Chapter 66Book 2 Chapter 14
Caleb’s Point of View
I am not even surprised that I am once again waking up alone. Although my anger has left me the hurt
consumes my soul, and I briefly wonder if I even need to get up from the bed today. Laying here is a
special kind of torture. I can smell my beautiful mate, and a part of me wants to roll over and hug her
pillow to my chest and just deeply inhale. On the other hand, my pride is wounded and now I feel like
pushing her away. Perhaps if I treated her the way she had treated me these past few weeks she
would understand better the torture she has put me through. There is that wonderful voice of self-doubt
that creeps in asking would she even care.
Allowing myself a few moments to
continue to wallow in my own
depression, I finally resolve myself to
climb out of bed. Hoping that a nice hot
shower will help lift the dredges of the soul crushing depression that has seeped deep into me.
Climbing into the steaming shower I ponder how I am supposed to
handle the precarious situation involving Daphne and me. Eventually I conclude that there is no longer
anything that I can do to help the situation. 1
I have done everything in my power to gain her love and trust. I have been patient and loving. I have
never strayed from her, and I do not plan on it even under the circumstances that we findourselves in now. In truth I am out of ideas. I understand that she lived in hell when she was younger,
and that it would leave a lasting impression on her. I fought to dispel the negative thoughts she had
about herself. I surrounded her with loving and supportive people. I have
always been there to tell her that she is beautiful. I try to praise her daily, but
despite all of this it did not matter. She
never gave me her full trust.
Hopping out of the shower and toweling
off I decide that I need to focus on the
pack. I have an upcoming meeting with a
few trusted allies, and I need to be
prepared. Thinking of the upcoming gathering I remember that Alpha Noah
will be in attendance. I need to discuss the
turn of events with Theo. While I know
that we need to be amicable to each other, I still do not trust the man. Just thinking about him being
here turns my stomach.
I will want to heighten security in the pack house as well as throughout the
grounds while he is here. I also need tosee if the catering has been taken care of. I will also need to find out if the guest rooms have been
made ready. Most of the
Alphas will be bringing their wives. Typically, the Luna organizes a few events with the other wives.
Brunches, movie nights, and things like that. I make a mental note to see if Daphne has
thought about it. If not, I am sure that
Scarlett will give her a hand, but I also
make need to see if Hannah will be
willing to help.
Having my mind consumed by pack business, I walk out of the room almost on auto pilot. It does not
take me long to make it to the kitchen, I am startled out of my thoughts by Daphne’s voice.
“Hey, I wanted to say sorry.” Glancing over to where she is leaning against the breakfast bar, a fresh
wave of sorrow rolls through me. Knowing that my mate does not trust me, and questions my character
makes me feel physically ill. I grunt a
hello in response while pouring a cup of
coffee.
I am not purposely trying to push her away, but I was not expecting the pain to still be fresh today.
Seeing her, even being this close to her is almost physically hurting. It is as if an elephant has sat
upon my chest, or an evil sorcerer has
placed my heart within a vice and is slowly crushing it. “Daphne as you know I have a few of our allies,
and friends. visiting next week. The meeting is important as we discuss the upcoming winter, andsupplies. We will also be discussing this years Mabon Ball.” Her eyes go wide as I mention the dance
that brought us together originally. This is a bittersweet moment for me. At one time I thought that it
would be a rather romantic night for us both, an
anniversary of sorts. With this new
tension between us though I do not even want to see how she feels about the event.
“The only reason why I bring this up now is because usually the Luna will host or hold events during
these kind of
meetings like brunch, or movie nights. I was not sure if you knew about that. If you do not currently
have anything planned both Scarlett and Hannah will help you to organize a few things. They do not
have to be large grand events, but something to show the wives that we welcome them with their
husbands.” My voice is hollow even to my own ears. I am straight to the point, and I do not dabble
with small talk.
I take the risk and briefly glance at Daphne’s face. I see the tears slowly falling and there is a part of
me that wants to rush to her and wipe her face clean. To gather her close to my chest, inhale her sweet
scent, and tell her that everything will be fine. There is a larger
part of me at the moment that
remembers her striking me and accusing me of cheating on her. With that brutal
memory flashing through my mind, I
quickly look away from her.“I also need to tell you that amongst our guests will be Alpha Noah. Although I personally despise the
man, he is one of
our allies, and he is one of the closest
packs to ours.” I drop the bomb on her in
an almost mechanical voice. She states
that she understands.
I turn and place my empty mug in the
sink and start to leave the kitchen. I
almost make it out before her voice stops
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“Caleb, I love you.” I do not even
recognize the cold laugh that leaves my lips at her remark.
“No Daphne see I can say I love you and
mean it with every fiber of my being. You
on the other hand can not truly mean
those words because the fact remains thatyou still do not trust me. Here we are almost together a full year, and you still question if I am a good
man, a man worthy of you dropping the impossibly high walls surrounding your heart. Last night proved
that I have fallen short of scaling those walls.” I had to walk away quickly. I had not meant to tell her
everything that was in my mind, but she broke through the thin veil that I had tried to bury those
thoughts behind. I hope that she did not hear my voice crack
at the end. I angerly swipe at the few tears
that have fallen, betraying the tough
exterior that I am desperate to keep up.
Storming out of the house, I march steadily towards the training center. I need to hit something,
anything at the
moment will do. I mind 1**k Theo and
ask him to meet me there. I need to get everything off my chest and he is the only
one I can trust.
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