Chapter 85 : Half

THEO. The air gets sucked out of the room, as swift as a wave of a hand. I find myself looking at Maxine, ready to comfort her, but she just remains standing there as still as a statue. She’s a strong figure, even though what she just learned was staggering, to say the least. Even I can’t help but feel shaken by it, and I don’t know why. It’s just too much, too intense, for some reason. “I checked your information,” the new Overseer says. “I went through your history. But I can’t find anything that linked you. Your mother was a full Human, mauled to death by a Werewolf. Your stepfather adopted you, and there were no records of your biological father. It seems that your parents were determined to bury any piece of him, because there was absolutely nothing at all. He wasn’t even present when you were born.” “Maxine,” I say under my breath, holding her close to me. She continues to look down at her feet, her eyes totally expressionless. I start to get worried for her, at least even m