Alpha Alec's Redemption by Kathy M

Chapter 0128

His words ring in my ear. 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.

They signed up to adopt. They wanted a small baby, since babies are

run my hand through my hair, untangling it from the messy bun on top of my head. I don't need to be

She said that she was picking flowers like she usually did when she heard a cry. When she investigated, she found you

I

to just taking in an unknown baby. What if you were from an enemy pack, and they wanted to use you to stage an attack? We were to send you

but with how things have been weird these past few weeks, I'm not all that surprised. Things just kept on unfolding in ways that I wasn't really prepared

wanted you and so they adopted

know I was adopted. Meaning, I was

did no one tell me?" I question the elders, glaring at each one of them. "And how come no one

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 were healthy and well taken care of, we saw

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

took it personally. I had Piper and that was okay with me. I just always thought that it was how they were. That

no one knows who my biological parents are?" I ask, feeling my heart sink at

wanted to find out who your parents are or where you came from, there wasn't a way to. Whoever left you didn't leave a

There has to be something. Someone must

to her, wanting her presence with me. "Is what they said

Some part of me was having a hard