Aaron Gabriela's entire body grows stiff at my question, the stench of her fear bitter on my tongue when I breathe it in. How odd, to be so nervous when an alpha is asking her to explain herself. Just what exactly was done to her in her previous pack, that such a simple thing would lead her to this kind of reaction? A submission through intimidation is strange for a breeder. Her pack alpha contacting me hadn't been that much of a surprise, as I'd been in the market for a breeder for a while. A very specific kind of breeder, at that. Picking her up had given me the impression that her pack's tradition of taking care of their breeders either wasn't being followed or they simply had no clue how to. Which had struck me, and Wren, as odd. Why in the world would they raise a breeder they ha

