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

was a Greytooth. Both him and

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

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

feeling my

you know

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

the queue, Ayla snuggled back into the couch,

born in Greytooth territory. Have you ever heard of the

the territory out to

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

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 it

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massacre.”

part of my past. I still had nightmares sometimes.

Then anyone who wasn’t a member of

your

with us originally but went back. for my father,” I said solemnly. “They

leaned forward, grabbing my hand with both of

in my hand, wanting

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

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

never forgot your father and aunt

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up, but it makes me happy that they

ever see them

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

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