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

was a Greytooth. Both him

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

at me, confusion and sadness in her eyes. “She died. Her and my

I said, feeling

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

into the couch, crossing

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

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

of the oldest bloodlines of wolf shifters in this part of the world. It made them very powerful, which in turn,

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

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massacre.”

that part of my past. I still

the packhouse and got us to safety. Then anyone who wasn’t a member of the Alpha’s inner circle managed to find sanctuary

about your parents?” Ayla

mother had gotten out with us originally but went back.

with both of hers.

in my hand, wanting her

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

said, rubbing her thumb along the back of my

your father and aunt and everything they

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me,” I said. “I never knew where they ended up, but

ever

me a couple times. The

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