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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Do you

Both him

to hear they had

in her eyes. “She died. Her and my uncle. In the same explosion that

feeling

do you know them?”

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

snuggled back into the couch, crossing her arms and waiting for me to

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

territory out to the west that’s

the oldest bloodlines of wolf shifters in this part

power and were a threat to

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massacre.”

was hard for me to talk about that part of my past. I still

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

about your

us originally but went back. for my father,” I said solemnly.

forward, grabbing my hand with both of

in my

they could adopt me,” I said, smiling at the memory. “Both your aunt and your dad thought it would be safer

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

forgot your father and

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“I never knew where they ended up, but it makes me happy that they stayed

you ever see

came to visit me a couple times. The last time was when I

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