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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do you know about your dad? Do you know where he was

Greytooth. Both

to hear they had managed to stay together. “How is

looked at me, confusion and sadness in her eyes. “She died.

I said, feeling my own

know them?”

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

couch, crossing her arms and waiting

Greytooth territory. Have you ever heard of the

that the territory

of the oldest bloodlines of wolf shifters in this part of the world. It made them very powerful, which in

the Dominis family had too much power and were a threat to all the packs. They weren’t, but it

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massacre.”

to talk about that part of my past. I still had nightmares sometimes. But

wasn’t a member of the Alpha’s inner circle managed to find sanctuary in a nearby pack. But your father thought staying so close wouldn’t be safe for him and Lacy

your parents?” Ayla

out with us originally but went back. for

my hand with both of hers. “I’m

in my

us passage through their lands. But they took a shine to me. They had lost their only child a few years prior. They asked if they could adopt me,” I said, smiling at the memory. “Both your aunt and

Kingston,” Ayla said, rubbing her thumb along the back of my

never forgot your father and aunt and everything

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knew where they ended up, but it

ever see them

a couple times. The last time was when I was

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