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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you know about your dad? Do you know where

Greytooth. Both him and my

to hear they had managed to stay

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

said, feeling

you know them?”

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

snuggled back into the couch, crossing her arms and

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

Isn’t that the territory out to the west

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 of other

before you 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

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massacre.”

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

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

about your

gotten out with us originally but went back. for my father,” I said solemnly. “They didn’t

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

took them more firmly in

managed to get us here, to the Sablemane Pack. The Alpha and 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 your aunt and your dad thought it would be safer than staying with them. So, I stayed here and became the Alpha of the Sablemanes. I’m grateful for it. They were good to me and really

glad you had that, Kingston,” Ayla said, rubbing her thumb along the back of

forgot your father and aunt and everything they did

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up, but it makes me happy that they stayed

you ever see them

me a couple times.

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