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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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dad? Do you know where he was

Greytooth. Both him

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

died. Her and my uncle. In the same explosion that

said, feeling

know them?”

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

couch, crossing her

start, they weren’t born in Greytooth

brow furrowed. “It sounds familiar. Isn’t that the territory out to

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, which in turn, made them

power and were a threat to all the packs. They weren’t, but

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massacre.”

about that part of my past. I still had nightmares sometimes. But I wasn’t about to plague

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

about your parents?” Ayla

but went back. for

with both of

in

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

thumb along the back of

father and aunt and

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knew where they ended up, but it makes me

ever see

visit me a couple times.

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