Meredith.
"She was in a car accident," Kira said quietly, now folding one of my shawls.
I turned toward her slowly.
"It happened on an old road up the hill," she continued. "Her parents… didn't make it. They died on the spot."
My lips parted, but no words came out.
Deidra picked up where Kira left off. "The Alpha was passing through that same road by coincidence and ended up saving her."
I blinked, heart thudding a little louder now.
"Xamira was hospitalized for three days. When it became clear no relatives were coming to claim her, the government planned to send her to the orphanage." Deidra paused, a soft smile playing on her lips.
"But the little girl wouldn't stop calling the Alpha 'Daddy.' She wouldn't calm down unless he was in the room."
"So… the humans allowed him to adopt her?" I asked, trying to wrap my head around it.
