Chapter 121

Christina's POV "It explains why Beatrice was always the favorite," I said, wrapping my hands around the warm mug of hot chocolate. "Why my parents acted like everything she did was golden, while I could never measure up." "You think your parents knew?" he asked. I sighed. "How could my father, as an Alpha, not recognize his own child?" "What do you mean?" "I always wondered why my parents hated me so much," I said. "It wouldn't have stung so badly if they were awful to everyone, but they weren't. Franklin doted on his brother's kid. Caroline smothered Beatrice, and when Beatrice left, she started lavishing all her affection on her niece. Not me." I smiled bitterly. "For a while in middle school, I actually wondered if I wasn't their child. Maybe I was adopted, like in those cheesy TV dramas." Hudson nodded silently. His eyes never left mine. "But what Jace told me finally makes it all make sense. My parents always knew I was their real daughter. Caroline took Beatrice because she was