425: SIX YEARS OLD (2)

SIX YEARS OLD (2)

Of course not.0

Kace would never forget the cruel reason why he and his other brothers finally got blessed with mates.

For the reason why their curse was lifted.

Actually this chance at love they got was actually both a blessing and a curse at the same time. 

Kace just couldn't wrap his head around it yet, so he chose to ignore that fact. 

"I know." Kace's answer was a low but deep grumble as he averted his gaze toward the city landscape before his eyes, letting the sunlight bath his body. 

And then, came the sound of light footsteps with which Kace was way too familiar and before her small figure appeared, her scent had managed to appease the raging anxiety that started to brew inside him.

"Wolf!" Hope called out for Kace as she hugged his legs. "Let's go to school!" She grinned at him, flashing her tiny teeth. 

And almost immediately, Kace grinned back at her and picked her up from the ground which left the little girl squealing in delight as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Let's go to your school, my little munchkin." Kace nuzzled her cheek with his nose. 

"You spoil her too much." Serefina squinted her eyes. Not really liking the way Kace treating Hope. She didn't want the little girl to grow up into a weak woman, who would grin and act foolishly. 

"She is my mate, of course I will spoil her." Kace shot her a look that said; what is wrong with you?

Serefina could only scoff and follow the two of them inside again. 

Kace was helping Hope with her shoelaces when Serefina was enjoying her morning coffee when he asked. 

"I don't see Lana, where is she?" Kace didn't lift his head from Hope's shoes, but he just realized that Lana was not around.

When he entered the apartment, he could still smell her scent, but now there was nothing, as if she had gone the moment Kace stepped inside. 

"She is running an errand for me." Serefina answered lightly, sipping on her coffee. She had warned the girl to stay as far as she could from Kace and apparently Lana took that advice seriously.

Well, that was for her own good though. 

"Hm…" Kace didn't pursue the matter further as he finished the knot on Hope's shoes and carried her small bag on his shoulder before he helped his little girl to stand up. "I will drive her to school, but I don't think I can manage to pick her up."

"Lana or I will pick her up." Serefina knew what Kace wanted to say.

"Make sure you are not late." A clear warning tone was laced in Kace's grumble. He didn't trust the witch on this matter. Knowing her personality, she could appear hours after the school ended and then Hope would have to wait for a long time. 

"I know, I know…" Serefina waved her hand nonchalantly, without even looking in Kace's direction.

However, she felt someone tugging her sleeves and when she turned her attention, Hope was standing close, asking Serefina to bend down a little while wriggling her small fingers at her.

"What do you want?" Serefina frowned, yet she still bent her body slightly so her ears could reach the little girl's mouth.

And then, a soft kiss was pressed against the witch's cheek as a childish voice rang in her ears. "I am going to school, bye Serefina."

Kace, who watched the entire event, was frowning in displeasure by his mate's actions. "You don't have to kiss her, you know."

Serefina's face didn't show any reaction, nor did she say anything in return to Hope for her kiss. Only when the sound of the door being closed reached her ears, did she touch her cheek absentmindedly, which had been kissed by the little girl.

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"Are you going to be alright if I leave you alone here, baby?" Kace stared at the building that was filled with children around Hope's age, they were also accompanied by their parents, some with only their mothers or fathers and some with more people along with their parents. 

"Yes." Hope was practically jumping with excitement when she noticed that there were a lot of children there.

Kace could understand it. She had been kept from the outside world for the first six years of her life and now the thought of having other friends, except the boring duo, Lana and Serefina, must felt great to her. 

"Is there something that I can help with?" There was a sweet sound that greeted them from Kace's left side as the owner of that voice appeared in his line of sight. "I am Ariel, the teacher here and I think she will be my new student."

Kace smiled back at the teacher. She was a young woman in her twenties and has light blue eyes that matched her short blonde hair. She has a dimple on her left cheekbone and was smiling very sweetly at him. 

Kace didn't like her, yet he smiled back nonetheless. 

The kind of smile that could make the young woman feel flustered and lower her gaze to look at the curious little girl.

Actually, she was attracted by Kace's figure. With that face and body, she was not surprised if he said he was a model.

The nonchalant air around him only added to his charm, besides his ocean blue eyes and his black long hair that reached his shoulders that he tied behind his nape.

Kace was too lazy to cut his hair and moreover, he liked this style as his baby girl would play with his hair and would also braid it sometimes. That was one of the reasons why he didn't cut it short. 

"Hi, what is your name?" Ariel dropped to her knees so she was at the same eye level with Hope. 

"Hope." Hope said curtly, for some reason she didn't like this overly sweet teacher. 

"Nice name." Ariel clapped her hands and was about to tousle her hair, but the little girl avoided it. 

"Don't touch my hair, wolf braided it for me." Her frown deepened as she hid behind Kace's legs. 

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