The Alpha's Exchanged Mate
The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate – Chapter 32

Alexander’s POV…

I hated the fact that we had just quarreled over something as irrelevant and baseless as this. When I came back from work and was informed she wasn’t back from her visit with Ben, I was agitated, but I also found out that she had gone to see her sister and became a bit relaxed. It wasn’t like I was particularly jealous of Ben, but I don’t know why she would still love him after all he had put her through. Was she being naive, or was she purposely blinding herself to the truth, which was glaring to anyone who would even bother to see it?

But she chose not to see it. She was still naive, weak, and blinded to the fact that Ben used her and never loved her. But what I truly wanted to know was why Ben married her.

I have had conversations with Ben, and he had never had any relationship with any humans, so when I heard he had secretly gotten married to a woman who didn’t have a wolf, I questioned his choice.

He had told me that the moon goddess had revealed her to him, but he lied, obviously. He had always kept her hidden, stating that she was an extremely private person, and that was why I never got to meet her while they were still married. Sonia had also failed to mention to me that Ben got married to the sister she had always gone to visit, and now that I think of it, I realize that I was indeed so foolish. I was doing the wrong thing by not investigating or doing my background check and trusting all they said till it was too late.

Well, here I am now, struggling with grief underneath it all and all the backlash that comes with it. Not to talk more of the fact that I am married to a woman who doesn’t love me, I don’t know if I did that as an act of desperation or vengeance. I can’t tell what informed my decision the most.

I knew when I asked Edwina to marry me, I didn’t like her one bit, well, not in a romantic way, so I can’t tell why I had asked her to marry me. Now here I was, developing an attachment with her, and she was still so much brooding over her cheating piece of thrash husband, and she didn’t even seem to even notice that I like her. I don’t want to use the word love because that would be a little bit much, and I wasn’t sure yet.

I heard a knock on the door, and my head tried to convince me that it was Edwina coming to apologize for us to make up. Why should she even apologize? We were having a conversation, and I blew it out of proportion due to my underlying anger and resentment towards her ex-husband.

But this knock was gentle and definitely not feminine.

“Come in,” I called out after the knock hit the door for the third time. I wanted to be alone here and just ponder on some of my heartaches, but now someone was already disturbing my quiet time.

The door slowly opened, and Caleb appeared.

Of course, it would be him. He was the only one that had that kind of access to me at this time of the night.

“Caleb, I can’t have a peaceful and quiet night without you interfering with it,” I said, and he chuckled.

“You want to have a peaceful and quiet night after arguing with your Luna,”

Damn!!!

Were we that loud? Oh shit!!!

I wasn’t taking into any consideration that the wall to the dining room wasn’t as thick as that of the bedroom, and guards and maids were standing right outside.

“Tell me we aren’t the talk of the realm yet,” I mumbled.

“Well, not the realm, just the night howlers territory. What happened?” He asked immediately with a smile.

“Shit, I don’t know, maybe I am just on edge with all that is happening. And now that the sizzlers are right on our neck again, I am trying to contain the situation so that people don’t get unnecessary stress and worry over it,” I explained. “I guess I took out some of my frustration on her. Because now that I think about it, whatever we were quarreling about was not so trivial and didn’t hold any substantial grounds.” I added.

“Hmmm,” he sighed. “I don’t know what to say to you for the first time,” he shrugged and sat down on the visitor’s leather cushion in the study, close to the bookshelves and a bit far from the desk where I sat.

“Really, for the first time since I have known you, there are no unsolicited words of wisdom coming from you,” I teased, and he laughed. Then I joined in the laughter, and soon I found myself laughing with him for over a minute in harmony, and all of a sudden, the air felt lighter and not so heavy and clouded.

“Ahhhmmm,” we both chorused when we were done laughing and exhaling out.

“I couldn’t sleep truly. I was bothered about all this and this new responsibility you had put on my shoulders. Being the Beta, I would have to be at the war front, making the hard call and decisions. I had always been okay being the middle line man,” he expressed out, and I could see the genuine fright in his eyes. It was understandable too. I was also frightened because I knew if it was based on this capacity of soldiers we have and the potential of more leaving us, we might most likely not win this war, and that was scary to me to face and admit to myself. No matter how I wanted to paint it.

“I understand your worry, I am also worried too, all this had come to my mind since I left that God damn meeting and I can’t lie it is scary.” I also confessed to him in sincerity.

“I know I am supposed to be the Alpha and meant to be strong all the time but why am I to pretend that I am not because honestly, I am scared shitless and so scared of the outcome,”

He shrugged and stood up, moved to the executive chair opposite me before he picked up a pencil and paper.

“But I can’t help but wonder, I don’t know if I am the only one that gets to see it as way odd,”

“What is that?” I asked and turned the table lamp a bit to face directly the window that oversaw the garden and a view of the pool. In that pool, Sonia liked to sit down. I used to love that window because it gave me a perfect view of her, and she would always go swimming in the sexiest swimming suit because she knew I was always watching.

“Why is it that, out of all things they could ask for as their settling bargain, they ask for Edwina? Don’t you see that as odd?”

I did feel it was way off. That was the last thing I had expected the sizzlers to ask for because there was no sort of logical backing as to why they would want Edwina. Their Alpha Bethel had more than four mates and countless concubines. So why would he throw such an opportunity to finally get the night howlers’ territory by settling for Edwina?

“I found it so strange, but I reasoned maybe he just knew I wouldn’t settle for that because I just got married so he asked something that he knew was impossible to give,” I tried to explain, but something in me wasn’t satisfied by the sort of reasoning to it.

“I don’t think that is it. I know Alpha Bethel to some extent, and he doesn’t think that way. There is a reason to why he wants Edwina, and it’s not because he knows you won’t agree,” Caleb replied, and I knew that about Alpha Bethel too. He wasn’t one to leave his chances to the probability that I may give her up or not.

“Hmmm,” I sighed. “I think you are right, as your first assignment as the Beta, I want you to find out with utmost discretion why Bethel wants Edwina,”

He nodded and stood up, ” Yes Alpha, I will do just that.” He stepped back a bit, ” I would be taking my leave now, to retire for sleep. Please do get some sleep and reconcile with your Luna,”

He gave a little bow of respect and left the room. He was right. The fight I had with Edwina was truly pointless, and I didn’t have the right to ban her from visiting Ben if that was her coping mechanism and way to heal.

I began to close the books I had opened but not read when I heard another knock on the door.

“Come in,” I called out. I wondered what Caleb wanted again.

The door opened slowly, and Edwina appeared. She was wearing a short, white nightgown.

She slowly walked to where I sat without uttering a word. And I was speechless. She looked gorgeous. Her hair was packed upward into a single bun and held upward with a silver pin.

“Hey,” she whispered calmly.

“Hey, ” I said and reached out for her waist immediately as she reached where I sat.

Gosh, f**k. She looks so sexy. I wish I could just reveal to her immediately that I could walk and bend her over to this desk and f**k her till she is squirting all over my body. I want to do that and all to her right now. And I am praying I resist the urge.

“I am sorry for the way I acted. I was, __” I didn’t wait for her to finish. I pulled her to me, making her bend a little so that she would be at the same level I was on the executive chair where I sat, and I took my mouth into hers. She tasted like flavored toothpaste and smelt like my perfume. She must have rubbed my oil perfume because she smelt like it. I continued to k**s her, tilting her head forward and my hands caressing through her breast roughly. I was way past the stage of tenderness. I needed her badly. To f**k her so badly, her hands were already going down my trousers to find my hard length. I lifted up her dress over her head and thanked the moon goddess that she was already strapped naked underneath it all.

I cupped her breast into my hands and began to explore and suck them. I took them each and moved to the next while my other hands slid down her legs to find her clits. She was moaning loudly.

And I loved the sound she made every time my hands reached her sweet spot. She quickly brought out my hard length, and without hesitating, she slid my hard manhood into her v****a and sat on me. She began slowly to ride me, and I held her waist to aid in synchronizing all the movement. And soon, she increased her pace, and I went along with her. We were both moaning and breathing heavily, and I knew I wasn’t going to last this round because I was already reaching my climax, and as soon as I did, she let out a m**n as she was also cumming too. We finished together, both breathing huskily.

“That was great,” she said as she stood up from me, wearing her clothes back. And my mind went back to her words about her views on being my Luna as a job.

Does she also see having s*x with me as part of the job jurisdiction?

“Edwina, do you also see having s*x with me as part of your job?” I asked, and as soon as the question went off my mouth, I realized how it sounded.

She frowned, “I came here to make peace with you, but it turns out peace is not an option for you. Think whatever you so please, I don’t f*****g care.” She retorted angrily and left. I banged my hands hard on the table, and I realized exactly what my problem was.

I have been hurt, and I am finding it hard to trust without looking for a reason. I need closure.

And that was when I came to fact with the truth I needed to see Sonia again.