CHAPTER 17

"Let us go!" Karin whined at the man who had picked her up. He looked quite elderly, even older than Alpha Lucas. He brought her closer to his face and she remained still as he examined her like she was a toy.

Karin was doing her best to hold herself back from shifting. If her mother knew that someone saw her shift, she would get scolded and she really didn't want that to happen.

"They are so little," the man holding her mumbled in fascination. "And cute," he smirked. "Don't you think so Raphael?"

Raphael thought the same. He was holding the boy and staring into his cute little eyes so much. One would think he was being sucked in. Those eyes of his were so big and round, they looked oddly familiar…

"Who are you?"

Karin deepened her frown, "We're not supposed to talk to strangers."

The man half snorted in a laugh while still gazing at her in fascination. She was a smart child, he had to admit. "If I tell you my name, will I still be a stranger?" he watched her ponder on it for a while.