RYDER

Returning to my pack after everything that's happened feels surreal.

But there's no turning back now.

I don't know what awaits me. Since my father's death, the pack has been without a leader, and though I was the one who won the challenge, I wasn't here to claim my place. So, anything could've happened.

I'll put everything back in its place, though, and I meant what I said when I told Anne that they could all hate me and it wouldn't make a difference. I'm the Alpha now.

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