When Emilio had told her he was her father, her immediate reaction was to double down in laughter.

    Emilio, the man that attempted to kill her was telling her that he was her father? Hilarious.

    Madeline wondered if she really was sane, laughing in front of her almost-killer. But she simply couldn''t help it.

    ''Him, my biological father? What a load of bull,'' Madeline thought to herself.

    And that, ladies and gentleman, was the moment Madeline realized that no one was laughing along with her. The moment her entire world shattered and crumbled into pieces.

    She managed to croak, "What…?"

    What sort of tomfoolery was this? No sane person would go up to a person they barely even knew and tell them he was their father without any concrete evidence. Then again, Emilio was anything but sane.

    Thinking about more and more only made it make less sense.

    Emilio was a descendant of the first werewolf was he not? Being his daughter meant she was a descendant too. And if that was the case, did that mean she was a werewolf? Hold on, who was her biological mother?

    ''Why am I even considering it?''

    ''I''m clearly not his daughter.''

    "You probably mistook me for someone else," Madeline nodded.

    Emilio and Xavier exchanged a look.

    Confused, Madeline was left to wonder whether or not they hated each other''s guts or were close. From what Emilio had told her back at the cave, she assumed it was the first option but now she was confused.

    Unable to comprehend this, she asked, desperately seeking confirmation so she wouldn''t continue freaking out, "Right?"

    "I''m the wrong person you should be telling this to because I''m not your daughter," Madeline insisted.

    "There''s no way I''m your daughter," she continued, shaking her head in refusal.

    No, no, no.

    She refused to admit it.

    ''They''re staying silent. Why are they staying silent? Speak, anyone… speak!''

    "You''re not the wrong person," Xavier said.

    "There''s no evidence," Madeline said.

    Emilio had been trapped in that cave around the time she was born. He had to have been! Unless…

    Madeline''s imagination was going wild, and it was only getting worse and worse over time.

    She scoffed, "Come on, this has got to be a joke."

    "I mean, you tried killing me," she said to Emilio.

    "And now you''re telling me you''re my biological father? That''s funny," Madeline crossed her arms.

    Emilio looked apologetically at her, wondering what to say.

    What was he supposed to do?

    Apologize…?

    ''Am I supposed to apologize?'' He asked Xavier.

    Xavier stared at him, narrowing his eyes.

    He didn''t know what he expected when he was going to tell Madeline but he was beginning to think this was a big mistake.

    ''Wow, now you realize this was a big mistake.''

    ''Couldn''t you have thought of a way to prove things to her?''

    "Your mother''s a supreme sorceress," Emilio blurted aloud, breaking the silence.

    Xavier''s eye twitched.

    Madeline stared at him.

    It was beginning to seem more and more like some sick prank they were playing on her, but her gut told her this was anything but one.

    Madeline deliberated over it.

    Say, if this were true, then what sort of life had she been hidden from?

    And what was she?

    Madeline stayed dead silent, processing the information.

    No, processing the information was the wrong way to put it. She''d been trying to wrap her head around it, but she failed to.

    It all seemed like the plot of a terribly written and planned novel.

    First, you stumbled upon a ceremony filled with werewolves, and then met your soulmate... Next, you find out werewolves actually exist and if that wasn''t all, you nearly die on multiple occassions and as it turns out, the last man that tried to kill you? He''s your father. Adding more fuel to the already raging fire, your mother turns out to be a sorceress.

    ''Me? Emilio and some supreme sorceress'' daughter?''

    Madeline turned to Xavier, patiently waiting for him to inform her this was a joke and that Emilio could quit acting now.

    ''You could just tell me it''s a joke,'' said the look on Madeline''s face.

    Xavier raised his brow in confusion, wondering why she was looking at him. Was she trying to communicate with him through a mind link? Was that what she was trying to attempt to do?

    ''What is she trying to do right now?'' Xavier tilted his head to the side in confusion.

    Everyone still remained silent, causing fear to creep over Madeline although Xavier looked confused as to what she was trying to tell him.

    Clearly, it wasn''t easy. Learning your life was a lie and that you weren''t even what you thought yourself to be. In Madeline''s case, her entire life she thought she was a human, and just that.

    "How do I know this is true?" Madeline asked, wanting evidence before she began believing that Emilio was actually her father.

    Truth be told, she was trying to stay calm.

    It took Madeline all her willpower not to begin screaming the office down. She was in shock, and had nothing to ask for other than concrete evidence that would prove his words since she was the seeing to believe type of person.

    Although she doubted this was a prank, she wanted to ensure this wasn''t one.

    Madeline wondered what she did when she decided to get involved. From nearly getting killed to a man claiming to be her father?

    ''Get an alpha werewolf as a soulmate, get a dad for free too,'' Madeline thought to herself.

    Xavier looked like she already had something in mind. All he needed was her consent. And if things went right, then… it''d be proven that they were father and daughter after all.

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    Author''s Note: So, Madeline discovers this huge life-changing news.. Or at least, she discovers this news but still needs to see evidence to believe it. Have you had any similar experiences in the past? Comment down below to share them!