“Another question. Why didn’t I know all along that I’m one?”
“Shifters don’t come into their abilities until after they’ve turned eighteen. Normally, they grow up with their real parents, who tell them what they are and then help them through their first shift.”
“But since the Williamses weren’t…Did they know?”
“No. They were just a couple who wanted to adopt. The man who runs the sanctuary keeps track of people like them, and if a child is left with him, he tries to find family who will give him, or her, a loving home. Then, when the kid is about to turn eighteen, he notifies us and we step in, make friends with the parents and the kid and take it from there. Unfortunately, I was too late. You’d already left.”
“Not by choice,” Cole muttered darkly.