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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about your dad? Do

Both him and

with him?” I asked, glad to hear they

died. Her and my uncle. In the same explosion

I said, feeling

know them?”

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

back into the couch, crossing her arms and

to start, they weren’t born in Greytooth

territory out to the west that’s mostly abandoned

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

were born, a coup was executed by some secret society who believed the Dominis family had too much power and were

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massacre.”

my past. I still had nightmares sometimes. But I wasn’t about to plague Ayla with

Beta. Your father got me, your aunt, and a few others out 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

about your

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

hand with both of hers. “I’m

them more firmly in my hand,

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 became the Alpha of the Sablemanes. I’m grateful for it.

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

father and aunt

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where they ended up, but it makes me happy that they stayed so

you ever

couple times. The last time was when I was

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