6

ADELAIDE

I could see Uncle Pete's lips moving, but the ringing in my ears made it impossible to hear anything. I staggered to my feet, unable to breath, the room closing in on me. He grabbed me as I crashed to my knees. My ragged breathing filled the room.

It made absolutely no sense. How was Jacob Mont Blanc my true mate? How was my father able to have my mate change, and why would Eda ask him to do such a thing? Shock, disbelief, pain, anger tore through me, growing and expanding within my chest until I felt my bones start to crack.

"Adelaide, control yourself please." He pleaded. I snarled, fighting the rage as it tried to engulf me. I could feel my skull breaking apart and morphing underneath my face, my incisors growing larger and longer.

"Adelaide…"

I let out a slow breath, willing my body to stop shifting before getting to my feet as the bones melded back, and I stood in front of my uncle, all human.

The air in the office was tense, with me not saying anything. Instead, I stare