The Alpha's Exchanged Mate
The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate – Chapter 206

Alexander’s POV…

I stared at the two women wondering what the f**k I had just heard them saying. Due to Caleb’s mood, we left the office a bit early. But we couldn’t get into the packhouse together as he had received a call from Carlos to attend to something urgent as regards the omega clan. He had left with a promise to return.

Heading to the room, I was surprised that I couldn’t find Becca, who would have come to welcome me as her usual routine. I didn’t see Edwina, either. When I asked the maids if they had both gone out. No one saw them leaving the house, which meant they were around somewhere. I wheeled myself down to the study, knowing Edwina spends most of her spare time in it.

I was right as I neared the door, which appeared to be a bit open. The guards standing by the hallway bowed their heads. I nodded my head in response. The intention was to open the door and get in, but I got stopped by the voice of Becca when she mentioned something about my mother being an actual human. It sounded wrong to my ears; there was no way my mother was human, and I would have known about it.

Hearing Becca, who had been part of my life for nearly two decades, telling Edwina such a huge secret in that familiar manner. It was obvious Edwina had known for a while.

I stood still by the door, unable to show the exact emotion I was feeling. Becca sprouted up from where she sat, her eyes darting around the room, avoiding my eyes.

“What are you talking about, Becca? What do you mean by my mother being human?” I glared at her, not sparing Edwina, who seemed to want to say something at a glance

She fidgeted, trying to find something to say. “Say something, Becca!” I growled. “How could you hide this from me?!”

“It’s not what you think, alpha. Your father wanted it that way, and no one could go against the dead alphas’ wish. There was no way I could have told you.” Becca said, her voice shaky.

“And you.” I turned to Edwina. “You knew about this?”

She stood up, too, “I can explain, Xander.”

“Why didn’t you ever tell me about it?”

“Becca said not to.”

“What?” I spat, “is this a joke? What the f**k won’t you all hide from me at this point!”

Staring at them had me boiling with annoyance. Turning around, I wheeled myself angrily out of the study heading to my room. I slammed the door hard, getting up from the wheelchair and throwing a huge punch at the wall. The pain felt nothing like what I was feeling in my heart at the moment.

All my life, I had thought my father had made very great decisions; we were so close. We discussed practically everything, and he never thought to tell me about my mother’s background for once. I felt betrayed again!

How hard could it have been for him to admit the actual truth to me? It made me regret pushing Edwina away the first time, thinking her not owning a wolf was the wrongest default. If we had been married the first time, the case of Ben and Sonia would have been avoided. I blame my father and Becca, who had stayed close to me since his death. I blame them for all the pain and betrayal I had to experience.

My mother. I never got to know her; I had only fed on everything my father told me about her. I moved around the room, feeling every part of me shake. My wolf pushed to be let out. It shouldn’t hurt this much, but it did.

I was more taken aback by finding out Edwina was aware of it. To think she was doubtful about our child and owning a wolf. It had never really occurred to me, and that was something that I would never be bothered about. Resting my forehead against the wall, I inhaled and exhaled, trying to calm my breath.

“Xander! You can walk?” Edwina said from behind me.

I stood frozen. I had been so carried away it skipped my mind that I was in disguise. Slapping the wall loudly, I growled. Knowing there was no way out of this, I would eventually have to come out in the open.

Swallowing the dry spit in my mouth, I turned to Edwina. She had a horrific look in her eyes. “I can explain,” I said, stretching out a hand to her.

She moved a few steps back, away from me, “since when have you been able to walk?”

I scratched the back of my head, avoiding her glare. “About a year or more now.”

“What?” Edwina gasped. “you knew long before Sonia got exposed and before you married me?”

“Yes, but there was a reason for that!” I tried to defend myself. I wasn’t going to accept the fault without justifying my actions.

“Why exactly did you hide this from me?”

I shrugged, “there was a need for me to know those who would stick to me irrespective of my condition. Sonia began to show her truer self when she thought I would be disabled for the rest of my life.”

“And you think it was worthy enough to lie to me about it?” Edwina had anger in her eyes, which appeared foreign as regards her.

“I would have told you regardless, but I wanted to know if you could fall in love with me without necessarily seeing me stand.”

Edwina scoffed, “you must really think highly of yourself. Here you are, getting pissed about something hidden from you for years, and you are just the same as the kind of person you detest. You kept this away from not just me but everyone else in the pack. How can I trust someone like you?”

I moved closer to her, but she took two steps back. “I have had to endure betrayal at its peak. What else would you have me do?!”

“Don’t you f*****g yell at me!” She bickered, looking livid…

I pulled back, surprised at her outburst.

She pointed a finger at me, “don’t you try to say anything else. It’s obvious you are only concerned about yourself. Who has to put up with all the lies. How about me? Did you ever stop to think about how I would feel? I doubt that since it’s all about searching for whoever would stay true to you. I was really a fool to think you would act any different. You shameless, pathetic liar!”

Leaving me perplexed, Edwina stormed out of the room. I knew there and then that I had probably made the worst decision of my life.