Rhyder's POV.
"It's almost time, Alpha."
A beat of silence.
I kept my gaze locked on the growing crowd of wolves below. My eyes scanning every face for the only one I wanted to see.
"Is she here yet?"
Jackson hesitated for a second.
I turned to face him. He avoided my eyes.
"She just arrived."
My heart began to beat faster. I suddenly felt less like a powerful Alpha and more like some simple school boy about to see his crush for the first time.
"How does she look?"
I felt foolish for even asking, but I had little control over myself.
Jackson looked uncomfortable, like this was the last place he wanted to be. Like this was the last conversation that he wanted to have.
I stepped forward. He looked up into my face, sighed, and answered anyway.
"She looks like someone who just los
