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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you know about your dad? Do you know where

Greytooth. Both him and

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

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

feeling

you know them?”

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

the couch, crossing her arms

to start, they weren’t born in Greytooth

that the territory out to the west that’s mostly

were from one of the oldest bloodlines of wolf shifters in

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 matter. They took over the capital. It was

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massacre.”

still

wasn’t a member of the Alpha’s inner circle managed to find sanctuary in a nearby pack. But your father thought

about your parents?”

but went back. for my

grabbing my hand with both

firmly in my hand, wanting

managed to get us here, to the Sablemane Pack. The Alpha and Luna allowed 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 your dad thought it would be safer than staying with them. So, I stayed here and

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

your father and aunt

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never knew where they ended up, but

you ever see

to visit me a couple times. The last time was when I

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