*Rose*

In the chaos after the race, I learn nothing. I have no idea who the winner is. I don’t know the order the Alphas have finished, and no one can tell me what is happening.

Alpha King Gene claps his hands frantically, clearly happy with the outcome, though I don’t know what it is.

How does he know? Maybe he doesn’t care either.

He stands to congratulate all four of the Alphas, who are still in their wolf forms, on a great race and then says, “Thank you, everyone, for coming out!” and the crowd begins to disperse.

I stand, dumbfounded, still at a loss for words.

What is...