User blog comment:Zathronas/Analysis by an author: Volume 2 episode 1/@comment-11188061-20140725023550/@comment-10390252-20140725140550

I think that you're misunderstanding me. I think that Roman has always been planning to betray Cinder. She promised him wealth and power but only on her terms. So, he's been subverting White Fang and her own organisation (such as it is) from the start. It's just that betrayal is both second nature and a survival instinct for him.