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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

Both

asked, glad to hear they had managed to stay together.

confusion and sadness in her eyes. “She died. Her and my uncle. In the same

I said, feeling my

you know

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

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

born in Greytooth territory. Have you ever heard of the Onyxcrown Pack?”

that the territory out to

your father’s pack. 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

few years before you 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

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massacre.”

of my past. I still had nightmares sometimes. But I

wasn’t a member of

about your parents?”

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

with both of

more firmly in my hand,

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,

her thumb along the back of

forgot your father and aunt and everything they

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ended up, but it

ever see

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

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