**Gaia's POV**

I take a step back instinctively, my expression hardening as displeasure floods through me at his blatant rudeness.

This isn't ignorance. It can't be.

My godparents would have introduced me properly before I arrived—it's basic diplomatic protocol, the kind of thing that happens automatically when important visitors come calling. They would have told him my name, my position in the pack, my relationship to them, all the essential information needed for a ...