424: SIX YEARS OLD

SIX YEARS OLD

"Today is not her birthday. What are you doing here?" Serefina just woke up because she heard a noisy sound from outside of her bedroom.  2

The three of them moved to red river city and bought a fancy apartment with four bedrooms. The witch wouldn't settle with something that was less than this though. 

They moved three months ago after taking care of all the documents that they needed to stay in that city. Especially documents for Hope to get enrolled in a school. 

"What I am doing here?" Kace was braiding Hope's hair while the little girl was eating her breakfast. "Of course, I'm here to see her on the first day of her school, right baby?"

"Right!" Hope grinned at Kace excitedly. "Will I ride your wolf to school?"

Serefina shot Kace a dagger look when she heard that. Kace had recklessly showed his beast to Hope and now, he had to deal with it so the little girl wouldn't say anything. 

"Baby, don't talk about the wolf in front of other people, okay?" Kace ignored Serefina's warning glare. He knew what he had to do and Hope was big enough to understand this. 

"But, why?" Hope tilted her head cutely, her long lashes fluttered like a pair of butterfly wings which made Kace feel an urge to pinch her cheeks.

"Because this is a secret." Kace put his forefinger in front of his lips. "This is a secret between the two of us." 

"But, why?" Hope wanted a detailed explanation on why she couldn't tell anything about the white wolf. She wanted to show it to her new friends. 

"Because…" Kace furrowed his eyebrows, trying to find a way to explain it to her. "Because if you tell anyone about the white wolf, then the white wolf doesn't want to play with Hope again."

Hope's face turned sad when she heard that, but of course, there was another question that she wanted to know the answer to. "But, why?"

That single line of question was her favorite sentence recently. She had been asking about everything around her and would probe Lana or Serefina relentlessly. 

And now that same line of question started to give the lycan a headache, yet he still loved the way it sounded from her little mouth nonetheless. 

"Because the white wolf is very shy and he doesn't want to befriend so many children." Kace wiped the dripping sauce from the corner of Hope's lips with his thumb. 

"But, I am also a child." Hope was being critical now. "But, white wolf wants to play with me."

"Yes, because white wolf only like Hope. He doesn't like to play with other children." Kace was being very patient when he talked to her. "Moreover, your friend will not be able to see the white wolf."

"But, why? I can see the white wolf." Hope's eyes grew big at this information and Kace chuckled at how cute she looked right now.

"Because the white wolf belongs to Hope only, therefore, only Hope can see him, except from Serefina and Lana." Kace explained it softly.

"But, I want to show the white wolf to my new friends." She pouted her lips as her fingers played with her pendant. 

"I am sorry my dear, but white wolf doesn't want it." Kace looked apologetic. "Okay?"

Hope lowered her head, at first she was so happy when Kace came this morning, usually he would come after a very long time. 

And while Kace was away, Hope couldn't play with the white wolf. 

"After you return from school, let's play with the white wolf shall we?" Kace persuaded the sullen Hope as he brushed his hands on her tender cheeks.

Though the gaze in her eyes was still upset, she nodded anyway. "Okay."

"This is our secret, okay?" Kace asked again just to make sure his baby girl wouldn't slip a word about the wolf.

"Okay."

"Good girl, now finish your breakfast and I will drop you at your school." Kace kissed her forehead and stood up to face the annoying witch. "Let's talk somewhere."

Serefina rolled her eyes and let out an irritated sigh as she followed the lycan to the balcony. 

"What is it now? Are you using up your chance to meet her next year, that's why you are here?" Serefina didn't bother to hide the fact that she was annoyed for seeing Kace now. 

"Stop with that sarcastic tone, we have another important thing to deal with." Kace leaned his back against the guarding rail. 

"What? I have enough troubles to deal with already, don't you dare to add more to my plate." Serefina crossed her arms and glowered. 

"This is already on your plate witch." Kace bit back. This would be their usual bickering if she was having mood swings, which was almost every time. "Beelzebub has been looking for Hope since our encounter from six years ago." 

Gluttony was one of the seven devils. She wouldn't let go her prey once she set her eyes on someone, especially children and women.

These past six years, Kace had been misleading Maximus about his whereabouts or Serefina and Hope's, along with that, he also chased after Beelzebub, yet she was so cunning and was hard to follow. 

Serefina didn't look surprised when she heard that, it was an indication that she already knew it and it didn't surprise Kace either. 

"What will you do about that?" Kace frowned.

Since they were ina different territory and away from the protection of the spells from the northern coven, it would be easier for the devil to track down his mate, the thought only managed to boil Kace's blood with anger. 

"You could do nothing about it." Serefina shrugged her shoulders and was rewarded with a hard look from Kace. 

"What do you mean we can't do anything about it?" Kace was beyond annoyed by the witch's ignorant attitude. 

"You can't destroy Gluttony just because you want to, she and the other devils are of a different entity." Serefina twirled her hair, which had already grown very long until it reached her waist. It was time to cut it. "Have you forgotten about the real reason why the guardian angels are being resurrected?"

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