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 about your dad? Do you know where he

was a Greytooth. Both him and

they had managed

eyes. “She died. Her and my uncle. In the

I said, feeling

do you know them?” Ayla

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

snuggled back into the couch, crossing her arms and waiting

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

territory out to the west that’s mostly abandoned now?”

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 of other packs

much power and were

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massacre.”

of my past. I still had nightmares sometimes. But I wasn’t

Your father got me, your aunt, and 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 managed to

your parents?” Ayla

had gotten out with us originally but went back. for my father,” I said

hand with

took them more firmly in my hand, wanting her

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

that, Kingston,” Ayla said, rubbing her thumb along the back of my

your father and aunt

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knew where they ended up, but

you ever see

to visit me a couple

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