Chapter 18: Kingston

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Chapter 18: Kingston

Shifting Ayla’s legs slightly, I carefully pulled two photos from my back pocket. I didn’t know how she would respond to the information I was about to give her. But I hoped it would

convince her to stay. At least stay with my pack. But I was still

nervous.

“Ayla, there was a reason I was so intent on helping you. Not just because it was the right thing to do,” I said. “It’s one of the reasons I want you to stay here.”

“Okay…” she said slowly.

I handed her one of the photos.

“That’s mine,” she said, taking it and holding it delicately. “I was worried I’d lost it in the crash.”

“I found it the next morning. Pierce and I had gone back when it was light out. I wasn’t sure at first, but when you woke up, I saw you had his eyes.” I smiled.

“You weren’t sure about what?”

“Ayla, I knew your father,” I said, handing her the second picture.

She snatched the photo from my fingers, confusion all over her face. It was a picture of me and her father. I was about ten at the time, but I’m sure she could tell it was me.

“How?”

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about your dad? Do you know where he was from?”

Greytooth. Both him

I asked, glad to hear they had managed to stay

“She died.

said, feeling my own

you know them?” Ayla

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

the couch, crossing her

“Well, to start, they weren’t born in Greytooth territory. Have you ever heard of the Onyxcrown

territory out to the west

Your grandfather was the Alpha. They were from one of the oldest bloodlines of wolf shifters in this part of the world. It made them very powerful, which in turn, made them targets of other packs and a few

were born, a coup was executed by some secret society who believed the Dominis family had too much power and were a threat to all the packs. They weren’t, but it didn’t

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massacre.”

was hard for me to talk about that part of my past. I still had nightmares sometimes. But

got me, your aunt, and a few others out of the packhouse and got us to safety. Then anyone who wasn’t a member of the Alpha’s inner

about your parents?” Ayla

had gotten out with us originally but went back. for

leaned forward, grabbing my hand with both of hers. “I’m so

in my hand,

adopt me,” I said, smiling at the memory. “Both your aunt and your dad thought it would be safer than staying with them. So, I stayed here and became the Alpha of the

Ayla said, rubbing her thumb along

forgot your father and aunt and

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never knew where they ended up, but it

ever

“He came to visit me a couple

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