SMALL feet were running on the marbled floor of the manor. Even from a distance, Alida can still hear the short strides of the child from the sunroom where she was.
Smile ready, she put down the bottle spray and wait for the child to appear.
“Grandmama! Solana is here!”
Alida exhaled when she finally saw the toddler.
Solana was just a little over three years old but her midget size can light up the gloomy interior of the Petrov manor.
The stormy blue eyes of the child brighten up as she dashed toward the older woman. Without inhibition, Solana jumped at Alida.
The queen of vampires lifted the child above her head. The toddler shrieked in delight. She even motioned her hand like she was flying.
“More, grandmama. I’m flying!”
She swung the child again. Solana’s cheerful voice r
