Zaiden POV
“Uncle Zaiii!” I heard Thelma's sweet, subtle voice.
“Oh no,” I exclaimed. I had totally forgotten I had promised them I was going to come back with Karen.
“Hey, sweetie. How are you doing?” I asked her.
“I’m good. You said you were going to come back with a lady,” she pouted.
“We were so happy when we heard you were coming today. I had no idea you lied to us,” she said, almost crying.
“f**k,” I cursed.
“I swear I would have come with her, but we have a war at hand, so I can't bring her. I can't risk anything happening to her, okay?”
“That’s fine,” she replied, and I breathed out in relief.
“Where's Levi?” I asked.
“He went out with dad,” she said, and half squealed when I lifted her up from the ground and she giggled.
“Up, up, up!” she screamed as I threw her up and
