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 laughs in

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

my heart is filled with a new kind of grief

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

but even

former mate took lovers.

can hear

to make my feet move

my mate away the last thing

do is burn his

cornbread cake out

my body. As it hit me in waves,

tried to be quiet,

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

into the

lifted and set up on the counter. “Daphne what

he be trying to console me after being with another woman?” Baby please

my

of wound that he

they do not make

crosses my

and loud. Loud enough that I started Caleb and he instantly froze. I

at him before.

Caleb’s voice is firm, and

the anger within

is wrong Caleb. How could you

throat, as I

his eyes.

have I done

have a cold

see the

heirs?” At this point

talking about woman? What heirs, what woman?” I

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 of his face, but as he looks at me, he is now doubled over holding

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 thinking about my

I swing out and slap his

CRACK

around the room,

wide with astonishment.

attacked someone in blind

and his face is twisted in rage. I

a line with him.

of this nonsense.”

(( Those flowers are

behind him, and I

has been