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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

a Greytooth. Both him and my

with him?” I asked, glad to hear they had managed to stay

“She died. Her and my uncle. In the same explosion that killed

I said, feeling

you know

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

back into the couch, crossing her arms and

born in Greytooth

that the territory out

“That was your father’s pack. Your 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,

who believed the Dominis family had too much power and were a threat to all the packs. They weren’t, but

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massacre.”

hard for me to talk about that part of my past. I still had nightmares sometimes. But I wasn’t about to plague Ayla

a member

about your

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

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

took them more firmly 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 your dad thought it

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

your father and

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they ended up,

you ever see them

to visit me a couple times.

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