Stone Circle When You Think of Love, Do You Think of Pain?

Though he understood the pack's opinion he still did not understand how that made Ira an embarrassment to her adopted parents. What did it matter what one's blood was? It mattered what your family was. Real family ran deeper than blood. Nikai frowned for a moment, half a minute of contemplating.

Then, eventually, he said: Family is more than blood. If you're adopted, it shouldn't matter who your biological parents were for anyone. What did... How did your parents feel about it? Were they embarrassed, too..? Nikai said this delicately. He could not imagine a world where Valette and Steady were embarrassed of him and Keoni. Why didn't her parents stop others from treating her poorly for her biological heritage?