Uniting the Pack

Chapter 13

"No, you are not. My father wouldn't leave me like that. He wouldn't treat me like that. My real father would love me." I reply. I set my jaw and look away. He puts his rigid hand on my left sholder, and I can feel it through my shirt.
"I'm sorry, I was scared. Your mother was gone. She left me with you. I didn't want you to grow up with, with, wolves." That's the best he's got? "And what's this about my mom? Huh? You think you just say 'I'm your father', and I'll believe you? News flash: keep dreaming. " I reply, anger, I don't know why, flooding my body.
He removes his hand. "Um, if I can say something here, I'd just like to say does anyone else realize how strange this is?" Emma says. My "dad" and I both look at her like she's crazy. Our eyebrows up. Looking at him now, I realize that maybe we could be realeted. Maybe I do have an actual father.
I turn to Emma. "You're right, it doesn't." I say, now looking at my "father". He kind of shrugs, but it's more of a shrug with his eyes than his shoulders. "What can I say? It was more if a spur the moment decision. I heard you were around, and I couldn't resist. I had to see you and explain. So here I am now. Okay, here it goes. Your mother and I wanted a child, really we did. But then our pack was attacked. We were scared, and we wanted a better life for you. So, we gave you up to the orphanige. We thought you would be happier there. And-"he pauses, his eyes welling up with tears "and, you're mother was killed in the attack. I'm so sorry."
I'm speechless. Even though I know he's my real father now, and that I trust him well enough I feel a hollowness in my chest. I know why. I don't have a mother. Growing up I never thought I did anyways. But then finding out I have a father, well it gave me hope.
It gave me hope that I could someday be a normal kid. You know, aside from the whole werewolf thing.