RILEY POV
I looked around and felt the weight of a hundred eyes on me. They were staring, some with curiosity, others with envy, and that made me incredibly uncomfortable.
I had never been the center of attention in this pack, not even for a single second, except during punishments, when everyone watched just to see me suffer. But right now… I was the focus of every gaze. And the person protecting me? The next Alpha, Waylen Hector—the most handsome and dangerous man in the entire pack.
Jasmine’s expression was one of pure confusion, her lips slightly parted as she tried to comprehend what was happening.
But she wasn’t the only one. Even the other pack members, some who had tormented me relentlessly over the years, looked on with stunned expressions. Waylen’s eyes, wide with concern,
