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

as she laughs

they were going to go out tonight and see a

kind of grief that

the one that was pulling away from Caleb, but I never thought that he would pursue

even Scarlett had told

mate took lovers.

hear the timer

to make my feet move towards

my mate away the

is burn his house

cornbread cake out of the

longer contain the grief and sadness that was cursing through my body. As it hit me in waves, I sank to the floor resting my back against

no longer tried to

I allowed my sobs to rack through me. Why did I have to act so stupidly and push him away? I was sobbing so loud and lost in

into the kitchen.

the next I am 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

trying to console me after being with another

frantically checking my body

of wound that

not make bandages for

the thought crosses my mind, I

words are firm, and loud. Loud enough that

at him before.

At this point Caleb’s voice is firm, and he is dangerously close to using his Alpha voice.

anger

Caleb. How could you do this to me?” The words.

out of my throat, as I

his eyes.

done wrong Daphne?”

eyes have a cold

can also see the

she be able to give you heirs?” At this point the anger has seeped into my words, and I cannot help but spit the

about woman? What heirs, what woman?”

people is helping you act like a pig.” Of all of the reactions I expected from Caleb laughter was not one of them. I

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

I may

kitchen. I buck against his pull but he is having none of it. He picks me up yet again and plops me back onto

out and slap his face.

CRACK

sound echoes around the

go wide with

attacked someone in

face

a line with him.

this nonsense.”

reigned anger. (( Those flowers are for you.”

behind him, and I can

that has been