HAYDEN POV
I have been patrolling this territory all night, trying to find Arabella. I can only imagine what is going through her mind right now. I knew she didn’t want to marry Landon. Everything that happened at the wedding pointed to this being a classic case of a contract marriage. But that didn’t give Landon the right to treat her the way he has.
Landon was great when he was a kid—respectful and surrounded by friends. However, since the war, he hasn’t trusted anyone. No one knows why; he just came back different.
Just as I was about to turn back toward the packhouse, Harper came running up to me.
“She’s back! She spent the night on the beach, but she’s back now,” Harper explained, trying to catch her breath.
I was in my wolf form, and she didn’t shift to come and find me. I don’
