The Taste of Seduction

Chapter 83 - The Secret

"How is she?" Atlas asked the doctor after he was done checking up on Meredith. She had collapsed right after seeing his mom's picture and he was freaking out.

All kinds of scenarios were running through his mind. Did his mom hurt her? What was her relationship with his mom?

He even went as far to think that maybe she was his lost sister and the thought scared and disgusted him. He quickly shook his head and snapped out of it.

"She is fine. What did you say happened?" The doctor asked, staring at Meredith.

"We were talking and she suddenly collapsed."

The doctor nodded, "I think she is stressed. She will wake up any soon. Make sure you let her rest and take proper care of her because she is still recovering from the surgery. Don't tell her anything that can possibly stress her out."

"Alright. Thank you doctor."

The doctor waved it off and shook his head, "It's nothing. Just take care of yourself and her. Call me if anything happens. She will wake up soon."

"Okay,"

The doctor nodded at Atlas and left the room, leaving Atlas with Meredith.

He pulled a chair and sat beside her lost in a thought.

"A-atlas.." Her voice croaked out an hour later after the doctor left.

"Angel, how are you feeling?" Atlas asked worriedly.

Meredith gave him a small nod, "I'm fine. What happened?"

"You collapsed." Atlas replied softly.

"Oh" She furrowed her brows until she finally remembered what had happened.

"Your mom" She trailed off, avoiding his gaze.

"Hmmmhow do you know her?" Atlas asked, calmly.too calmly but the slight tremble of his fingers leaked his internal turmoil.

"I-I don't know her." Meredith finally met his gaze and sighed.

"I really don't. All of this is so complicated and I don't understand and it's driving me crazy. Now I just found out that your mom is the woman who dropped me at my mom's doorstep twenty-four years ago. I have so many-"

"Wait what?" Atlas widened his eyes in shock. Did he just hear what she had just said?

"My mom is the woman who dropped you at your mom's doorstep twenty-four years ago? This means you're my si-"

Atlas swallowed the bile forming in his throat. He could bear anything but not this. He would never forgive himself if what he was thinking was true.

What kind of twisted games was fate playing with him? He lowered his heard and raked his hands through his hair.

"Huh? No, I'm not your sister!" Meredith yelled out when she realized what he was thinking.

"God, No! What the hell are you thinking?" She rolled her eyes at him.

"You're really not?" Atlas looked at her, fear marred on his face.

Meredith let out a low chuckle, "Yes I'm not. We are just related but not blood related. It's all complicated and I don't know how to explain it. I'm afraid you're going to think I'm crazy."

Atlas leaned against the chair and stared at her in silence. He narrowed his eyes at her. He got a feeling that there was something she wasn't telling him.

"Does it have to do with people coming for you and the secrets you can't tell me?"

Meredith's jaw flexed, "I was hoping to wait when everything makes sense before I tell you but you're too smart for your own good."

Atlas nodded, "Just tell me. Remember no matter what you're still my Angel and I can't protect you if I don't know what is going on."

Meredith stared at him for a while before she sighed.

"Your mother is not who you think she is."

Atlas's heart stopped.

"She is not from here meaning she is not from earth. She comes from the city of Arkaans where supernatural beings live." Meredith spoke slowly as if she was speaking to a small child.

They stared at each other from across the bed.

Atlas mouth opened but it remained soundless.

"What?" Atlas stared at her, in loss of words.

"Yes she is a werewolf and if your mom is a werewolf than you're also a hybrid, half human, half werewolf."

Atlas swallowed the lump in his throat and his stomach twisted from the shock that was settling in. The calm mask on his face was slipping. He gazed into her eyes to see if she was joking but sincere eyes stared back at him.

Werewolf. Hybrid.

Suddenly, he shot to his feet. His chair fell over, slamming noisily on the floor behind him. Nerves fluttered in his belly.

An Iv fluid was secured on Meredith's hand so she just stared at him, concern bubbled on her face.

Atlas began to pace around the room his hands on his waist. Did he believe what she was saying? Yes because he had his mom's diary. She wrote she had a secret that she was too scared to tell her kids and one day when they grow up she would tell them but she never did.

Atlas had been curious about his mom's secret for years. He thought she had a child somewhere that's why he had panicked when Meredith's face paled when she saw his mom. But a werewolf?

He snorted. That was crazy.

"Atlas I know this is a lot to digest, which is why exactly why I didn't want to tell you yet until I was sure. I'm sorry I told you something this heavy."

Atlas paused and glanced at her. "How sure are you? Where did you get this information? What proof do you have? Sorry Angel..it's not that I don't believe you but it's kinda hard to believe that my mom..the woman whom I loved more than anything isn't even whom she claimed to be and now I'm some monster?"

Meredith flinched at his harsh tone and he let out a breath.

"Sorry it just all of this...it's too much to take in."

Meredith nodded in understanding.

"I know just sit down I will explain everything to you then we will know where to go from there."