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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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your dad? Do you know where he was from?”

Both him and

asked, glad to hear they had managed to stay together. “How is

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

said, feeling my

know

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

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

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

furrowed. “It sounds familiar. Isn’t that the territory out to the west

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

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

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massacre.”

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

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

about your

gotten out with us originally but went back. for

leaned forward, grabbing my hand with both of hers. “I’m

them more firmly in my hand, wanting her

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

her thumb along the back of my hand, sending chills through

your father and aunt

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knew where they ended up, but

you ever see them

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

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