Chapter Forty-Six
Caleb’s Point of View
Leaving Daphne this morning was so
difficult. I woke up earlier than usual so that I could watch her sleep a few more
moments. Today is the day that we will be
formally committed to each other, in front of our friends, pack members, and community. I have waited so long for this
day and I am so excited that it is here. I
know that Daphne thinks that I saved her, but in reality, she saved me. It is
because of her that the blackness inside
me, the anger, the rage has finally
subsided. I am more focused on my pack, on leading us, and protecting us. I will spend everyday that I can showing her how grateful I am to her.
I decided that tonight will be the night I tell her how I feel. How much I love
watching her sleep, hearing her voice,
and feeling her touch. I will tell her how
she saved me from being feral. I will tell her how much I get lost in her eyes, in the scent of her. How her laugh sounds like
bells at Christmas. I will tell her how I
have fallen helplessly in love with her. 4
As much as I do not want to, I ease myself off the bed. I have everything planned
today so that she can relax. I know how hard she has worked to prepare for today. Not just the event planning with the
catering and the dress, but with learning about the neighboring packs as well. With all the events of yesterday, I just want her to be at peace today.
I head out of the room, and into the den. It is so early that I doubt anyone else is up and about except for the patrolling guard. I ensure that I have everything I need for tonight, and then head downstairs. I am
in serious need of a cup of coffee.
To my surprise Theo is already in the
kitchen, nursing his own coffee cup. He
grunts hello to me as I wander in, and
gestures to the coffee pot still half full of
my favorite brew. I grab a cup and sit with
him at the island. 1
“What is on your mind, causing you to lose sleep?” I do not waste time trying to
is bothering
sorry for the way
seen him on Hannah, I
know that she is not my daughter by blood, but
would have ended his life, and felt no remorse
cold, and I can tell that
events in his mind. 9
have nothing to apologize for.
I do not doubt that I would
excuse for his behavior. The fact that he is claiming to be an Alpha and behaving in this way is disgusting to me.” I feel bad that Theo is second
find myself drawn to Scarlet. I remember all those photos of her laughing and carefree on the walls at her parent’s house. I wish I had gotten the opportunity to meet that girl. To see that sparkle shine in her eyes again.” Hearing Theo talk about Scarlet makes me wonder
personal question. Have you had any lovers since Miranda
died. We do not talk about it. Theo took some
death and dealt with it his
an unspoken agreement that she was an
once, but she
She wanted a future,
we were just two people looking for physical release. Since that fiasco no,
not touched another woman. You
not believe
there are second chance
I must admit
Theo opened
his
would not give up on finding another mate. I would love to see
the back.
to continue without her. I simply can not go through with that again. I am happy here, training, working, helping
will drop the matter. I do have to say
with her, I simply hate seeing someone broken down like that. It is weird but, in a way,
Theo’s words for a moment, and I
was broken down by her parents, made to feel like she
nothing. Dorian is doing the same. thing to Scarlet, and it is a sad
are
much that we
I do not know if they have powerful allies, although I
Daphne feel. I mean her
reunited, and this could
them apart.”
have been researching relentlessly
the old scrolls, searching
could leave him, but because of the mating bond she would
second chance mate if it
I have read
her being able to
is slim without her
his own revelations. Now I better understand the coffee, he has been
not go and try to get some
Scarlet and see
wants to leave
places his cup in the sink. I believe
able to
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