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 in

rational part of my brain. recalls Scarlett telling me that they were going to go out

my heart is filled with a new kind of grief that engulfs my entire

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

but even

mate took lovers. In

hear the timer on the

I try to make my feet move

away the last thing I

to do is burn his house

pull the cornbread cake

longer contain the grief and sadness that was cursing through my body. As it hit me

I no longer tried to be

so stupidly and push him away? I was sobbing so

into the kitchen.

the counter. “Daphne what is wrong? Where are you hurt?” Caleb’s voice

trying to console me after being with another woman?” Baby please tell me what is wrong?” Now

my body over as

some kind of wound that

do not make

the thought crosses my mind, I

turning into anger. “Get your hands off of me.” My words are firm, and loud. Loud enough that I started Caleb and he instantly

at him before.

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

anger within

wrong Caleb. How could you do

of my throat, as

his eyes.

have I done

cold glint

see

At this point the anger

talking about woman? What heirs, what woman?”

I expected from Caleb laughter was not one of them. I

be a source of laughter for you.” I hop off of the counter, just thinking that I need to

may regret.

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. Without thinking

out and slap his

CRACK

around the room,

go wide with astonishment. I

someone in blind

Caleb emits a low growl, and his face is twisted

line

nonsense.”

Those flowers are for

I can see the

that has been