Jasmin's POV
Deep down, I already knew how this would end. Swift would claim victory. Everyone understood this truth, though these Alphas needed to protect their pride. He had dominated the previous rounds as effortlessly as breathing. Yet when Mariyah announced us as the final two competitors, his smile sent an unfamiliar flutter through my chest. It felt as though his gaze had been fixed on me throughout the entire competition. As if he had been waiting for this moment.
We would have faced each other eventually, whether at the waterfall task where we were interrupted, or here and now. I needed that scroll, and I refused to surrender even with Alpha Swift as my opponent.
