Chapter 56 Identity Reveal

[Aimee] I could no longer face Uncle Clemont and Aunt Timmu. I just couldn’t relate them to the Western Werewolves. They were kind and loving. Even when they learned I couldn’t shift, they didn’t abandon me. However, I had been subconsciously rejecting their identities, even before I knew the truth. Now that I had learned the truth, I was ashamed of my narrow-sighted thoughts. “So, who do you think should leave now?” Kugler asked. I looked down, and my chest felt heavy. I didn’t know how I left the seaside because, when I realized it, I was already at Aunt Timmu’s house. Aunt Timmu was frightened to see me in a disheartened state. She set aside the earthen pot she was holding and came up to me. “Aimee? What’s wrong, child? Who bullied you?” I touched my cheeks and realized they were wet from my tears. Seeing Aunt Timmu worrying about me made me feel even more guilty. “Aunt Timmu…” I collapsed into her embrace. I wondered whether she would hug me like she used to