Alpha Dwayne sighed, a look of sadness crossing his face. "If you must know, I met Rebecca some time ago, when she was still a pup. Her mother... her mother was a good woman, but her stepfather had strong gambling debts, and in order to pay up his debts, Rebecca was sold to me until a wolf named Kaine kidnapped her. When I heard what had happened, I tried to find Rebecca, but by the time I tracked her down, she had already been... sold." He spat the last word out like it left a bad taste in his mouth.
I stared at Alpha Dwayne, shocked. "You... you knew my mother?"
He nodded, his eyes kind. "I did. She was a remarkable wolf, Rebecca. You remind me of her in many ways."
Alpha Donk let out a bark of laughter. "Well, isn't this touching? But it doesn't change anything. Rebecca is part of my
