The Alpha's Slave Mate novel Chapter 51

Chapter Fifty-One

Daphne’s Point of View

I am trying really hard not to cry as Scarlet and Theo are pulling out of the driveway. Rationally I know that they are

only going to be gone for a few days. I also know that this is a journey that Scarlet must make. Being Luna of the Blue

Mountain pack, I know that if I were in her shoes, I would not forsake my pack either. Irrationally though I never want her to leave, because I am worried that I will never see her again. Caleb notices. that I am not taking the separation well and pulls me into his side, wrapping his arms around me. We stay like that on the front steps until Theo’s car disappears from sight.

Caleb has been amazing about

everything. The Moon Goddess could not

have blessed me with a better mate. Throughout everything he has been patient, and kind. Seeking every way to comfort me. Walking back into the house, it now seems lonely with everyone gone. Caleb held true to his word and sent

several warriors with Scarlet and Theo.

“Are you hungry?” Caleb once again is looking for anyway he can to help lift my mood. I cannot help but smile up at him. He truly is a gentleman.

“I am not really hungry right now. It seems so quiet with everyone gone.” I look around at the house, almost wishing that the next few days will pass quickly so everyone comes home.

“I have some time before I need to dig into the weekly reports, do you want to hit the training grounds? We can run a few drills, work off some of this energy. Caleb suggests to me.

“I would love that right now. I loved the way we worked out earlier, but I have been neglecting my drills since our mating ceremony. I do not want anyone to think that I don’t take it seriously.” I find myself laughing at the end.

Truthfully, we have been so busy with everything that happened during the mating ceremony that neither Caleb or I have been attending training. We head upstairs and get our work out gear on. My wolf is already stretching, anticipating the endorphin high of training.

When we reach the training grounds, I am surprised to find it empty as well. I ask Caleb why no one is here. Normally Theo has it set up so that the different groups are training at different times, but it is rare for it to be fully empty. Caleb lets me know that one of the reasons it is empty is because normally the elite squad is practicing at this time, and he sent

most of them with Scarlet and Theo, the rest are currently on patrol.

We start warming up, stretching, and then I break off to run a few laps. I love running, feeling the breeze in my face, and my feet hit the ground. I would rather be running in my wolf form, and she lets out a small whimper to let me know that she is missing my morning run. I know that very soon I will have to let her out for a nice long-distance run. While I am running laps, I notice that Caleb has started using the punching bag. I enjoy the view of watching his muscles ripple as

he releases a series of quick jabs, followed

up by a round house kick. I could watch his body move for hours; he is gorgeous. The way his muscles ripple, and bulge is like watching poetry in motion. 1

After I feel completely warmed up from running, I go and ask Caleb if he wants to run through some drills. I am getting

better at hand to hand combat, but I know that I can always improve. Caleb is great in combat so running drills with him will push me to my limits.

We hit the mats and I am happy that Caleb is not holding back. He teaches me a few new maneuvers, and I am happy when I finally get him to submit. There was a small part of me that was worried that he would take it easy on me because I am his mate, but I can tell that he is

treating me as if I were one of his

warriors. Caleb runs drills with me for

almost an hour, finally we both lay on the mat our energy spent. I giggle when my stomach lets out a growl.

“We should go and get some dinner. Your stomach is demanding it.” Caleb is laughing too, and I am genuinely happy in this moment.

“Thank you for this. I was worried earlier with Scarlet leaving, but this was perfect.

I know that you have been doing everything you can to help me adjust to everything. I just wanted you to know that I appreciate everything you have

done and continue to do.” I can hear that

there are people moving around in the locker rooms, so I am grateful that I was

able to tell Caleb exactly what I was

feeling before they could come in.

“I will always try my hardest to make you happy Daphne.” Caleb reaches over and takes my hand stroking my happy with his thumb. “I want you to know that I

want to make you happy because I love

you, not just because of the mate bond. You amaze me everyday Daphne. You are so much stronger than I think you realize.” There is something incredibly intimate about both of us being this open and honest with each other. Hearing

Caleb say that he loves me releases a

flurry of butterflies in my stomach. I feel like I am floating on air. 3

“I love you too Caleb, and no not just

because of the mate bond.” The noise

coming from the locker rooms is getting louder and I know that at any moment we are going to have an audience. Evidently Caleb was thinking the same thing

because he springs to his feet and reaches down to help me up. We walk hand and hand up to the upper deck where we can view the warriors coming in for training. 1

“Although Theo normally teaches most of the training classes, when he is away, we have elder warriors’ step in to run the classes through their drills.” Caleb

explains to me. As the Luna of this pack it is good for me to know the inner

workings. I am not sure exactly what my role entails, but I know that I would like to become as knowledgeable as Theo, so that Caleb can lean on me sometimes. 1

We watch as the older teenage class files in, and I see one of the older members of

the pack bring them to attention. He starts warming them up, and Caleb and I observe silently. Watching all their fluid movements during warm up makes me wish that I had been able to train when I was younger as well. Everyone has made. me feel welcome and comfortable, but I do long for what could have been. Soon they are split into three groups, one running laps, one group working on the bags, and one group has started running drills in sparring.

I watch the sparring group closely, partly in a desire to learn more moves. Since these members are older, they spar hard with each other. I grimace as a tall boy is flipped hard onto his back, and his opponent puts him in a strong arm bar. This is a move that Theo has used many times on me so I know how painful it can be. To my relief though the boy is able to get out of the arm bar quickly and the two return to sparring. 1

“They will make great warriors when their training is complete.” Caleb

whispers to me close to my ear. I nod in agreement with him. I jump when there is a loud bang in the arena below. My attention is drawn to two boys that were supposed to be working on hand movements with the bag, now arguing with each other. The instructor heads

over to break the boys up, as they are now quickly getting physical. I look to Caleb to see if he is going to intervene, but he does not. Instead he watches how his older soldier handles the situation. Assuming that it is under control I return my

attention back to the pack members that are sparring.

The boys are grappling on the ground now, fighting each other for the upper hand. The young man that was able to put his opponent in the arm bar looks as if he is going to get the upper hand in this

“They will make great warriors when their training is complete.” Caleb whispers to me close to my ear. I nod in agreement with him. I jump when there is a loud bang in the arena below. My attention is drawn to two boys that were supposed to be working on hand movements with the bag, now arguing with each other. The instructor heads

over to break the boys up, as they are now quickly getting physical. I look to Caleb to see if he is going to intervene, but he does not. Instead he watches how his older soldier handles the situation. Assuming that it is under control I return my

attention back to the pack members that are sparring.

The boys are grappling on the ground now, fighting each other for the upper hand. The young man that was able to put his opponent in the arm bar looks as if he is going to get the upper hand in this

match. I watch as he maneuvers behind

his opponent quickly, and places him in choke hold. I mentally applaud his movement and assume that the other boy will tap out soon. To my surprise though the boy does not tap out, instead I can see that he is calling on his wolf for strength and he is close to losing control. His fangs are already starting to protrude. My heart starts beating rapidly worried for both boys now, I look to find the instructor, but he is still dealing with the guys that started having a fight earlier. 1

I glance back to the boys sparring, and notice that the young man is starting to sprout hair on his arms. “Caleb look,” I am actively pulling on Caleb’s arm, worried now that we have a young wolf that may be acting feral, but Caleb is distracted too. With my heart beating in my chest I decide to yell at the boys and end the sparring match, hoping that it will be enough to snap them both back

into their senses.

I lean a little over the bannister and yell stop as loudly as I can. No one pays any attention to me though, and I can see that he is starting to shift faster. I raise my hands up not exactly sure why but suddenly I can feel a surge of energy flowing through me. Without knowing what I am doing a light blue ball shoots from my hand and wraps around the boy that was turning. It envelopes him and successfully separates him from his

opponent. I have no idea what I have just

done or how I was able to do it.

Suddenly I realize that the entire training center is dead silent. I can not peal my eyes from the kid that is still in the weird

blue orb that came out of my hand. 2

“Daphne, how did you do that?” Caleb’s

voice snaps me out of my daze, and I turn

my head to look at him. As soon as I

looked away from the orb is seemed to

dissipate and the younger boy was left looking dazed and a little scared on the