The Witch and Her Four Dangerous Alphas

Chapter 111: Chapter 111: A Wish for a Real Home

Selene’s POV ~

We walked side by side down the quiet path until Sara’s house finally came into view. It was a tall, bright building with flowers blooming in pots by the door, and before we could even reach the steps, the front door swung open.

Sara came running out first, her long hair flying behind her, followed closely by Aswin and Rael. The moment Sara saw me, her face lit up.

"Selena!" she cried, throwing her arms around me before I could say anything. I stumbled a little but hugged her back, warmth rushing into my chest.

"You’re so late," she scolded lightly, pulling away but still holding onto my hand. "Mom has been cooking since morning...so much delicious food, just for this! And now you’re finally here."

Her eyes flicked past me, and when they landed on Kieran, she blinked before breaking into another bright smile.

"Oh...and you brought Kieran too. That’s good! Now we can all enjoy it together. Mom will be so happy. She’s been saying she wants to meet you for so long, since she’s only seen you maybe twice."

Her voice carried that same unshakable excitement, words tumbling one after another without pause.

Behind her, Aswin and Rael stopped on the steps. They didn’t rush forward like Sara but stood still, their eyes fixed on Kieran. They nodded politely, but their gazes sharpened, scanning him from head to toe as though they were weighing him, testing him without a word.

Kieran only inclined his head slightly in return, calm as always, but I noticed the way their attention lingered.

My chest tightened.

Before they could say anything, I quickly stepped forward, placing myself between them and him. I forced a smile and spoke in a brisk tone. "Let’s not stand outside. Come on, we should go in. Your mom must be waiting."

back, but I could feel Kieran’s eyes

in, Sara looped her arm with mine, chattering all the way. Kieran followed quietly

air. Sara’s mother came out from the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron, and her father

joy on their

her presence brought me back to childhood memories when I used to be hugged by my mother. "You’ve grown so much. Look at you, blooming more and more every month.

pat on the shoulder before

said warmly. "Welcome, son. Make yourself at home. Anyone who

head again politely, his calm mask

favorites, Selena. Sara talks about you every single day; sometimes I feel

beside me. "It’s true. I do talk about you too much, don’t

all of them. The house felt warm, filled

and glanced back at Kieran, I saw the faintest flicker in his eyes. He wasn’t looking at anyone in particular,

it aloud...what was he thinking,

trace of distance or formality. I remembered Sara once telling me that she was their only child, and now

and his magic was faint, no stronger than a candle flame compared to the blazing

full of patience. He had chosen to live quietly,

warm, and endlessly open. She had left her

nor did she seek anything more than the love she had found. Looking at her, I understood why Sara always carried that same

there was

with strong powers, perhaps even greater than most. A child of two worlds, a hybrid, but nothing about

everyone called her gifted. She had inherited the strength of her father’s bloodline, yet she held her mother’s joy so gracefully that it made