The Alpha's Slave Mate

Chapter 64

Book 2 Chapter 12

Caleb’s Point of View

Of all of the ways that today could have

turned out this was the one scenario that

I had never considered. How could she hit

me? I never seen my parents raise a hand

to each other. I have never been so upset with Daphne. To be honest I am barely

containing my anger right now. I had to

leave the house before I said or did

something that we would both end up

regretting.

Currently I am storming off towards the woods. I am hoping that a nice long run with my wolf will help clear my head. I cannot believe that amount of rage that is coursing through me right now. Not only did she strike me, but she thought that I would cheat on her. Daphne has that little trust in me. I know that she had a difficult

past, but I have never done anything that

would make her jump to that kind of

conclusion. I do not even look at other

women.

Finally entering the woods, I quickly strip down before shifting. I love allowing my wolf out, but tonight he is as angry and hurt as I am. Like a rocket I take off at breakneck speed, running towards my favorite spot in the world. I easily jump over fallen trees, and limbs in my path. with the single determination of finding some peace. I slow my speed as I leap over the last bit of rock in my way. Panting I finally come to a stop, and lap at the

water in the lake. It is a small lake that is fed through an underground spring that has a small waterfall.

My wolf paces lazily around the waters edge, until I come to the spot that I had brought Daphne. It seems like a lifetime ago that I brought her up here. She was

the only woman that has ever seen this

spot with me. It is where I came as a boy

after my parents passed to think, and

center myself. For some reason, this spot is calming and soothing to my soul, and exactly what I need right now. 1

After pacing for a moment, I lay down

staring at the waterfall. My mind briefly

transports back to when I brought

Daphne here. She was amazed by the

water and loved being here. I miss

hearing her laughter. My anger has

finally dissipated, and I whimper as the hurt finally settles into my soul.

Unable to stop myself I howl out in

frustration. I have done everything I can

think of to make Daphne both love and

trust me. I took her away from her abusive parents. I reunited her with her

sister. Hell, I even accepted her sister’s

pack as my own. There is literally nothing that I would not do for her, and yet she

still doubts me. I lay there for awhile longer, wallowing in my own self pity and

doubt.

As the moon is now high, I know that I should be getting back. Even though I am still hurt by her actions I do not want Daphne to worry about me not coming home. As I near my discarded clothing I can already hear my phone ringing. I shift quickly assuming that it is Daphne, or perhaps Theo attempting to call me. I was shocked when the number finally

registered in my brain.

Heaving a sigh of annoyance at my phone I know that I can no longer put off speaking to them. “I hope there is a good reason for you calling my personal cell this late.” I do not even attempt to stop the snarl that is in my voice.

“Oh, Alpha Caleb I thought that I had

called your office number. I was

intending on leaving you a message.” I

can hear the surprise in Alpha Noah’s voice and I mentally facepalm myself as I recall that I had forwarded my office number to my cell phone.

“It is ok Noah. Sorry for snapping, it’s been a long day.” Although I may not personally like the man, I do need to start treating him as somewhat equal. “What is it that you wished to talk to me about?”

“Well, I noticed that I lacked an invitation. to your next meeting. Seeing as we are allies, I assume that it was simply an oversight of a secretary but wanted to call you to ensure that my assumptions were right.” I must give the man credit for his ability to twist words. If he came straight out and asked why he was not invited he would sound like a whining child. This way he can displace blame on someone else, and at the same time save himself some pride.

“Unfortunately, your assumptions are

not right Alpha Noah. I did not invite you because this was not a meeting for all my allies, rather a gathering of my friends. Although yes, we are tentative allies while you get your pack together, I would hardly call us friends.” I do not see a

reason to beat around the bush. I do not.

like him, and if he did not know that fact

before he does now.

“Alpha Caleb, I do believe it would be in

everyone’s best interest if we did become

friends. After all I am your closest neighbor, and we have many unmated

wolves in each pack. There is also the

issue of this years Mabon Ball which I do

believe either you or Alpha Jerome is

hosting this year. I know that we have not

had a peaceful past, but I would like to

rectify that, and I would hope that we

would move to become friends as well.”

His voice sound sincere and after fighting with Daphne I have no will to fight with anyone else. Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.

“You know what Alpha Noah you are right. Seeing as there may be possible mates between our two packs we should be friendly. I will expect to see you here next week as my guest. I will personally

see to it that you receive the invitation shortly.” After I caved into his request, we finished our conversation and hung

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It was not until I was fully dressed and

walking back to the house that I realized that I know needed to tell Daphne that he would be here. Regardless of our fight

earlier I never want her to feel

uncomfortable in her own home. Sighing I creep quietly into the house in case she is already sleeping.

Creeping open our bedroom door I can

see that Daphne is already in bed. I inch. closer to her and through the bright moonlight I can see the tear stains upon her cheeks. My heart aches that she cried,

but I am still feeling the sharp knife of betrayal at her lack of trust. None the less

I quickly disrobe and climb into bed next to her. Perhaps tomorrow we can have a

better day.