My Surprise Mate (Book 1+ 2) novel Chapter 20

“What’d you find?”

Dane asked his father as we took a seat. Zayd shook his head solemnly, “Not as much as I would have liked to. I'll tell you what little we found and then I'll tell you a theory that your mother and I have come up with.”

“ Sounds good,”

he replied as he wrapped an arm around me. “ The day that Holly was born, a younger woman had shown up at the hospital, alone. She refused to give her name and paid in cash. During labor, she told the doctor and nurses she wanted to give the baby up for adoption. It’s a small town, everybody knows everybody kind of thing, and no one had ever seen this woman before. After giving birth to a baby girl, the woman whispered in the baby's ear before the nurses took her away. The woman disappeared in the middle of the night.”

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. My heart dropped the more Zayd talked. So not only did my mother not want me, but she also made sure there would be no way to find out who she was. Dane motioned with his hand for Zayd to continue, “ Humans aren’t usually able to leave within hours of giving birth to a baby, but this woman did. According to records, she eyebrows at Dane. “So, she wasn’t human. The only ones that can possibly heal that fast after giving birth are werewolves and strong ones. Maybe Alpha blood? But why doesn’t Holly have a wolf? Or any of the abilities of a werewolf?”

Dane seemed to be talking more to himself. “What is the theory?”

I questioned, finally finding my voice. Adria looked at me, giving me a small smile, “Well, dear, this is going to sound crazy, we know, but during that time the Alpha King’s pregnant mate had disappeared without a trace. When she was first reported missing, she was around four months pregnant. Rumor has it she was running to save her baby from the Alpha King himself, though he has always denied that. What if you are that baby?”

I started laughing as tears streamed down my face. They were all looking at me worriedly. Dane gently began wiping away my tears as his other hand tightened around me. “Okay, now I’ve heard it all! I don’t know who the Alpha King is, but I can guarantee I’m not royalty of any sort.”

I tried to gain my composure, “Look, I know that y'all are trying to help, but doesn’t that sound like reaching just a little bit?”

My emotions were all over the place at this point. Anger started to build within me. “Okay, let’s say your theory is true. What about her I looked at each of them, my laughing fit over as anger pulsed through my veins. A loud knock on the door startled me, “Come in!”

Dane shouted. Ash came through the door, his face contorted in anger, “What is it, Ash?”

“Alpha Kain is here with his Beta and his dad.”