Kafka barely had time to process what he was seeing before—
"DADDYYYYYYYY!!"
The familiar, high-pitched squeal pierced the sky like a war trumpet, and Kafka's instincts screamed at him to brace.
He looked up, just in time to see Bella rocketing down from the clouds like a missile of pure affection, her radiant wings shimmering in the sun.
"Daddy, I found you!!" She shouted gleefully mid-flight, arms already stretched forward.
And then—SLAM.
Kafka let out a soft oomph as Bella tackled him in a full-force midair hug, wrapping her arms and legs around him like an overexcited squirrel latching onto a tree. She immediately peppered his face with kisses, cheeks, nose, forehead, chin, giggling with every press.
"I was so worried! I thought something bad happened to you! But you're back! You're really back!" She beamed, her voice trembling with joy. "My Daddy's finally back!"
