Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Alec’s CHAPTER 77

Chapter 77

His words ring in my car. I get what he is saying. I understand the words, but I can’t seem to grasp their meaning.

Adopted. Adopted.

How am I adopted? Of everything that has happened, not once had it ever crossed my mind that I may not be the biological child of my parents.

“H–how?” I stammer the words as I try to make sense of what he just told me.

“Billy and Christine couldn’t have children,” Martin begins, his worried eye scanning my face.

How are you supposed to react when you find out that you were adopted? That the people you thought were your parents aren’t. Should I consider this a lie? That my entire life has been a freaking lie? And why didn’t anyone tell me? Hell, my dad should have included that big fact in the letter he left me.

“I don’t understand,” I whisper in confusion, as my gaze latches on to him.

“Like I said, Billy and Christine couldn’t have kids. They had tried for years with no success. When the doctor told them they would never be able to have a biological child, it all but shattered them. It took a while for them to recover from the devastating blow, but when they did, they decided to adopt.” He pauses to take a breath before continuing.

“You know the orphan programme we have here, and you also know that couples are allowed to adopt from the orphanage if they wish to. They signed up to adopt. They wanted a small baby, since babies are a clean slate. Before their request could be approved though, Christine went to the Alpha with a baby, saying she wished for her to be made part of the pack.”

I sigh and run my hand through my hair, untangling it from the messy bun on top of my head. I don’t need to be told who the baby was. I could already guess.

“We questioned her, afraid that she might have taken someone’s baby. She said that she was picking flowers like she usually did when she heard a cry. When she investigated, she found you wrapped in blankets hidden behind a tree with a note asking her to take care and protect you with everything she has.

Even in my state of mind, I note that it was an unusual request.

the piece of paper that

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from an enemy pack, and they wanted to use you to stage an attack? We were to send you to one of

things have been weird these past few weeks, I’m not all that surprised. Things just kept on unfolding in ways that

for.

do anything his mate wanted. Christine wanted you and so they adopted you.” He finishes

shocked as I was. I guess they also didn’t know I was adopted. Meaning, I was never truly a member

elders, glaring at each one of them. “And how

elder answers, “After the oracle told us to let you stay, we weren’t really bothered. We know it was the goddess’s plan, and so we let it happen. As for why we didn’t tell you, we saw no need. You had settled well, you

my parents weren’t all that warm towards me in the first place. There weren’t warm hugs growing up, whispered words of affection,

personally. I had Piper and that was okay with me. I just always thought that it was how they were. That it was in their nature. Now, I’m starting to wonder if it’s because I wasn’t

biological parents are?” I ask, feeling my heart sink at the thought that my parents had given me

“I’m

your parents but sorry, are or where you came from, there wasn’t a way to. Whoever left you didn’t leave a single trace. It’s almost

to think about that. There has to be something. Someone must have

1. me.

her, wanting her presence with me. “Is what they

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