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

My grandfather was talking to me. I had another fight in the pits, and my hand was broken so we were discussing my op-

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.”

to protect her. She was still alive, bleeding everywhere, but her wolf was a

ripped her to pieces in front of me. He broke both my legs and my arm when I tried to stop him.

you killed him?” Axton

but my father’s wolf was a monster, and Khan was

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we were still no match for him. If it wasn’t for Eli,

“What did Eli do?’

him long enough for my grandfather

did you kill

tied. Pack business is handled within the pack. Still is. Dad tried to get my grandfather to take my

challenged him?” Axton shakes

is not something I am willing

“Why?”

challenged for, or given to the oldest child

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

That is why there is so much media speculation about how you became

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would he do

was Marco’s niece.” I nearly choke on my food at his words. I

had

Floyd had a daughter. That I

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