I wonder where everyone is.
I hear heavy footsteps coming down the stairs and Johnny appears, his face brightens up when he sees me and he quickly pulls me into a hug but I tense up.
These people that say they are my family have been lying to me... and since Georgina isn’t my mother and James isn’t my father, then Johnny and Alex aren’t my aunt and uncle. Who are they?
“I thought I smelt your scent in the house this morning.” Johnny says.
He notices my hesitance and pulls away to look me over, he looks hurt because I don’t return his hug.
“What’s wrong baby girl?” he says in a gentle voice.
I ignore his question. “Where’s Alex?” I ask avoiding his gaze.
“I’m here Angel, What’s wrong?” Alex says as she walks down the stairs with a worried expression on her face.
“I…I need to ask you guys something.” I say nervously.
“Let’s go talk in my office. “Johnny says as he gestures for us to follow him back up the stairs and to the passage towards the other end of the house.
We enter his office and sit on the suede chairs that are seated in the corner near large windows that overlook the lake. I shift in my seat as Johnny asks me, "What’s wrong Angel? Talk to us.”
“While Georgina was high she blurted out that I wasn’t her daughter...” I hear Alex gasp and see Johnny’s eyes widen. “and that James wasn’t my father. She said that James told her that he was told to take me from this pack and look after me but she was never told who my parents were. Why did you lie to me about him being my father and her my mother? Do you know who my parents are?” I say quietly in almost a whisper as I try to keep myself from crying as I think of the man I loved so dearly who I thought was my father but apparently is not who I thought he was.
I look up to see tears running down Alex’s face while Johnny has an angry look on his.
“She was high?” he asks in an angry tone.
“Yeah, she’s been taking drugs since da…” I shake my head, “…since James died. She used to only take prescription drugs for depression but started on heavier substances like coke.” I say sadly thinking about her.
“Why didn’t you tell us?” he shouts and I wince, Alex touches his arm and I see him calm down almost immediately.
“I’m sorry.” He apologizes and shakes his head looking at the ground as he tries to calm himself.
“Just tell me why you two lied? Who are you?” I say as I wipe a stray tear.
Alex decides to speak, she wipes away her tears and takes a deep breath before she starts. “We wanted to tell you, we didn’t want you to find out that way. James is my brother, that was the truth and he did take you away from here to look after you but they weren’t your parents and THAT woman is NOT your mother!” she says with hatred directed toward Georgina.
“We didn’t know he would find a mate, he was supposed to protect you… not leave you with her. When he was alive we would phone every single day to find out how you were doing and after he died, we lost contact with you, we sent the twins up there to look for you but Georgina couldn’t be found. Then I found you at the store and I knew it was you.”
Tears flow freely down her face and I don’t know why but it causes an ache in my heart as I watch her. Johnny rubs her back as Alex continues. “Angel….Johnny and I are your parents.” she says as she looks me in the eye with intense love.
I'm in shock and disbelief. I look back and forth between the two of them. I’m out of words. I have so much to say but I can’t find my voice.
“I…I…d…don’t understand? W…why didn’t you want me?” I say as the tears fall and I try to catch my breath.
“We did baby girl…we wanted to keep you, we really did but it wasn’t safe to keep you here with us. You were the first half breed born and it was safer for you if people didn’t know that you were born, that’s why we sent James to take you to a territory that wasn’t run by wolves.”
“I still don’t understand, you are both wolves so how am I a half breed?” I ask wiping the tears away
“James and I were human honey; we were at the park with our parents late one afternoon when a rogue wolf attacked us. Johnny's fathers pack saved us but the wolf killed our parents and bit James. We didn’t know if James would survive, Johnny's father was alpha at the time and he brought us back to the pack house so he could make sure James survived his first shift. James was only sixteen and I was fifteen when the attack happened so we were still young and we didn’t have any family to take us in. The first time I met Johnny I knew something was special between us, Johnny knew I was his mate and it was very unusual because wolves usually find their mates when the female turns at eighteen but with Alphas it all depends on how strong the females are. Johnny and I’s bond was extremely strong and we completed the mating bond the day after we saw each other. I didn’t fully turn into a wolf until I was eighteen but I fell pregnant with you straight away, we weren’t sure if you would survive the full term of pregnancy but I never once had complications, you were a very strong and healthy baby. I remained hidden for the last few months when my belly started to show and only Johnny’s parents, James and the two of us knew about you. When you were born, you were so tiny and fragile I never wanted to let you go.” Alex cry’s as she shows me with her hands how small I was. “…we needed to make sure you were safe and that no one could hurt you. We named you Angel and that’s the name on your birth certificate but when Georgina met James, he told her this story about me running away so that she wouldn’t ask questions about you and our family and she came up with the idea that they should call you Alexia after me.” She rolls he eyes.