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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dad? Do you know where he was

Both

hear they had managed to stay together. “How is

in her eyes. “She died.

said, feeling my

do you know them?”

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

the queue, Ayla snuggled back into the couch, crossing her arms and waiting for me to

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

that the territory

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

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

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massacre.”

for me to talk about that part of my past. I still had nightmares sometimes. But I wasn’t about to

of the packhouse and got us to safety. Then anyone who wasn’t a member of the Alpha’s inner

your

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

with both of hers.

more firmly in my

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 became the Alpha of the Sablemanes. I’m grateful for it. They were good to me and really loved me. And I loved

that, Kingston,” Ayla said, rubbing her thumb along the back of my hand, sending chills through

forgot your father and aunt and everything they did

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

you ever see them

nodded. “He came to visit me a couple times. The last time was

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