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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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about your dad? Do you

Greytooth. Both him and my

they had managed to stay together.

her eyes. “She died. Her

feeling my own

you know them?”

“It’s complicated,” I teased.

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

Greytooth territory. Have you ever heard of

the territory out to the west that’s mostly

oldest bloodlines of wolf shifters in this part of

family had too much power and were a threat to all the packs. They weren’t, but it didn’t matter. They

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massacre.”

past. I still had nightmares sometimes. But I wasn’t about to

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

about your

us originally but went back. for my

hand with both of hers. “I’m so sorry,

more firmly in my hand,

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

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

and

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ended up, but it makes

you ever

to visit me a couple times. The last time

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