From the staircase, Kael watched Reese, who was bundled up on the couch, sipping drunkenly from a bottle of wine. He slipped his phone back into his pocket.
He could've told Vladimir the truth—how Reese had thrown a tantrum, refused to eat, and stubbornly stayed awake until he came back. But what was the point? Vladimir still wouldn't return. Not when someone had already occupied his thoughts and heart, while Reese remained lost in her own world... hoping.
Vladimir had saved Reese years ago from the hands of the black witches.They had slaughtered her parents and nearly killed her too, but Vladimir—stumbling upon the scene by chance—intervened and saved her. With her parents gone and nowhere else to turn, he took her in and raised her as if she were his little sister.
He spoiled her and cared for her deeply, showering her with affection and protection. To him, she was family—a sister to him.
