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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

a Greytooth. Both him and

with him?” I asked, glad to hear they had managed to

confusion and sadness in her eyes. “She died. Her

said, feeling my own

do you know

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

the couch, crossing her arms and waiting for me

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

that the territory out to the west

oldest bloodlines of wolf shifters in this part of the world. It made

executed by some secret society who believed the Dominis family had too much power

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massacre.”

past. I still had nightmares sometimes. But I wasn’t

of the packhouse and got us to safety. Then anyone who 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 or

about your parents?”

with us originally but went back. for my father,” I said solemnly. “They didn’t

with both of hers. “I’m so sorry,

took them more firmly in my hand, wanting

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 your dad thought it would be safer than staying

you had that, Kingston,” Ayla said, rubbing her thumb along

father and aunt

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“I never knew where they ended up, but it makes me happy that they

you ever see them

visit me a couple

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