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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dad? Do you know where he was

was a Greytooth. Both

was with him?” I asked, glad to hear they had managed to stay together. “How

“She died. Her and my uncle. In the same explosion

feeling my own

you know them?” Ayla

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

couch,

Greytooth territory. Have you

furrowed. “It sounds familiar. Isn’t that the territory out to the west that’s mostly abandoned

wolf shifters in this part of the world.

was executed by some secret society who believed the Dominis family had too much power and were a threat to

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massacre.”

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

Your father got me, your aunt, and a few others out of the packhouse and got us to safety. Then anyone who wasn’t a member

your parents?”

originally but went back. for my father,”

with both

firmly in my

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

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

forgot your father and aunt and everything they did

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never knew where they ended up, but it

ever see them

a couple times. The

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