Ryker did not have to wait much longer.
The tense silence surrounding the gathering was suddenly broken when several Silver Fang wolves near the back began moving aside. Heads turned as Beta Kirk appeared from the direction of the forest, and walking beside him was the male everyone had been waiting for.
Alpha Jason.
A wave of whispers immediately moved through the assembled pack.
“Alpha Jason.”
“He’s finally here.”
“Where has he been?”
“Does he know what happened?”
Jason looked nothing like the proud Alpha who normally stood before his pack.
His clothes were wrinkled, his hair was disheveled, and dark circles shadowed his eyes. He looked as though he had not slept the entire night. There was an exhaustion in his face that went far beyond physical tiredness.
Kirk walked beside hi
