42. The chosen one

"Huh!?..." I stupidly reply to the bombshell my dad dropped on my lap. To say I'm shocked is an understatement. I'm totally flabbergasted

"My mother was an original or did I not hear you properly?" I ask my dad again and he just nods back at me in return

My mouth is still half open with shock when I look towards Eric for more confirmation. I see he also has the same shocked expression on his face which further confirms to me, even without my dad's words that my ear is working perfectly.

"I am an original werewolf!" I say loudly this time, more to myself than for the benefit of my dad and Eric who are in the room with me.

Who would have thought that I'm a descendant of one of the original shifter families that I've talked shit about with Eric so many times? I had no clue! How would I have known when none of my family members deemed it fit to tell me! Not my mom when she was alive and not my uncle that I stayed with for fifteen whole years!

I saw my mom's birth certificate once and