All Chapters of The Day I Learned I Wasn't Adopted : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

"Are you sure that you want to officially change your pack affiliation?"I pressed my phone to my ear and listened to the rising laughter coming from the house. My voice was so eerily calm that it sounded unfamiliar even to my own ears."Yes.""Be quick about it then. You'll depart in three days. I've already sent the pass to you."Three days. There wasn't much time left.I glanced at the tightly closed door. I could still hear laughter coming from within the house. My sister Annie Moon's voice was the loudest. She had always been the center of the family.The Frostmoon pack's representative's voice echoed from the receiver. "Do you have a lot of luggage? Do we need to contact a logistics company?"I looked into the house as I gripped my phone. Their smiles hadn't faded in the slightest."No. I only have one bag," I answered."Alright then. Contact the territory representative, Damien Woodworth, when you arrive. He'll pick you up."After hanging up, I crouched down and sat on

On the morning of September 23rd, Dad called me by my full name, which was quite rare. He was sitting in the study with a few sheets of paper spread out on the desk before him. They looked like bank statements."Why did you only wire 600 dollars this month?" he asked.I had wired 1,600 dollars to the family last month. I had to pay for Annie's camera that month. After paying off my credit card bills, I only had about 600 dollars left."I spent a bit too much this month," I said."Why did you spend so much?" Dad asked with a frown, drumming his fingers on the table. "You're staying and eating at home. What kind of big purchases could you have made by yourself?"Although I ate and stayed at home, I had to wire 1,600 dollars to the family every month. Not only that, but I was also constantly paying for Annie's purchases. It was nearly impossible for me to save any money.However, I had never once calculated these expenses with them because my money was a shared resource in our famil

It had already started snowing in the Frostmoon territory even though it was only October.The territory representative, Damien Woodworth, was a wolf in his 30s. He stood in the hall in a dark gray coat, holding a piece of cardboard with my name on it."Anna?" he asked."That's me," I said.Damien weighed my luggage bag in his hand as he took it from me, asking, "This is all you have?""It's enough."Damien glanced at me for two seconds. The look in his eyes was even more obvious than the Frostmoon pack's weather."Welcome to Northveil," he said. "Let me tell you some of the rules. Report to the patrol team at 8:00 am, and you can leave at 4:00 pm. We follow the shift system.""I understand.""Also, the wolves who are too soft get bullied here.""Perfect. I'm not soft."Damien let out an amused snort that was immediately carried away by the icy wind.The Frostmoon pack was experiencing its first snowfall of the year when we walked out of the hall. A black off-road vehicle w

Annie called me 40 minutes after I hung up on Mom.I was in the office dealing with the issues that were found during patrol when I noticed her calling me. I hesitated for two seconds before picking up."Annie," I greeted."Why did you run off to the Frostmoon pack? Who did you report your decision to?" she demanded in an urgent and sharp voice, sounding immensely offended."I reported it to the pack," I answered."I was talking about our family!" Annie snapped. "What are we going to do now that you're gone? Who's going to do the chores?"I tightened my grip on my phone slightly. Three weeks had passed since I moved to the Frostmoon pack. Annie's first concern wasn't whether I was able to adapt to living in another pack by myself, but who was going to do the chores at home."You're at home, Annie," I said."I'm at home?" Annie repeated. "I'm swamped with work. I don't have time to do chores. My photography course just started too, and I have a shoot this weekend. And yet, you w

The days in the Frostmoon pack got longer in spring. It was still bright out even at 5:00 pm.My screen lit up when I was making dinner in my apartment. An unknown number was calling me.Annie's voice echoed from the other end of the line when I picked up. It turned out that she had changed her number."Annie," I greeted."So, you're finally willing to pick up. You didn't pick up a single time when I called you over 20 times with my original number."It was true that I hadn't picked up. It wasn't intentional. I had just set my phone to block all unknown numbers."I've been really busy recently. I didn't notice," I said."Busy? Are you so busy that you're willing to abandon your family?" Annie demanded in a shaky voice, sounding as if she had been provoked. "Did you know that Mom talks about you every day now? She had to visit the hospital last week because of sensory decline."My hands froze as I was washing the vegetables. "What happened? Is it serious?""It's not. But don't