The Alpha's Exchanged Mate
The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate – Chapter 33

Edwina’s POV…

I abhorred the fact that I thought I needed to make peace with him that night and went to f**k him in his study room like some cheap stake, and after all that, he still had the nerve to ask me a question that wasn’t called for.

I went back to the room sad and woke up multiple times at night, hoping he would come to bed, but he didn’t. He slept in the study room. Why do I feel bad when it was clearly his fault? I wanted to make peace, and he didn’t.

I am genuinely trying my best to be his wife, but he doesn’t seem to see my effort one bit. I woke up when I could feel the ray of the sun reflecting on my face. I murmured and cursed out because I was aware it was only Becca that could wake me up in such a vicious manner. She is pure evil.

“Good morning, ma’am,” she said with a smile on her face, but I would interpret it as an evil grin considering what she had just done. I needed more time to sleep.

“Why are you waking me up this early, Becca? I don’t have any activity or function planned for today.” I mumbled as I stretched my hands, yawning.

“Hmm,” she rolled her eyes to a newspaper and orange juice sitting at the bedside table, and I could see her contemplating if she should tell me or not.

“What is it?” I asked curiously. Putting on my night robes and picking up the newspaper.

“I thought you knew,” she said calmly.

And I began flipping through the pages of this magazine because obviously, whatever I am to know is in the pages of this newspaper.

I could seem to find exactly what I was supposed to be looking for until I saw a striking headline.

*NIGHT HOWLERS ANNOUNCE A NEW BETA.*

Surprisingly, I am finding out such an important piece of information as the Luna from the pages of a newspaper, but I didn’t want to look offended. If I was at least half as important as the Luna, this was a decision we were supposed to make together before announcing it to anyone. But I guess I am not that important to him. And all he can do is to ask me stupid questions.

I don’t know why I feel offended.

“I thought you knew about it,” Becca said when she noticed I was silent for an awfully long time.

“It is no big deal. I think Caleb will make such a great Beta. He is loyal to Alpha Alex,” I replied, trying to pretend I wasn’t bothered that I was the last one to find out this information.

“So when do we start planning.?” Becca asked, and I glared at her in confusion. I had no idea what exactly she was talking about.

“What are we planning for?” I asked her.

She smiled and walked towards the wardrobe, and started dropping clothes. She always picks out the clothes I wear. She claims she doesn’t trust me to pick out my own outfit because I will end up picking something that doesn’t suit my personality as the Luna.

“As the Luna, it is your responsibility to plan a party to celebrate events such as this. Invite all allies to wine and dine.”

Okay, now, this is something I do not want to do. Why do I want to invite people to come into our territory to ridicule us more?

“And why do I want to do that?” I asked, and she smiled, dropping a royal blue gown on the bed.

“This is perfect,” she triumphed and twirled to me.

“Because you are the Luna, and that is part of your duty, I know you do not love the spotlight, but this is something you need to do to show that the night howler has an active and willing Luna.”

She explained well, and I could see the reason why she would want me to do it.

“Okay then, what do we start from?”

She raised her hands again in triumph, “you just get dressed, and I will set a schedule of things we need to do. I will also call Ramona. She will help us get some of the important contacts and speed up the process. We are already way behind the schedule.” She spoke so excitedly.

“Who is Ramona?” I asked, still trying to process all the information at once. All these were still so new to me, and I needed to get the details one step at a time.

“Oh, Ramona, ” she chuckled a bit. “She is the Alpha’s personal secretary. She can be a lot at times, but she’s competent to get the job done.”

That reminds me of Becca and how overly stressful she could be, but she gets the job done all the time.

“Oh, then, let’s get her and start. When is this party scheduled to hold?”

“Tonight!!!”

I exclaimed. I wasn’t sure how exactly they wanted me to f*****g pull off such a great task in the space of a couple of hours. And being the first event I would be throwing as the Luna, I know that all eyes would be on me, and most of them would be anticipating my failure.

“I don’t think I can pull it off,” I clamoured.

“Of course, you can. I will be here to help every step of the way,” and that was enough motivation I needed to get inspired. Then I realized that Becca wasn’t a handmaid to me; she was more like my friend. And though I had not fully learned to trust her. I feel I could divulge some fairly innocuous information to her and see if I would get some quality advice. After all, she was here when my sister was still Luna, and in comparison to this. I feel she is in the best place to tell me what to do.

“What is it, Luna?” She asked when I was done taking my bath and now seated before the mirror, my thoughts were far, and I couldn’t honestly tell what bothered me the most. Was it this ridiculous unplanned party I was about to throw? Or the fact that I had not seen him this morning?

“I am sure we would be able to pull it off, don’t worry,” she tried again to assure me. She used the hairbrush to gently stroke my hair which was temporary curly from the long bath I had just taken.

“That’s not it,” I confessed and finally decided to tell her. “Alpha Alex did not sleep here last night and had not even come in to check up on me this morning. I am worried I might have pushed him away with my attitude,”

“Hmmm,” she exhaled. ” I noticed he didn’t sleep here too. I wanted to ask but decided that it was none of my business.” She paused and took the hand dryer to plug it into a switch, and began to blow drying the hair.

“And I also heard rumour of the quarrel you two had in the dining room,”

Oh shit!!! We are now the talk of the pack. I shouldn’t have let myself be carried away and have such a conversation in the dining room, knowing well that the wall had a lot of ears.

“Yes, we did. I had also gone to apologize,” I paused and thought of my idea about an apology. I had gone to seduce him to have s*x with me and had ended up picking up another fight with him. That wasn’t really an apology.

“Well, I think you two need to really take time out and go on a vacation or a mini honeymoon. Considering the situation you both were in that led to this marriage, there is a need to do a lot of alignment, else you will never see eye to eye,”

For the first time, I agree totally with Becca. We had both jumped into this thing with unresolved trauma hunting us from the past. I might not want to fall in love with him, but there is a need for peace. I think we need to have our honeymoon.