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

for the way I acted

seen him on Hannah, I wanted

my daughter by blood, but we have raised her all the same.

did, I would have ended his life, and felt no remorse at all.”

I can tell that he is

in his mind. 9

have nothing to apologize

him on Hannah, I do not doubt that

that he is claiming to be an Alpha and behaving in this way is disgusting to me.” I

I had

question. Have you had any lovers since Miranda has passed on?”

We do not talk about

and dealt with it

an unspoken agreement that she was an off-limit

she wanted more than

her. She wanted a future,

beginning that we were just two people looking

touched another woman.

not believe

there are second

world.” I must admit that

that Theo opened

his

I would love to see you with some little pups climbing

on the

think that I could ever handle that pain again. I asked the Moon Goddess to take my life that night. I did not want to continue without her. I simply can not go through with that again.

the matter. I do have to say though

simply hate seeing someone broken down like that. It is weird but, in a way, it is almost as if her and Daphne have switched lives.” I

words for a moment, and

down by her parents, made to feel like

the same. thing to Scarlet, and it is a sad

you are right. Unfortunately,

much that we can do with

I have no fear of

feel. I mean

just reunited,

apart.”

been researching relentlessly

old scrolls, searching

that could possibly help Scarlet in any way. She could leave him, but because of

chance mate if it

From what I have read

being able to bear

slim without her mate.” Theo

head with his own revelations. Now I better understand the

try to get

Scarlet and see where

to leave

in

to rest.

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