The Night Before
Hunter POV
I'm grateful that Caroline is sitting on my lap and helping to keep both myself and Atticus calm. This woman means everything to me. I never expected to have another mate, let alone one as amazing as Caroline. She is nothing like my ex-mate and I trust her completely, but that doesn't mean I want Hayden anywhere near her. After what he did to me, I don't know that I can ever forgive or trust him again. I feel true pain and regret in his words as he speaks, but I can't find it myself to feel sorry for him. How could he betray me? When he gets up to leave, I can't stop myself from asking him what the hell he means. How could he not know why he betrayed me? He turns and I see pain and regret flash in his eyes once again. "I'm not sure how to explain it, Hunter.
