Chapter 296

Kane's POV

“Papa!” Adare squeals. “Way up.”

My first thought is that I must be dreaming. It’s the only rational explanation. My son isn’t here, and the way this war is dragging on, he may never come home again.

But then a heavy weight lands on my chest, nearly knocking my wind out and waking me with a wild thud. “Papa. Ada ho-.”

My eyes fly open and I stare straight into my boy’s sweet little face and blue eyes that look so much like mine. He’s sitting square on my chest, his little hands on my shoulders. “Heh-ho,” he says.

“Oh, my Goddess.” I start laughing. “Hello, big boy. Where did you come from? Look at you. You’ve gotten so big.”

Still taken aback, I look around the room for a clue as to who might have brough him here, but there's no one else. I pinch myself just to make sure that I’m not dreaming. “Ada mi- you,” he says and pats my cheek.

“Ohhh, I missed you too,” I reply, and sit up, hugging him to my chest.

I stick my nose in his hair, inhaling his familiar scent just