Jace pov
The final day of the Rank Games dawned gray and overcast, matching my mood perfectly. I had barely slept, Storm's restless energy keeping awake through the night as my wolf paced and whined, desperate to approach our mate and knowing we had no right to do so.
Now, standing in the Alpha observation area as the leadership challenge concluded, I found myself unable to do anything except watch Grace Evans destroy every expectation, every standard, every record that had come before her.
The leadership challenge had been designed to test qualities beyond physical dominance—the ability to inspire loyalty, to make difficult decisions under pressure, to balance strength with wisdom. Participants were given complex scenarios: a pack member accused of serious crimes with questionable evid
