Fated

Chapter 26

Artemis

I lay completely still, too weak and upset to react. I am not their real child; I'm adopted. I was in a turmoil of emotions inside, sadness and anger fighting each other. I feel disappointed they didn't tell me. My mu-, Rose reaches her hand to touch me; I slap her hand away.

It's my life; it's my choice. They should have told me; why didn't they tell me? My whole life is a lie; this is crucial information. Too angry to even look at them, I turn to my left side; my back faces them. "Ari...W-" I am pissed, so I yell at them, "don't call me that! You have no right; you have been lying to me my whole life!"

"We wanted to tell you when you were 18, but then...We were afraid it would worsen your condition. We never dealt with or saw someone like you." Dad says, or should I say, Adam. He was choking on his words, mum...Rose to be precise lets out a sob as she puts her hand on my shoulder. Once again I push it away.

I sit back, too quickly, my head us spinning. I take a big breath and lash out. "YOU HAD NO RIGHT, NO RIGHT TO KEEP IT AWAY FROM ME! Do you know how I feel right now?" They look down in shame, "we didn't want you to feel secluded as a child, 18 seems like the right time..." I lost it, the right time?! "The right time?! DO YOU EVEN HEAR YOURSELF?! PLEASE, KINDLY FUCK OFF AND LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE."

They were crying and so do I. "My diamond, please, don't-" They are really pushing it right now. "Didn't you listen? I want to be left alone." I say quietly, exhausted and weak. They nod their head and leave the garden. I hug myself, knees to my chest. A heavy sigh leaves my lips as I lay my head on my knees.

How could they do this to me? Did they think I would leave them?! That I won't love them anymore? What are they afraid of? "Everything you just said." I jump a little, still not used to Nyx popping up in my head.

"Ari, you are their first child. You are well aware of their infantility issues. Our siblings were a miracle. Imagine if Mel and Ben were never born, you would have the only one. What if you would have left them to search for your bio parents and never returned? I know you wouldn't, but they are afraid. I am not saying to forgive them right away, but you need to work it out. Our future is dependent on you. I know you love them, take your time, but don't do anything irrational."

Damn it, why does she have to be right?! Ugh, I hate you.

"I love you too." She retorts back.

I lay on the sofa again and watch the birds fly away in the sky. I stare at the sky, trying to figure out why wasn't I wanted, for my bio to put me up for adoption. I know I was a baby; I have pictures from that time. I don't know if my parents were even able to adopt me. Both of my parents immigrated from Spain. I need answers, but not like this.

I support myself by gripping the sofa handle, and I stand up. I carry myself up to my room by leaning on the walls. I slowly walk to the bathroom, ready to take a bath. I carefully strip off my clothes and dump them in the laundry bin. I sit at the edge of the tub as it fills with water. I put a bath boom in and lower myself into the water.

I moan as I feel myself relax in the water. I close my eyes to enjoy it. After a few minutes of enjoying the warm water, I feel a tingling in my legs. I open my eyes to see a light glowing in the water. "Wtf?! What is going on????" I jump up as Nyx talks. "Relax, it's our powers, they are healing your feet and legs. Settle down and let it finish." I breathe in, relive and relax once more.

"How can I heal myself?" I ask Nyx the obvious. "As every werewolf, we have a faster healing. But the first healing is triggered by water; that's why it's glowing. It won't glow in the future; our healing powers are faster than any wolf." She says the last sentence proudly.

"How come?" I ask. I am a creature of curiosity. She chuckles. "We have alpha's blood running in our veins. Not to mention, we are one of the strongest werewolf to exit. How do I know that you ask? Our goddess never personally gives wolfs their name. She named me; it means we have a great purpose to achieve. What that is, I am not sure yet."

I stay quiet after that, digesting her words. My mind once again drifts to my parents. "Do you think they loved us when they abandoned us?" I rise my legs out of the water as I wait for her answer. They are all healed up; I even don't feel the weakness. Incredible!

She sighs before talking to me. "To tell you the truth, I do not know. I don't even know who they are..." I shut my mouth; it is obviously a sensitive subject to her as well.

I drain the tub and wash in the shower. I put on some clothes and slippers, and go down to ask the question. I enter the kitchen and find them confronting each other. My heart pinches in pain, knowing it is the cause of my doings. I clear my throat to announce my presence. "How did you adopt me?"

I do not give them time to say anything and dive straight into my question. I went to the cupboard and fill a cup of water. I open the bottle of my pills and swallow one pill. I'm on antidepressants; for obvious reasons. I take my cup and sit in front of them.

"Well, we didn't adopt you the orthodox way..." Mum says with a frown. My face is surely showing confusion. "You were left on our doorsteps in the middle of the night. We were going to take you to the police, but we fell in love with you. We weren't sure if we were ready to be parents, but we couldn't come terms to leave you." Dad says and smiles with a faraway look on his face.

"The next day we went to the police. We needed them to declare abandonment on you. Once that was done, we filled the legal paper and became your legal guardians."