Book 2 Chapter 3

Caleb’s Point of View

While Daphne was in the bathroom getting ready for the day I decided to go to the kitchen and prepare her a breakfast. Today will be the first day that she has left our room since she found out that the baby was not viable. Even though she has taken some meals in our room, I do not feel that she has been eating enough and her weight loss is now visible. Staring around the kitchen at the cabinets I wonder what I can cook that will guarantee that she will eat.

While I am not a culinary expert, I have picked up a few things along the way. I hurry and begin pulling out bacon, sausage, eggs, and fruit. I have no idea what Daphne will want to eat so I decide to make a few things so that she may choose. I start the bacon and sausage first before whipping some eggs in a bowl. My eye catches the cupboard where we keep the starch ingredients and I pull out some English Muffins as well as some pancake mix. Too soon I am trying to keep up with all the burners I have going.

All of a sudden, I hear laughter behind me, and it is the most melodious sound on this Earth. “What are you laughing at mate?” I cannot stop myself from asking her in a teasing voice.

“Caleb, are you feeding the entire pack this morning? This is way too much food for just you and 1.” I turn and look at her sheepishly, knowing that I have been caught red handed in the act I decide to confess my intentions. “I was not sure what you would find pleasing this morning, so I made a little of everything. Pull up a seat it is almost done.” Even in her baggy clothing my mate takes my breath away. She is fierce and fragile all rolled into one. I try to refocus on the stove to find that the bacon has crisped a little more than I would have liked. I quickly turn everything off and pile a plate high with food for her to choose from.

Daphne thanks me as she takes the plate from my hands and starts picking at the crispy bacon. I grab a plate of food and sit across from her at the bar.

“I think I like the bacon better this way.” Daphne says to me as she takes another crunchy bite. I am sure that she is trying to make me feel better about crisping it. Either way I am just happy to see her eating. As we both dig into our plates, I begin to form a plan in my mind. Daphne has been helping with training the wolves that we have found to have special abilities. Since Theo needs some time to cement his bond with his mate, now is the perfect time for Daphne to take on additional training. Hopefully, I will find a way to bring the subject up to her today. I think that she needs something that will pull her mind away from the lost babe. She excels at training, and she loves helping people so essentially, I will be killing two birds with one stone. By the time we are finished I am feeling pleased with my plan. Sending a quick thank you to the Moon Goddess for the idea, I inform Daphne that it is time to go.