|Weak Hero| The Big Bad Wolf's Little Princess

Chapter 6

"Let's go to the park," Jake declared. "It's a good day to play some soccer,"

"I think I'll tag along to read a book while getting a breath of fresh air," Kenny said.

"Dude," Dean told Jake. "Don't bother Wolf and his kid,"

"Winter likes me and Wolf seems fine with me playing with her," Jake claimed. "If I ever overstep boundaries, Wolf is definitely the type to tell me whether it be by yelling at me or throwing a punch,"

"I really don't want you to get into another fight," Dean sighed.

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"Aww," Jake used Kenny's phone to snap a photo of Wolf pushing Winter on the swings. "Cute!"

Wolf rolled his eyes at Jake's behavior. "Catch," He took Jake's phone from his pocket and tossed it at the orange haired idiot.

"Hi Jake!" Winter waved from her seat. "Are you here to play soccer?"

"Yep," Jake nodded. "Since I had to come to the park to pick up my phone anyway, I decided to play soccer with my friends while we're here,"

"Hi there Winter!" Eunchan cheerfully greeted. "I'm Eunchan! Wanna play with us?"

"Y—" Winter wanted to, but she looked up at her father for permission. "Daddy, can I play with them?"

Wolf saw how eager his daughter was and sighed. "Alright," He lifted Winter from the swing and set her down. He then glared at Jake and his friends. "If either of you guys hurt her, I'll kill you,"

Wolf nervously sat on the bench as he watched his daughter play soccer with Jake and his friends. Winter obviously had a hard time keeping up since she had little legs, but Jake and the others made sure to hold back so that she would be able to keep up. 

"You're being overprotective," Kenny, who sat nearby reading a book, commented.

"Is it wrong for a father to worry about his daughter?" Wolf scoffed.

"If you're too overprotective, she will become too naive and oblivious to reality," Kenny advised. "Let her experience life,"

"I'm not going to let her experience any hardships," Wolf glared at him. "I'm not going to let her experience any suffering,"

In that moment, Winter tripped and crashed to the ground. Before Wolf could rush over to her side, she got back up as if nothing had happened and happily continued to chase the soccer ball. Wolf still stood up and was about to walk over to check on her.

"She's fine," Kenny assured him. "She's not crying and she has no wounds, just some dirt on her clothes,"

"And how do you have the qualifications to lecture me?" Wolf glared at him. "Pretty sure you don't have any kids,"

"I don't have any kids but I pretty much raised Jake," Kenny shrugged. "Sometimes you gotta let your kids breathe, Wolf. I'm surprised that you actually leave her at a daycare and go to school instead of ditching to hover over her,"

"I would if I could afford to do that," Wolf said. "But I need to actually attend school so I don't get kicked out. To be the head of Ganghak, I need to be a student. I need the Union money to raise Winter. There are some things I need to do at Ganghak outside of school hours, but daycare's closed at night and I don't wanna bring Winter,"

"Have Jake babysit," Kenny suggested. "He'll do it for free,"

Wolf didn't immediately reject the idea. Out of all the people Wolf knew, Jake was the one he would trust the most with his daughter. He wouldn't even trust his parents with Winter. Honestly, he wasn't even sure if his parents even realized that Wolf had a daughter that had been living with them in the apartment the entire time.

Unlike Jake who was close to his friends who had joined the Union alongside him, and unlike Jimmy who was close to Jack, Wolf wasn't close at all to any of his subordinates. So far he only ordered them around. He intended to foster at least some sort of closeness, even if it was the faintest loyalty, by rewarding his subordinates. He intended to have a get together with them maybe once a week or every other week, and he'd use money he set aside for recreational funds to pay for everything.

But he couldn't do that yet. He refused to leave his daughter alone. She may have told him that she was the reincarnation of a seven year old and would be fine being left alone at home, but Wolf still refused. His daughter was still physically just a toddler. And although he doubted his neighbors would notice if he left Winter home alone and they would call CPS, he didn't want to risk it. 

Wolf knew Jake was different from the rest of the Union. He knew that Jake only joined the Union to get rid of Manwol to avenge Kenny. Jake wasn't someone who went around bullying others for fun.

Winter eventually tired out and walked over to her father. Wolf brought out her drinks and snacks. After eating, Winter was sleepy. She made a motion for Wolf to pick her up and he did so. He briefly glanced at Jake before walking away from the group.

"Bye-bye!" Winter groggily waved at them.

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"Hey Winter," Wolf asked as he tucked her into bed for a nap. "How would you feel if Jake became your weekly or biweekly babysitter?"

"I like Jake," Winter told him. "He's fun and really nice,"

"I'm thinking of spending some nights late at work," Wolf told her. "But I don't want to leave you alone. I'm thinking of possibly letting Jake babysit you on those nights,"

"You don't look happy about it," Winter noted.

"I hate it when you leave my sight," Wolf admitted. "Even when I leave you at daycare, I still constantly worry about you. I'm always afraid of something bad happening to you,"

"Jake is really strong," Winter reminded. "If bad guys try to hurt me, Jake can protect me. He's stronger than the people at daycare,"

"You do have a point," Wolf smiled and gently ruffled Winter's hair. "Do you want Jake to be your new babysitter?"

"Yes!"

"Alright then," Wolf nodded. "Get some sleep. All that soccer must've worn you out. I'll go call Jake to discuss the details,"

Wolf hasn't realized that there are people his age that can see him aside from Jake and his friends. Those people would definitely post about Wolf and his daughter on the Shuttle Patch.