“We knew you would,” Bryant said, looking around the table. “Right boys?”
“Right,” Andrew and Patrick nodded. Tim voiced his agreement half a second later, avoiding my direct gaze. He stank of a lie, but I didn’t expect him to act differently after all this time.
We should’ve taken him out after the challenge.
I folded my arms over my chest, ignoring my beast. Coming back to this pack after my military service had given me a different perspective. It wasn’t like being behind enemy lines. I didn’t want to clear house in one sweep. And besides, Tim might’ve held allegiance to the old Alpha, but he still deferred to me when the time came.
And he’s not a threat.
I kept my gaze trained on the side of his face, daring him to raise his eyes and prove me wrong.
He didn’t. Not even as he and
