Ryder's POV
I raised the champagne flute to my lips, sipping boredly as I stood at a corner of the banquet hall with Elizabeth perched on my arm. The only good thing about this welcome party was the drinks and nothing more. The Evergreen pack was the last place I wanted to be at the moment, especially since I was still bitter about what went down at the hunting convention. This was not my first choice of how I wanted to spend my evening, but yet here I was. There was no helping it. The welcome party for the new crop of warriors required my attendance since some of my soldiers were amongst them.
The triplet Alphas were taking their sweet time to arrive at the hall and I was getting irritated. I didn't particularly like them to begin with, and now I had even more reason not to. My mood was
