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

Scarlett telling me that they were going to

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

pulling away from Caleb, but I

mates, but even Scarlett had told

mate took lovers. In

I can hear

and I try to make my feet move towards the kitchen. I have

the last thing

burn

pull the cornbread cake

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

tried to be quiet,

I have to act so stupidly and push

come into the

floor crying 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 makes me sob

being with

checking my body over as

kind of wound that

make bandages

thought crosses my mind,

and loud. Loud enough that

at him before.

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

anger within me.

could you do this

out of my throat, as I glare

his eyes.

have I done wrong

cold glint in

also see

to give you heirs?” At this point the anger has seeped into my words,

are you talking about woman? What heirs, what woman?”

a pig.” Of all of the reactions I expected from Caleb laughter was not one of them. I stare at my mate wanting to wipe the smirk off

that my pain could be a source of laughter for you.” I hop off of the counter, just thinking that I need to get as far away from him as I can before my rage

may

I try leaving the kitchen. I buck against his pull but he is having none of it. He picks me up yet

I swing out and slap his face.

CRACK

sound echoes around the room,

wide with

attacked someone

low growl, and his face

line with him.

this nonsense.” Caleb’s

Those flowers are for you.” He

behind him, and I

bouquet that has been