Lombard’s Pov
I was watching them. I took pictures. The so-called Beta Thomas wanted to protect from Alpha Smith. Here she was, collecting kisses as if they were a currency of her own. It was infuriating.
Annabel's presence in Thomas's pack had always been a thorn in my side. I had known her longer than any of them, having been Thomas's Beta before that girl arrived, yet it seemed like her very existence was designed to overshadow me. The entire pack, Thomas included, had been bewitched by her from the moment she arrived. They saw a savior, a powerful Beta who had transformed from an unwanted human into a force to be reckoned with.
And now, they saw her as the victim. As if her rejection by Alpha Smith was some tragic love story rather than the turning point that had sent her running i
