The Alpha's Slave Mate

Book 2 Chapter 5

Caleb’s Point of View

I had hoped that life would settle down. and that there would be some return to normalcy after everything we went through this last year, but life seems to be throwing curve balls our way in rapid pace. Sighing I finally give up on trying to understand the food store ledgers in front of me and lean back in my office chair to reflect on everything that has happened. In the last year I finally found my mate, which stopped me from going feral but that came with complications. Daphne had been used as a slave. She had been abused, and because she was not allowed to have a normal life growing up she was severely behind in her knowledge of Lycans. Not the best position for her

considering she was mated to an Alpha.

Thankfully, my mate is quick witted and determined and with Theo’s help she has

learned a vast amount and taken her

place at my side as the Luna. On top of

that Daphne was reunited with her sister. Our mating ceremony was a nightmare. that almost resulted in a mass war. Then

it was discovered in the aftermath that Theo and Scarlett were second chance.

mates. Then there was the business of Scarlett’s previous pack joining with ours, and the passing of Daphne’s former pack to the Beta. Now there has been the stress of Daphne miscarrying the pup. 1

I know that I am strong, and I know that my pack needs me to continue to be strong, but hell I could use a vacation. My head is pounding as I realize that my life has turned into a series of putting out

small fires, but I never seem to truly get much work done. Plus, I feel like I am losing part of my mate.

I was the one that suggested that Daphne help with the training of our special

wolves. She had shown interested in the

training when it was revealed that she also had a peculiar talent, so I had used that as an opportunity to distract her

from the depression and worry of losing the pup. Since she has started training, I feel like I hardly see her.

days she would come back to the house for meals, but now she is skipping lunch and not eating dinner until she comes in

losing the pup, and that this new

avoiding me. I have wondered

some kind of resentment

to clear my head. I need to have a serious talk with

of the issue. Glancing at

can see that it is

and stretching my

head down to

quick snack before going

of my mate.

stopped dead at the sight before me in the kitchen. Daphne

bar absently munching an apple,

can not help my

curve of her neck, across her shoulders, the dip in her back, right to

a low growl erupted

I may have discovered

quickly asks

the seductive track of my thoughts. I take a deep breath in a vain attempt to

what her discovery was. Hell, I am just happy at this point to be seeing her

with Ellie,

has heightened

other wolves. I was

not discovered if he has tried this

While Daphne

how animated she is. Guilt blossoms in my chest as I recall my

I need to be supportive of her and

internally, I lazily make

me about her theories. I