***SYMONE'S POV*** I spent most of the day sparing with the Red Wood Pack's warriors in training. Cesar asked me to step in when Roman didn't show up on time, and I was more than happy to run a group of wolves. After making an entire ass of himself and saving me from nonexistent danger, Roman stayed with us throughout the session. He said he wanted to observe the warriors, but his eyes stayed glued to me. I could not read that man. The night before, Roman squared up with his own beta to defend me, then threatened one of the trainees because he thought he would hurt me. But Roman also rejected me, so why bother? He rejected me, so why bother? I chalked it up as the bond made him protective of me. Then again, we were connected when he rejected me and f****d some girl that night. So what