"Aleksi, we have found your father," I thought they would have news, but I never expected it to be so soon. "Where is he?" I asked because I was sure he must be on another continent. "He is in Russia, at a small village near the Siberian taiga," Esmeralda replied. "It seems the entrance to the Vila's is there." "Figures, my mom didn't have any money," I hated remembering my mother. "She couldn't have met my dad in another country; I'm surprised you found him so soon." "It helps when you have friends around the globe, darling," Esmeralda winked. "Also, Hope is here, and I wonder why that is," this time she looked at Kase. In return, he gave Esmeralda a tight-lipped smile, his gaze shifting briefly to me before focusing back on her. "Hope has her own reasons for being here." "Yeah