The Demon Trials (The Demon Trials #1)

Chapter 9

Astound. That is how I feel after what I heard from mom. In all honesty, a person like her would be appalled or horrified to hear that news. She should be getting away from that person, standing back wondering what to do and how should she handle this. But that is not what my mother done; she just sat there on that couch looking at me like if I had a pet dog, and I kicked its but or shaved off its tail.

Which I will never do, I love dogs. I wish we had a pet in the house to make the environment friendlier.

As far as my mother is concern, trying to understand that her precious son is a demon suppose to be frightening and maybe dramatic not sitting down a bit startled, and feel everything is alright. Moreover, the most shocking twist of it all is that she knew I was this Devos all along and never told me anything.

The real question is how much she knows.

I look over to mom as I still try to comprehend her previous comment about knowing I was this demon.

“Mom, when you knew?”

“Since you were born.”

“You knew I was this thing and you never told me!”

“Caden you had to understand Dan did not want you to be in harm’s way.” She lays her right hand over her heart like she felt she did wrong and try to amend it.

“Dan? You mean Dantailon.”

“Well it was Dan when I first met him, but his demonic name was Dantailon.”

“Just like Mal being Malphas.”

“Yes. However there is more to the story that you did not know, and this was because it was in the best interest for your safety.”

“Mom?!”

“Yes, I’m your mom, but you didn’t come from here.” She glances at her belly indicating I was not in her when she was pregnant? Or was she?

She continues. “I’m not your birth mother, Caden.”

I stood back shellshock that it cannot be possible. She is my mom, but she is not my real mother. Was I really adopted by her, who nurtured me since I was a baby?

“Why you never told me about this?” I ask as I feel lost and confused.

“Because Dan told me it was the best way.”

“So my father told you to do what.”

“He somehow knew I wanted a child cause I couldn’t get pregnant. I couldn’t ovulate.”  She says stumbling on those last three words. Getting upset, she starts tearing up. I could see tears coming down her face. This is really emotional for her confessing that she is not my real mother.

“Dan found me when I was finishing my last year in nursing school. He told me that he has a baby boy, but couldn’t be able to take care of him.”

“What happen to my birth mom?”

“Dan told me that your real mother died during childbirth.”

Taken by that shockingly, did I cost my birth mother’s life? Despondent over hearing that info about my real mom died when I was born.

“What happened to her?”

And then I hear a familiar voice that seems it was coming from behind me.

“She lost the will to live.”

I turn around to see it was Mal reappearing once again.  What happened to him? How is Karina and Aris?