The Alpha's Slave Mate

Book 2 Chapter 11

Chapter Eleven:

Daphne’s Point of View

After speaking with Dr. Hollis, I started to

formulate a plan to surprise Caleb. It has

been a long time since I joined Caleb for dinner, and even longer since I have

cooked for him. Caleb once remarked that

he loved my cooking. I ran down to the

kitchen to start looking to see what supplies we had available while I was

thinking about my plan.

Taking a quick inventory of what I had

available I decided to make Caleb chicken

enchiladas with red sauce, Spanish rice, and cornbread cake. I carefully begin to season the chicken and make the dough for the tortillas. Cooking was the one chore that I never minded doing. I love the scents of the various spices, and there

is an enjoyment in watching people enjoy the food that I make. Once the chicken is

done I add a few more seasonings before letting it cool so that I can shred it. 1

I start to get nervous as dinner time approaches. I have not seen Caleb yet,

and I wonder if he is in his office. As I am

putting the cornbread cake in the oven, I

hear Caleb’s Jeep pull in the driveway.

Curious because I did not know that he

even left today I glance out the front

windows. I see Caleb climb out of the car, and he talks with Theo before grabbing what appears to be a basket and a blanket from Theo. When Caleb starts walking

away from the house my heart sinks,

Caleb is going to see someone else. 1

A muffled sob escapes my lips as I watch

Scarlett jog to Theo from the direction of

the children’s center and she launches

herself into Theo’s arms. He twirls her

she

my brain. recalls Scarlett telling me that they were going to go out tonight

is filled with a new kind of grief that

Caleb, but I never thought that he would pursue someone else. We

but even Scarlett

her former mate took lovers. In

hear the timer

make my feet

away the last thing I

to do is burn his house down.

I pull the cornbread

cursing through my body. As it hit me in waves, I sank to the floor

no longer tried to be

and push him away? I was sobbing so loud and lost in my thoughts that I never

someone come into the

being lifted and set up on the counter. “Daphne what is wrong? Where are you hurt?” Caleb’s voice is wrought with worry, and that

me after being with another woman?” Baby please tell me

frantically checking my

is some kind of wound that

not make bandages for

thought crosses my mind, I

your hands off of me.” My words are firm, and loud. Loud enough that I started Caleb and he

at him before.

voice is firm, and he is dangerously

anger

is wrong Caleb. How could you do this

out of my throat, as

his eyes.

I done wrong Daphne?”

have a cold

can also see the confusion.

you heirs?” At this point the anger has seeped into my words, and I cannot help but

the hell are you talking about woman? What heirs, what woman?” I

I expected from Caleb laughter was not one of them. I stare at my mate wanting to wipe the smirk off of his face, but as he looks at me, he

hop off of the counter, just thinking that I need to get as far away

I may regret. 1

my wrist as I try leaving the kitchen. I buck against his pull but he is having none of it. He picks me up yet again and plops me back onto the counter.

and slap his

CRACK

echoes around

go wide

attacked someone

his face is twisted in rage.

line

of this nonsense.” Caleb’s

anger. (( Those flowers

I can see the

bouquet that has