Chapter 228

Caleb's POV

"What did you say?" l ask quietly as not to disturb the sleeping beauty between Vincent Davyna

"She's adopted."

"Okay we need to talk about this now, I'm going to move her to her

room."

"Why?" Sage questions intently. Vincent replies.

"She doesn't know she's our mate yet." My hands pull at the cuffs straining my arms above my head as he

"Oh I see." Sage says as I move out from under Davyna's legs with care and scoop her up gently. She stirs slightly, but settles back into a deep sleep shortly after. I carry her past the kitchen, down the hall to her room. I manage to open the door with one hand and lay her down gently on her bed. As soon as she feels the mattress under her, she rolls over, bringing her one leg up so her knee rests hear her stomach. I cover her with a small blanket that was already on her bed, move her hair out of her face and place a small kiss on her temple. Her breathing is even,......

I take another quick glance at her before closing the door quietly and heading back to the living room with the others.

"Spill." I say as I sit back down and take a sip of my whiskey

Sage clears her throat again.

"Back before you guys "came out", I overheard her mom and dad having a conversation with my parents at a get together they had. They thought Davyna and I were upstairs having a slumber party, but I had come down to get a drink of water!"

She continues.

"They were all in the living room at my house at the time. I stopped to listen, which I know I shouldn't have, but I've heard Matthias tell my parents that they were incredibly grateful to have Davyna, and that she came to them when she did"

"That could still mean that her mother gave birth to her." Vincent states.

"Yeah but then he went on to say that they didn't knowwhat will

become of her when she got older. That they agreed to raise her and

take care of her not knowing where or who she may have came from."

"So there's a possibility she isn't human, but presents as one." Vincent says as he swirls his wine in his glass.

"Does she know about this?"

"l guess, and no. I never told her." Sage answers.

"She was with Matthias and Klaire from a baby though. We grew up together, went to school together until they pulled her out to home school her once things started to come about with the supernatural. Our families stayed in touch but we went different ways. I stayed in the city and they moved out to the outskirts until.." She pauses briefly.

"Until Matthias got the offer to come here to the offer to come here to the Hollow."

"What of her mother?" last.

"Councilman Matthias only arrived here with Davyna."

"She died." There's a small moment of silence as that sinks in and then Vincent clears his throat.

"We need to look at the archives. There's bound to be something there.. at least I hope. This is intensely confusing since we don't know how Davyna could have two mates from different species"

"Why don't we make a trip down there tomorrow?" Marcella adds in.

"Ive still got the club closed down for another night. We could all go."I reply,

"Not a bad idea, but how can we convince Davyna to go without

telling her anything? It's still not completely safe for her to know yet."

Sage stands up and starts to tidy up. "It's a library of books and other old stuff right?" We nod.

"She'll go. I'll tell her I wanted to learn some stuff about the supernatural and you guys offered to help me. She

won't let me go alone."

"It's settled then, we go tomorrow." I say as I down the rest of my drink and get up to help tidy up.

Dawyna's POV

I roll over and open my eyes slightly. How did I get into my room? I sit up and stalk out, The smell of and do a big stretch, put on my housecoat and bacon hits me first and makes my mouth water. I walk down the hallway and see that my living room area has been completely cleaned and put back to normal. I walk into the kitchen and what I sight I see.

It's Caleb, standing in front of my stove cooking that bacon that smells so delicious! My stomach growls. I go to my fridge and open it to grab a bottle of water. Caleb then turns around slightly as he hears the door open

"Good morning. Sleep okay?" He asks as I see him flip some bacon in

the pan on the stove.

I did. Thank you. Where's everyone else?" He pulls the bacon out of the pan, and places it on a plate with paper towel to absorb some of the fat.

"Oh, okay. Thank you for doing that" I pause.

"What about you? Don't you have to get ready for the day?" I ask as I take a sip of water.

"I figured you'd be hungry when you got up, so l offered to stay and make some food for us. Then I'll head back to shower and whatnot myself."

"Oh, okay. l appreciate you staying" I'm taken aback by his thoughtful gesture to make sure i eat. I smile.

"Not a problem. Do you like eggs?" I nod and reply "Scrambled please."

"Coming right up." He smiles at me and begins to make eggs. "Go ahead and sit down and relax, I'll bring it out when it's done."

"You sure? Ican help.

"I'm sure, you seemed pretty beat last night. Take it easy."

"You know it's all because of you right?"

He turns to face me again,

"Yes, I guess I could be partially to blame." He smirks at me before returning to the stove top. I go and sit down on my

couch and sigh. Damn werewolf.

A few minutes later, Caleb comes out with two plates and hands me

mine.

"It looks really good. Thank you." I take my fork and dig in.

Heavenly! The eggs are fluffy and the bacon is cooked perfectly.

"You might have to cook me breakfast more often. This is good." I'm

start

"If i make you uncomfortable, I can go" Caleb says while eating his last mouthful of bacon. I quickly swallow. "No!." I shout and then clamp my hand over my mouth. Let's try this again. "What I mean is uhm no you don't have to. It's okay. I'm okay."

I finish my eggs and bacon and Caleb stands up.

"Can I take that for you?" I nod.

"Thank you." He heads into the kitchen and comes out and stands in the doorway of the kitchen and looks at me.

"Were you planning to shower today?"

"I was, but i can wait till my bathroom gets fixed."

"You can come and use my shower if you want. I don't mind. I'm

heading back there anyways.

"Oh shit." Uh... if it's okay with you, that would be great."

What am l doing???

"If you want to go grab some clothes and anything else you need, I can wash up the dishes" He turns to head back into the kitchen.

"IIl do that..... Caleb?"

"Yeah?" He turns back again to face me.

"Thank you." I try to smile as genuinely as I can, and he smiles back before continuing into the kitchen.

My heart flutters a bit in response. I get up and head into my bathroom to grab my shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush, hairbrush and body wash. I put them in a large toiletry bag that was under my sink and then I head into my room. I open my dresser drawers and pull out some underwear, bra, a new pair of black leggings and grey tank top. I pull a wool sweater out of my closet and grab a couple hair ties off the top of my dresser in case and stuff what I can into the toiletry bag. I then hear Caleb call out,

"I'm done in here. Almost ready?" I pull open my door, throw my wool sweater over my shoulder and pick up my toiletry bag and respond.

"Yup, let's go."

I quickly grab my phone and my key card off the side table by my door and we head out and down the hall to Caleb's suite. He presses his wrist to the pad by his handle and opens the door and lets me go in first. I'll have to talk to Kraven about when I'm supposed to get my "implant!"

"Ill grab some towels, the bathroom is just over there. You can put your stuff in there if you want." He points down the hall and disappears into what I can only assume is his room.

"Okay." I walk into his bathroom and place my bag of stuff down on his counter. His décor is simple, but has a lot of navy blue tones

everywhere. By the looks of it, most of the suites are laid out relatively the same too. I can't believe I'm in here. This is nerve-wracking considering all that's been going on between him, Vincent and me.

I'm pulled out of my thoughts when Caleb pokes his head in.

"You want to go first?" I shake my head,

"No, it's your place. You go first"

"If you insist. I'll be quick."

"l do." I walk out and go sit on his couch.

I hear the door close, and the shower start. I browse my phone for a few minutes, but then I get bored. I decide to look around Caleb's place. I walk over to a shelf that's near the bathroom door. There's all these little wooden figurines decorating them.I pick one up of a wolf and wander around while examining it.

I wonder what Caleb's wolf looks like?

I don't realize what I'm doing until l hear the bathroom door open and then my heart leaps into my throat as I look around and notice where I am. Bed, dresser, closet... I'm in his room! My heart stammers in my chest as I start to panic, Damnit!

"Davy"Davyna?" I hear Caleb's voice and then he comes into view in the doorway. I stumble back, falling into a sitting position on the edge of his bed, and more than likely not as graceful as I'd hoped.

But....Oh. Hot. Damn.

My brain turns to mush as I take in the sight that is Caleb. He stands there in black sweatpants, no shirt, drying his hair with his towel. I knew he was fit, but I've never seen him without a shirt up until now. Holy perfection. He's in such great shape. Six pack abs, defined specs, strong arms... I try to stop myself from looking lower, but I can't help myself as my eyes trail down to see his sweatpants sitting just below the defined v of his hips, I'm sure my jaw has hit the floor, but at this point I'm too

distracted by his actual perfect physique to care.

His cerulean blue eyes narrow in on me, sitting on his bed. "Snooping around I see." He smirks and continues to dry his hair. I quickly stand up, hold the figurine I took behind my back and look at the floor.

"I'm sorry," I got bored.

T hear his footsteps as he approaches me, my knees threatening to

buckle from the closer he gets. I'll jump slightly as he reaches behind me and grabs my hand holding the figurine and pulls it forward. That warnm, tingling sensation returns when his skin touches mine.

"I was looking at it and didn't realize I wandered in here. I'm sorry."

"Don't apologize, it's fine. I was just teasing you" He takes the figurine and looks at it.

"Not my best work, but it's nice you took interest in it."

"You made it?"

"Yup, all of them on that shelf. A little hobby of mine. Helps me relax."

"It's lovely." He opens my hand again and places the figurine in it and closes it again.

"You can have it."

"l couldn't possibly..." He holds my hand shut and the tingles increase.

"l insist. Consider it a little gift."

I look down at our hands and back up at him.

"You sure?" He nods.

"I mean it."

A few minutes pass and then I break the silence.

"Okay. I'l..uhm go shower now, and get out of your personal space!"

I go to walk past him and just when I think I'm in the clear, he grabs my hand and pulls me back to him, our bodies colliding into each other. So much for personal space! I gasp as he holds me tightly and burly and buries his face into my neck. My whole body just melts into his embrace and I bring my hands up and run them through his still damp hair. His scent is like fresh air with a hint of musk. Intoxicating I hear a low growl come from him and he raises his head to look at me. I should be scared, but there's not even a sliver of fear. He stares at me with his eyes glowing a golden fellow colour, totally different from his

normal blue. Is this his wolf? Dropping the figurine, I put my hands on either side of his face, something in me just taking over.

"Is this okay?" I ask and he nods, and then speaks with a husky voice,

"It's getting harder to control myself around you Davyna."

"Why? What is it about me?" I question

"You're special to m...and to Vincent. We need you"

"Why won't you or him tell me what's going on? l'm so confused."

"Soon. Please just trust us!" His eyes fade back to blue and he brings his hand up and wipes tears from my cheeks. I didn't even realize I was crying I blink a few times, and he leans in and places his forehead against mine. My heart is beating so fast, I swear it's going to beat out of my chest."

"Il let you go shower now, I'm sorry if I startled you." I shake my head, not wanting to back away just yet.

"You didn't. It's okay." I pause.

"I promise, it's okay."

I back away and head to the bathroom and close the door. I rest my back against back away and head to the bathroom and close the door. I rest my back against it, trying to compose myself. When I find that difficult, I run the shower as hot as I can handle it, undress and jump in. The water scolds my skin. I quickly wash up, and then take a few minutes to just stand under the water, supporting myself with my palms on the tile.

What was that? I just completely lost all sense of myself. His embrace was so comforting, I didn't want to break it. I'm just so confused. Is there something I'm missing... there has to be. If no one wants to tell me, I'll just have to find out myself

After I feel calm enough, I turn off the water and get out. I dry off with the towels Caleb put in here for me and get changed into the clothes I brought. l open the door and I don't see him anywhere. I dry my hair as much as l can and braid it behind me as I walk into his kitchen, bedroom and still no sign of him.

"Caleb?" No answer. I tie off my braid and decide to open his door. I peek my head out, and I see him walking down the hallway, now with a shirt on.

"Caleb!" I yell for him and he doesn't even turn around. I watch him go into the elevator and just like that he's gone.