Aicha On The Hunt Chapter 10

I cut off another piece of steak, chewing slowly, wonder- ing if he will answer about Khan saving him.

“Is it really bothering you that much?” Axton asks, and I look at him.

“About how I killed my father?”

“I never asked that?”

“Yet I can feel your curiosity over it,” he says, grabbing his plate.

“You said you were seventeen. But we don’t get our wolves until 18.”

“Once my grandfather was back, my mother agreed to sign everything over to him. We were eating dinner, Eli was staying the night and I remember dad was in a great mood ebcause he was drunk. I just assumed it was because we bought this place and were moving soon.” Axton pauses, star- ing down at his plate, his hand fisting around the knife.

“This packhouse?” I ask him. Axton nods.

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“Yeah, mom was excited; she said this place would be a fresh start. Mom purchased it two weeks before we were moving the pack here.”

“And that’s why you lived in the apartment, not here, be- cause it was your mother’s?” Axton nods sadly.

“So what happened?” I ask curious.

“Dad was living away. He was living here for a bit to sort out things here. Mom and dad were constantly fighting, so it was a good break for her. Anyway, he came home. He handed

finished eating, he slid the pa- perwork over to her. Mom signed it and gave it back to him. My grandfather was talking to me. I had another fight in the pits, and my hand was broken so we were discussing my op- ponant.” I open my

was in shock and just stared at her. It happened so quickly and abruptly and dad was in a good mood, so I didn’t think he would do something like that.” Axton stares at the knife in his hand, his eyes

grandfather tried to protect her. She was still alive, bleeding everywhere, but her wolf was a quick healer.

shifted. That’s when I got Khan. His voice suddenly appeared in my head and screamed at me to drop the barrier between us. I didn’t know how; I tried. My fa- ther’s wolf ripped her to pieces in front of me. He broke both my legs

killed him?” Axton shakes

wolf was a monster, and Khan was brought on by my fear. Khan attacked

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him, but we were still no match for him.

“What did Eli do?’

kill him, but distracted him long enough for my grandfather to shift once my father turned on Eli. My grandfather knocked

did

So, I contacted Marco. But Marco’s hands were tied.

you challenged him?” Axton shakes his

not something I am willing to

“Why?”

Alpha titles are handed down or challenged for, or given to

would have been yours un- less you killed him in cold blood?”

That is why there is so much

helped cover it up. He told the council he wit- nessed the

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he do

niece.” I nearly choke on my food at his words. I shake

had any

but Floyd had a daughter. That I am certain of.”

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