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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Do you know where he was

Greytooth. Both him and my

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

and sadness in her eyes. “She died. Her and my uncle. In the same explosion that killed

feeling

know

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

back into the couch, crossing her arms and waiting for

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

brow furrowed. “It sounds familiar. Isn’t that the territory

shifters in

was executed by some secret society who believed the Dominis family had too much power and were a threat to all the

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massacre.”

I still had nightmares sometimes. But I wasn’t about to plague

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 for him

your

us originally but went back. for my father,” I

my hand with both of

firmly in my hand, wanting

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.

rubbing her thumb along

and aunt

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I said. “I never knew where they ended up, but it makes me

ever see

me a couple times. The last time was

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