The questions from Gamesby and the others were all correct. I'd surprised myself choosing her. The idea had amused me overnight, but it wasn't until I was standing on the stage that I realized I'd decided on her. It wasn't that the others were marked with beta scents. And it wasn't even that I was lucky to know Adelaide's true character. I simply…liked the little I knew of Mairwen. I wanted to know more. And the thought of uncovering her softness, of taking her into my nest and pressing that secretive form against mine for the rut… No, that certainly didn't hurt.
