NovelEnglishBook 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 find
ourselves 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
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 to
see 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, and supplies. 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
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
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“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 that
you 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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