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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

Both him and

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

looked at me, confusion and sadness in her eyes. “She died. Her and my uncle. In the

I said, feeling my

know

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

queue, Ayla snuggled back into the couch, crossing her arms

in Greytooth territory. Have you ever heard of

brow furrowed. “It sounds familiar. Isn’t that the territory out to the west that’s mostly abandoned now?”

bloodlines of wolf shifters in this part of the

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 didn’t matter. They took over the

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massacre.”

part of my past. I still had nightmares sometimes.

a member of the Alpha’s inner circle managed to find sanctuary in a nearby pack. But your

about your parents?”

back. for

leaned forward, grabbing my hand with

firmly in

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

her thumb along the back of my hand, sending chills

forgot your father and aunt and everything they did

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they ended up, but it makes me happy that

you ever see them

“He came to visit me a couple

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