487: GOOD NIGHT KISS

GOOD NIGHT KISS

"Where is Serefina now?" Hope was very excited. "Kace, can't we go to your brother's place?"1

"What do you expect?" Kace stretched his body but frowned slightly when he felt pain on his back, but no one noticed this small giveaway of his discomfort. "And then? Knocking on his door and say; 'can I see your mate?'"

"Why? Can't we do that?" Hope blinked her eyes innocently. She couldn't understand why they couldn't do that. "He is your brother."

"Yes, that fact doesn't change anything." Kace disagreed immediately. "My other brother has been looking for me to find you with the intention of harming you. You will not go near any of my brothers until I find out their actual thoughts, especially Jedrek's." Because Kace was still doubting Torak's decision to keep his mate. Does Torak even mean it?

There was a time when Kace was very close to Jedrek and Torak. The three of them were actually very close, it's just that it was such a long time ago, until it felt like a made up memory… just like a baseless hallucination.

"Why is Torak looking for Serefina?" Kace felt bad for disappointing Hope, but it was for her own safety. Though Torak accepted his mate and had never messed with him, but being hunted constantly, had developed this bad habit for Kace.

Although on the surface, he looked like an easy- going person and careless, but when it came to Hope, Kace wasn't a tolerant person.

"I think because he wants to know more about his mate, after all, before all of this, no one is willing to put more effort into learning about the existence of the guardian angel." Lana gave her opinion as she put the empty bowl in the sink and poured a glass of water for her. "If there is nothing you want to discuss, I will go back to my room."

After Lana was sure that no one wanted to talk, she walked out of the kitchen, heading straight to her bedroom.

"Then, why aren't you sleepy now?" Kace turned his attention onto Hope. "Didn't you say you were sleepy earlier?"

"I will go sleep now." Hope jumped down from the bar stool. Since Lana had gone to her bedroom, she felt at ease.

Kace also went out of the kitchen with Hope, to walk her to her bedroom. He stopped in front of her door and leaned over to kiss her temple while Hope yawned widely.

It was almost three o'clock in the morning and it was rare for Hope to be awake until this hour.

This time, Kace didn't step into her bedroom to tuck her in, because at her age, he thought it was not proper for him to do so… unless, Hope allowed him.

Yet, seeing how Hope stood in front of him, not giving any space for him to go past the door, alone had already told him his boundaries.

"But, kace…" Hope leaned against her door frame as she stared at the man in front of her with a sleepy face.

"Hm?" Kace hummed.

"It still bothers me to find that your brother wants to kill me… does your kind despise someone like me a lot? I know, compared to you, I am a weak person, but I don't think I am that weak…" Hope's words jumbled about as she tried to convey her point. "You know… I am not weak."

"I know that you are not weak." Kace could see how agitated Hope was feeling because of that statement. "Don't think about it too much. Jedrek is a jerk."

"Even though you said that, it wasn't really making me feel any better." Hope pouted, being very sleepy made her grumpier.

"Sleep tight. Good night, babe." Kace chuckled and immediately wished her good night.

"Good night." Hope tip toed and kissed his cheek before she closed the door immediately. 

Behind the closed door, Hope felt like she had been awoken by her own sudden actions. She rushed toward her bed and threw herself onto the soft mattress as she covered her face with her pillow.

Oh, please! That wasn't the first time she kissed him! She had done that countless times when she was still a child!

Yet, why was the feeling right now very different? Hope could feel her chest was about to burst because of her nervousness.

Ugh!

Why was it very different? Maybe this feeling was intensified because they didn't meet for three years. Hence, Kace's image as a good big brother gradually faded away and now, Hope saw him as a man.

Hope thought that was the most logical theory that she could come up with.

But, whatever it was, aside from her nervousness because of her bold move, she felt giddy and happy.

Meanwhile, outside the door, Kace stared at the closed door as he smiled to himself. The way Hope started blushing right after she kissed him, didn't go unnoticed by him and this softened his features and melted his heart.

"Kace, can we talk for a moment?" Lana looked at Kace impassively as she stood a few meters away from him in the corridor.

"Hha?" Kace was so occupied with his own thoughts until he didn't realize that Lana had been standing there or even watched everything that happened there.

"We need to talk about the wound on your back." Lana nodded her head as a sign for Kace to follow her. Kace complied and walked behind her without any questions.

Lana led the way to the terrace beside of the house, near Serefina's bedroom and stopped there. "Sit first, let me see the wound."

Kace sat down and took off his shirt to reveal his back, though the four lines of wounds were bothering enough, but they couldn't prevent Lana from wandering her eyes to relish the view before her eyes.

"Does your wound still hurt?" Lana sat down behind Kace as she traced her fingers along the wounds, just like what Serefina had done. The tip of Lana's fingers flickered with light.

"Sometimes." Kace admitted. "You have improved your ability. It is odd to see a she werewolf who could do magic."

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