The Alpha's Exchanged Mate
The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate – Chapter 98

Authors POV…

John stomped the little grasses like a soldier ant on a mission, he had been expecting to hear from Jared, but it was obvious the rat had taken him for a fool and had no intent to give him a response to the assignment he had given.

After days of not picking up his calls, he eventually got to speak to him and arrange a meeting at their hidden spot.

Dressed in his usual black cloak, he sneered at the sight of Jared. Who stood tall, looking at him with no remorse.

“You didn’t tell me you have started working with compassion.” John threw at him

“What do you mean by that?” Jared acted oblivious, “I did your job and I am here to collect the rest of my money.”

“You must think I’m stupid! You brat!” John spat. “If you killed her, how then did she get out of jail alive, unscathed?”

Jared dared to act shocked, and John felt the urge to slap him into a coma. “Did you give the job to someone else, not trusting me?”

“Shut the hell up! I didn’t know if you defrauded me of my money by not doing the job or that Sonia was able to raise the bar; all I know is you didn’t kill her!”

“And how would you know that?” Jared taunted, acting like he had all the time in the world.

“I saw her leave the prison with her sister. It’s obvious you didn’t make any attempt on her life “

Jared shrugged, “I did try my best, she just looks to sweet and innocent to die by my hands.”

John opened and closed his fist consistently, “you know what? F**k the whole of you.” He told him, walking away.

As he left, John felt the urge to shift and attack Jared or even get rid of him. But he couldn’t, to avoid it being traced back to him.

His suspicions mounted when Edwina came down to the house to search for him to be on the safer side and know what was happening. John had kept a tab on the prison to know what was going on. To his utmost shock, he had seen both of his daughters pass by him in the car that they were in.

He had been so annoyed when he eventually knew that Jared had played him. However, his revenge dwindled with each passing moment, and there was no rush to have a blow at him anymore when he couldn’t reach him.

Now that Edwina was involved, it won’t take Sonia much time to start rerunning her mouth, which would have him exposed and punished severely. He felt uncertain about what he was to do or not.

Things wouldn’t have gotten so out of hand if Jared’s criminal mind hadn’t gone all soft. Sonia was supposed to be out of the picture now, and him living his life with no clause.

He had no idea how to get to her, and it bothered him. Resting in the comfort of his house sofa, he closed his eyes, trying to figure out a way out of the mess he was in.

*****

Sonia stared out the window from the guest house she had been put in, rubbing at her belly slowly. Her emotions were mixed as she stood there. Even though she felt odd, she was grateful for the protection she could secure for herself and her child. Not just free from her father but also from the watchful eyes of Ben’s watchdogs.

Her mind went back to the exchange between her ex-husband and sister. At first, she thought Xander had kissed Edwina to make her feel jealous. But then she could sense the exchange between them. And not to mention the s****l tension building up as they both stole glances at each other. Since she got pregnant, her smell sense had become stronger, and she could decipher odd auras.

It made her belly churn when Edwina refused to follow her, and Becca had returned to the office with Caleb. She knew they were digging out each other’s guts. Her despite for Edwina came off strong.

“Why does she always have the better part?” She wailed.

Her reaction got her a rebuke from her wolf. She wasn’t pleased with her attitude.

Her wolf was right; Edwina had done nothing wrong but to help her. It would be unfair to expect them both not to find some way to heal after the hurt they had both experienced.

Her neck jerked towards the door when a knock was heard, “who is it?” She asked

“Athena.” The person behind the door announced.

“Oh, Athena. Please come in.” Sonia responded. Becca had informed her that the maid who would be assigned to take care of her would be arriving shortly.

Athena opened the door meekly, dragging in a tray filled with healthy-looking food that made her mouth water. Memories of her days in the pack house came rushing back at her; days when everyone paid homage to her and she had access to whatever she wanted. All that was blown off because she couldn’t stay faithful to the one man who respected her.

Thinking of the past, Ben was never actually in love with her. She was a beauty to behold, and he was obsessed with wanting to be in control. He saw her as vulnerable and decided to take advantage of her. She had let her horniness get the better of her. Her cravings for more f**k moments that Xander couldn’t provide her with was all Ben had to offer her. She had become so attached to him she mistook it for love.

She took a seat and watched Athena place the food on the table. She hoped when her child gets born, she would be able to protect and tell him or her how scary and deceiving emotions can be.

“It’s a privilege to meet you ma’am.” Athena mused excitedly as she stood over the table.

Sonia looked up at her, confused, “oh sorry, I had been told the Luna had an extremely beautiful sister like herself. I must say they had been right.”

Sonia forced a chuckle, “you are new here?”

“Yes, I just started work about two months back.” Replied Athena.

“You should just do your job and stay out of gossip.” She stated before focusing her attention on the screen of the new phone Edwina had handed to her to keep her from being bored.

“Yes ma’am.” the young maid nodded, standing stiff.

Sonia chewed on the diced pineapple she had in front of her, not feeling sorry for her action. She might be handicapped at the moment, but she would never be buttered up by people lesser than her in position. Everyone needed to know their place.