••• Hayden’s POV •••

I felt a sense of loss when Charlotte left with her Beta. There were just too many questions in my mind.

Why didn't I want her to leave? Why did I want to kiss her? Why did my cock get hard when her soft body was pressed against mine?

And the way her Beta called her intimately... Lottie... Had they fucked? Was he her new mate? That thought made me gloomy.

“Now you regret it,” Rhett mocked me with the exact words he had used many times.

I ignored him and walked back toward the Red Claw Pack, letting the cool breeze clear my mind.

When...