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

effortlessly as she

recalls Scarlett telling me that they were going to go out tonight and see

a new kind of grief that

Caleb, but

but even

her former mate took

can hear

to make my feet move towards the kitchen.

the

to do is burn his house down.

I pull the cornbread

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

I no longer tried to be quiet,

act so stupidly and push him away? I was sobbing so loud and lost in my thoughts that

come into

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

with another woman?” Baby please tell

frantically checking my

kind of wound that

do not make bandages for

the thought crosses my mind,

anger. “Get your hands off of me.” My words are firm, and

at him before.

voice is firm, and he is dangerously close to

anger

what is wrong Caleb. How could you do this

out of my throat,

his eyes.

have I done wrong

a cold glint in

can also see

At this point the anger has seeped into my words, and I

What heirs, what woman?” I can see that Caleb is genuinely confused.

when you drove up. What is worse is that Theo of all people is helping you act like a pig.” Of all of the reactions I expected from Caleb laughter was not one of

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

I may

his pull but he is having none of it. He picks me up yet again and plops me back onto the counter. Without

out and slap his

CRACK

echoes around

go wide with astonishment. I

someone in

his face is twisted

line

this nonsense.”

(( Those flowers are for

I can see the

has