Bite

Blair

I snorted, my father's words coming back to me.

"Dad always said that you should have been a comedian," I told Uncle Julian. Everyone looked uneasy except for Aunt Jodie. She seemed strangely calm but , then again, she never really saw dad. He never visited when aunt Jodie was around.

"I'm sure he did. Hugh loved to undermine me." My Uncle mumbled, looking at his folded hands. He cleared his throat and looked back at me.

"The facts speak for themselves, Blair." He told me. I shook my head, tears forming." They do, Blair. We know nothing about your parents except for they left you on Hugh and Marianne's doorstep, 7 weeks after you were born. We also know that Blair wasn't your real name and neither was Bella's name being Bella." Uncle Julian continued. I shook my head more, I'm sure that it was going to screw off soon.

"No." I mumbled." It can't be......why tell me now?" I asked my Uncle and Aunt. They shared uneasy glances but ,per usual, Uncle Julian answered.

"We dug up these documents containing you and Bella's names, a few years ago. Hugh and Marianne made us promise not to tell you unless something happened to both of them. Your father planned on telling you after Bella's death but it was too overwhelming." He explained. I nodded, tears running down my face.

Don't cry Lucas coaxed me. I wanted to slap him but my wolf was content.

How can I not cry? I asked him. He sighed, startling everyone in the room.

I....I don't know. He answered.

I'll try but I can't make any promises.

"Do you want to know your birth name?" Uncle Julian asked, snapping me out of my conversation with Lucas. I nodded, determined.

"All of it. My first, middle and second name." I told my uncle. He nodded, pulling another file out.

"Name after adoption: Blair Rita Axton. Birth Name: Ryann Sophia Conway. Name after adoption: Bella Caroline Axton. Birth Name: Scarlett Rose Conway." Uncle Julian read.

Ryann. I was called Ryann. It suited me a lot more than Blair. My wolf liked it more too. I still couldn't believe it though. Me and Bella, correction Scarlett, were adopted. Hugh and Marianne had never told us.

"Did Ronan know?" I asked. Everyone stilled, except for Lucas who squeezed my shoulder. I also couldn't believe that Lucas had excepted me into the pack. It was exactly what I needed right now.

"Yes," A voice said from the doorway. I turned round to see Ronan glaring at my bloody hand.

"Ronan," I said, meekly. He continued glaring.

"Don't'Ronan' me. Why the hell is your hand bleeding?" He asked, angrily. It was the first time that someone had noticed it. Aunt Jodie, Uncle Julian, Sophia,Ben,Jacob and Lucas growled.

I held my head high.

"I was accepted into Lucas's pack," I stated. It was what it was. I was proud of it, stuff what anyone else thought.

"You're in his pack!!" Ronan screeched. I stood up and growled, lowly. No one insulted my pack. No one.

"You changed," Uncle Julian whispered. I sat down and nodded.

"Yes. Unfortunately, I wasn't a wolf. I'm a lion shifter." I told my uncle, who looked shocked. Ronan looked furious.

"Were you bitten?" He asked. I nodded. He knew who had done it though. It was the person he was baring his teeth at. Lucas.

"Beside all that, what do we know about my biological parents?" I asked my uncle. He shrugged.

" Nothing." He looked at the clock and sighed." You can have the rest of the day off, Blair."

"Ryann." I corrected him. I preferred that name more.

" I'm sure Hugh's death and the rest of the news hit you hard. The rest of you can have the day off as well. Ryann, obviously thinks that she needs your support. You're dismissed." Uncle Julian told us. We nodded our thanks and came out of Uncle Julian's office.

Aunt Jodie and Ronan were still talking to my uncle. Adopted uncle, aunt and cousin.

"I need to talk to Jacob," I whispered to Lucas. We were headed to the treehouse outside that Lucas, Ben and Jacob had built as children.

"Ok. We'll met at the treehouse." He whispered back. I nodded and dropped back beside Jacob.

"We need to talk."