  &quot;You knew my mother?&quot;
  Kimberly couldn t believe that this stranger knew her mother. How is that even possible? She wondered, but immediately shook off that thought. She wanted to know more about her mom from someone else other than her dad, who only told her how much her mom loved her and how she would ve loved to see her grow into the woman she is today.
  &quot;Your mother?&quot; Alan asked, sounding even more surprised this time.
  &quot;Y-yes. She was my mother.&quot; Kimberly quietly replied, her brows furrowed in confusion.
  &quot;You re trying to tell me that you re not in any way Hailey?&quot;
  She nodded in reply this time, not trusting her voice as she was now aware that this stranger mistook her for her mom because she was her spitting image from head to toe.
  Kimberly had lived with that pain everyday she lived with her dad, knowing she was the reason her dad

  Kimberly couldn t believe any of this. Her mom was a werewolf. All of this is crazy.
  &quot;I ll get us more coffee.&quot; Christine suddenly announced, walking to the coffee maker.
  They hadn t realized that their cups were almost empty until Christine spoke up. They were glad she did because, it helped ease the rising tension. She refilled all the mugs before joining them again. Alan took a deep sigh and continued.
  &quot;As werewolves, we usually find our mate at age eighteen, unless it takes longer due to some reasons.&quot; he explained, stealing a glance at Roy who had his head low.
  Kimberly caught him as he glanced at Roy and she couldn t help but do the same and noticed he had his head low. She realized from Alan s statement and Roy s current position that he hasn t found his mate. She instantly felt pity for him.
  &quot;And what are those reasons?&quot; she blurted out, 

  Roy drove his uncle back to his house. When they approached the door, he suddenly stopped and turned to face Alan.
  &quot;I want you to explain everything to her, carefully, because as it is, she is already mad at the fact that we aren t humans… I want her so badly, but I don t want to scare her away. I m willing to go at her own pace, no matter how long it takes.&quot; he explained to his uncle, who gave his shoulder a light squeeze, to assure him that everything would be fine.
  Alan could now tell that what was eating Roy up was the fear of rejection. The fear of waiting for so long only to get rejected. Roy had always been apprehensive about finding his mate. It took him quite awhile to convince his nephew that he wasn t going to suffer the same fate as Hugh. Now that he has finally found his mate, that fear has returned. He gave Roy an understanding smile and the latter let out a

&quot;You knew my mother?&quot;
  Kimberly couldn t believe that this stranger knew her mother. How is that even possible? She wondered, but immediately shook off that thought. She wanted to know more about her mom from someone else other than her dad, who only told her how much her mom loved her and how she would ve loved to see her grow into the woman she is today.
  &quot;Your mother?&quot; Alan asked, sounding even more surprised this time.
  &quot;Y-yes. She was my mother.&quot; Kimberly quietly replied, her brows furrowed in confusion.
  &quot;You re trying to tell me that you re not in any way Hailey?&quot;
  She nodded in reply this time, not trusting her voice as she was now aware that this stranger mistook her for her mom because she was her spitting image from head to toe.
  Kimberly had lived with that pain everyday she lived with her dad, knowing she was the reason her dad had to go through the torture of being reminded of the woman he loved each and everyday, preven

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