace squatting down in the same spot where the white wolf was there a second ago. 

She was still thinking that Kace and the white wolf were two different entities. But, she understood that whenever there was Kace, there would be the white wolf.

"Wolf?" Hope tried to look over Kace's shoulder as if the man before her eyes could hide the huge beast behind his back. 

"The wolf will come back to play with you again, but before that, let's clean your wounds first, okay?" Kace spoke to her softly. 

"Okay." Hope nodded and stretched out her arms, asking to be carried and Kace fulfilled her wish gladly. 

Hope wrapped her arms around Kace's neck and buried her face in the crook of his shoulder as she smelled his scent. She liked it. 

This man smelled like a mixture of chocolate, milk and cream, which was so sweet and Hope liked it.

Not to mention there was a tingling feeling every time she touched him, it wasn't an unpleasant feeling, but quite the opposite. 

Seeing the little girl warming up to him, Kace sighed in relief. He caressed her back as he carried her inside the house. 

His steps were so light as he whistled, enjoying the moment.

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After Kace cleaned her up and changed her clothes, Hope ran toward the table beside her bed and pulled a box out of it.

"Hope wants hair braids." She gave the box to Kace and hopped on to the bed. She crawled and turned her long black hair to him. 

"Braids?" Kace stared at the box in his hand, filled with colorful hairbands. 

"Hurry. Hurry. Hurry…" Hope urged him while hugging her white wolf doll.

However, even after half an hour had passed, the braids that Hope wanted were not done yet. The little girl stared at Kace with a scowl on her cute face. 

"I am sorry baby girl, but I don't know how to do it…" Kace cowered under his mate's sullen expression. 

He made a mental note to learn it. 

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