The Alpha's Surprised Mate (Book #1 of Silver Moon Series) novel Chapter 95

Ninety-Four: Heritage

Mykayla

Persephone stopped by yesterday and dropped a bomb on all of us. Even Mykenzie and Kylani were blinded sided by this. Chris was left speechless. Persephone had found out about Araya's heritage, and it was a shock. Needless to say, none of us slept very well last night. I know I didn’t, with everything running through my mind. I knew Araya was not human, but this was far from what I was expecting. Our entire group is currently sitting in the rec room. It is early, and most of us are drinking coffee and eating breakfast. The older kids are at school. That is the best right now. I have no idea how I am going to explain this to a ten-year-old. We hear a knock at the door, and I look up to see Dimitri and Persephone standing there. I am guessing she has more information. I don’t like the look on Dimitri’s face. I had a feeling whatever was about to be said was going to be bad. They both take a seat. The room is still dead silent.

“Ok, what new information have you found?” Jailynn asks.

“By the look on dad’s face, it can’t be good.” Daniylla comments.

I love these girls. None of them is afraid to break the silence. I hear either Kylani or Mykenzie snort. I know they were shocked about the news, but at the same time, I have a feeling they kind of already had a feeling about Araya.

Well, let’s hear the news.” I say.

“Araya is what we call a Nephilim. She is the daughter of an angel and a demon.” Persephone explains.

“We believe that the same warlock who placed Einyn on Draydon’s doorstep. I believe that the demon deals in the black market. He captures, holds, then sells rare immortal and supernatural beings.” Dimitri says.

“The warlock took Araya as a very small infant and placed her with your aunt and uncle. From what I was able to find. Your aunt was pregnant, but she actually delivered a stillborn. The warlock cast a spell so everyone would believe Araya was their child. We are unsure what actually happened to the stillborn. I believe the warlock probably took the child and buried it somewhere.” Persephone explains.

I feel someone touch my face. I look to see Dustin wiping tears from my cheeks. I hadn’t even realized that I was crying. I am sad for my uncle. He lost his child, and I am sure it was due to my aunt and her fucking drug abuse and lifestyle. While I am not happy that someone had their child kidnapped, at least Araya was placed with my uncle, and I know he loved her. She was definitely a daddy’s girl. I lay my head on Dustin’s shoulder to absorb this new information. I had a feeling that something like this was what we were going to be told, but not that she was kidnapped. I can’t even imagine having my child stolen from me and placed with a new family. We sat there for a bit longer, talking. I am still not sure how to explain this to Araya. She is so young. I doubt that she will understand any of this.

“There is one last thing.” Persephone mentions.

I look at her. What could she possibly have to say now?

“Araya is actually older than what we think. She is actually 14 years old. The blood and DNA sample you provided also told us that she also has a human in here. That is why she grew so slow. For some reason, it stunted her angel and demon blood until now. That is why she seemed to have such a large growth spurt. Angels tend to develop at about the same rate as a human. Demons tend to develop faster. It seems like the demon part is now taking over as far as height goes.” Persephone says.

“This explains why the school had us have her skip two grades. She was supposed to start 6th grade, but at the end of last year, the teachers and the principal had us come in for a talk. They explained that Araya was far ahead of the other kids in her year. They asked if they could test her to see where she is academically wise. She tested two years above where she was.” I tell them.

This explains so much about Araya. She always seemed so much smarter than kids her age. The school even had me bump Bree up one year. Apparently, my girls are smart. While the circumstances of Araya are sad, I am happy to know that we have found out most of the truth.

“Can we trace her parentage to see who her real parents are?” Kylani asks.