Ch. 21..25: The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate Chapter 21-25

The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate – Chapter 21

Alexander’s POV…

The white roses on the table suddenly did not look as interesting as they had been when the evening had started. In fact, now everything looked drab, and the excitement that had bubbled within me upon seeing the setting for the first time died.

I watched as the lights from one of the candlelights died out, and I sighed as a result, it was almost the same way the feeling in my stomach felt.

The band that I had hired for the night was currently playing one of my favorite songs, and I closed my eyes and leaned back on the chair, allowing the music to wash over me and calm me, even if for just a little bit.

I ran my fingers across my chest, where it seemed to be hurting the most, and for reasons unknown to me, I just couldn’t get the pain to go away. I couldn’t even explain why it was there in the first place.

Watching Edwina leave the room in anger made my stomach churn in not only anger but also frustration. This was not my plan for tonight.

At the start of the evening, I had set out a well-detailed plan of how I expected the night to go, and it had actually begun that way.

It had been perfect from the start.

But all it took to ruin the night was that one question and the fact that I couldn’t provide an answer that could keep Edwina happy.

I didn’t want to be doing this just a day after getting married. It felt like I was wishing bad luck for the entirety of our marriage to come.

I was sighing for what felt like the hundredth time in the last half an hour. I pressed the button on the wheelchair that allowed it to reverse, then controlled it till I was moving into the house and in the direction of my room.

Turning the knob of the door, the first thing I noticed was the darkness in the room. Why had Edwina turned off the lights? Was she sleeping?

Soon enough, my eyes adjusted in the room’s darkness, and my supervision allowed for me to be able to make out the things inside of it.

The moment my eyes landed on the bed, it felt like all the air whooshed out of my lungs at the figure that was sitting on its knees in the middle of the bed.

I moved in that direction, swallowing heavily to let the knot that had formed in my throat relieve me, but it was of no effect. My entire body tingled as I got to the bedside and the sight of Edwina in only lingeries doubled the feeling.

I struggled to get out of the chair, and Edwina immediately reached out to help me. It was the best thing about her. No matter the situation, she never failed to help me as much as she could.

Even if she was upset with me or we had just engaged in the worst heated argument. It didn’t matter the situation. Edwina just always tried to help me.

Once I had managed to settle into the bed, Edwina gave me a small, shy smile, and I couldn’t help but return it.

I flipped on the light by the bedside, and the moment color returned back to the room, the sight of Edwina’s blue eyes swimming with what looked like l**t and something else that I couldn’t hope to decipher, and it felt like all the things that had settled in my churning stomach immediately eased.

“Hey.” She said softly, with a mischievous smirk dancing on her lips and a similar one swirling in her eyes.

The playfulness that settled in her eyes had been returning to her small smile.

“Hey, I said in return, chuckling when she blushed a little.

She averted her eyes from mine, but I only raised her chin, and it was when I felt her warm breath fan my face, with no hint of the alcohol that she had consumed only an hour earlier, that I realized how close her face was to mine.

Her small but plump lips looked so luscious in the lightning, and when she darted out her small pink tongue to wet her lips, I let out a low growl at action, and the little stirring forming in my groin immediately fanned to life.

I could feel myself harden in an instant, and without a second thought, I slammed my lips against her, letting out a small m**n at the feel of her soft lips melding with mine. It felt like Edwina melted in my arms, and I propped her a little, noting how careful she was of my legs.

She pulled away from our k**s to look up into my eyes, and it took every ounce of self-control I had not to let out a whine when we were apart.

She smiled at me, and I returned the smile, gently leaning my head down for another k**s. This time it was longer, as if trying to take everything in of me. I ran a finger through her soft, supple, warm body, and the shiver of pleasure that ran through her frame as my hand ran through caused a smile to form on my lips.

I continued to run my hands up her spine until I got to the hook of her bra. Slowly untucking the lace as I kissed her neck. Her hands gripped the fabric of my shirt as she m****d quietly in her throat.

A smirk formed when I noticed that her breasts looked perfectly round and firm. No matter how small they were, it was more than perfect to me. I slowly started running my fingers through one of them, watching in satisfaction as she let out a small whimper at the feeling.

When I stopped teasing and started kissing her neck again, she let out a small gasp at the contact.

“Alexander., she whispered, and it felt like a beautiful sigh followed that word, and I hummed, enjoying the way she said my name.

I let my breath fan against the sensitive part of her neck, teasing the spot lightly. She gave a sharp intake of air at the sensation, and I smiled in response.

“Is this alright?” I asked her softly, and she nodded, her face flushed bright red. The action made me smile.

“Good,” I muttered.

Before leaning over her to suckle at her nipples, she looked like she was about to protest, although it would have been weak at most because she was clearly enjoying it, I just shook my head at her, and she went quiet.

I felt her hands on my chest, playing with the hem of my shirt and a growl escaped my throat when she moved her hand underneath to start exploring.

My wolf was just on the surface of my mind, clawing at the edges and simply wanting a chance to start ravaging her, but I knew I couldn’t do that. It might scare her, and the last thing I wanted was to ruin this because I couldn’t control myself, so I tried to ignore my desires and focused solely on pleasing her.

Her fingertips brushed across my bare stomach, goosebumps erupted across my skin, and she grinned against my mouth. She seemed to be having fun playing with me like that because lightly, her fingernails began tracing my stomach in a circle.

The low hum coming from my lips was enough to make her smile even wider than before.

I lifted my head to see her grinning back at me, but soon my gaze was focusing on her breasts while she focused on my stomach, which she began to trace with her hand.

The action sent chills running throughout my entire body, and I found it increasingly hard to breathe. Her hands began to fumble with the button of my pants, and I quickly placed a hand over hers the moment her hands popped the button.

“Let’s get comfortable.” I proposed, and she nodded her head in agreement, moving off of me to allow me space to slide down on the bed in a way that did not affect my legs.

A few seconds passed, and then we both shifted to lay in a comfortable position. Finally, she pulled my jeans off my body.

Edwina moved her frame to the upper part of my body to avoid any sort of strain on my legs. Our faces were inches apart, and I took my opportunity to brush my lips across hers, relishing in her soft gasps.

A m**n escaped her lips, and she leaned forward to meet me halfway. I opened my mouth and deepened the k**s, deepening it with her tongue dancing with mine, sending sparks down my spine as her hands roamed across my torso, moving up to tangle themselves in my hair.

“Take off your panties,” I instructed in a whisper, and she blushed before obeying. The moment her panties joined my shirt on the floor, I pulled her gently towards my body, and I trailed k****s along her jawline and nipped at her earlobe, eliciting a loud whimper.

My teeth grazed the sensitive part of her lobe, and she threw her head back in a loud gasp. I continued to torture her ear and lower l*p, nipping at either side before taking them between my teeth.

Her body trembled under my touch, and she squirmed and bucked, causing her h**s to press against mine. She moved to throw her legs over my body, sitting down on my stomach and letting her p***y juice form a wet patch on the spot she sat in, gripping my arm and holding onto me tightly, pulling me closer so, and then I pressed my length fully against hers.

She moved my hand from her h*p to the center of her breast, and I felt my arousal flare up. Slowly and sensually, I rubbed and squeezed the tight bud of her nipple. Her back arched, making noises that I desperately wanted to hear come from her mouth.

I continued to move my hand around until I could place my hand on the cheek of her butt, pushing her a little further down my body so her p***y could rest close to my d**k, and then I moved my fingers behind her. A m**n escaped her lips when my thumb brushed over her clit, and she rocked herself into my touch, moaning loudly, and I had to bite down my tongue.

I wasn’t sure how much longer I could continue to control myself, so stroking my length softly, I moved her h**s encouragingly, and she seemed to understand because she turned around on my body, so her a*s was facing me. I could get the perfect view of my d**k sliding into her warm, wet hole.

I let out a hiss when my length was completely buried inside of her, and a slight m**n also slipped out of Edwina’s throat.

“So full.” She whispered, and the sound tripled the feeling running through my body.

“Move please., “I whispered, trying but failing to keep the desperation out of my voice. And she listened, rolling her h**s and rocking herself in small motions, her body trembling slightly as she fought to suppress her m***s.

I watched how she moved and how her h**s swayed to the rhythm I set before pressing myself forward, allowing my tip to go deeper inside of her.

Her movements picked up in speed, and she began bouncing as if her life depended on it, on my c**k, and after only moments she exploded, releasing her o****m on my d**k.

Her high-pitched m**n, along with the feeling of her walls tightening around my c**k, pushed me over the edge, and in no time, I was also cumming. I drove into her roughly, letting the pleasure overtake us until we were both left panting and out of breath.

For a moment, we remained like that, basking in each other’s presence, until Edwina clicked her tongue before speaking.

“We need to clean up.” She whispered, and I nodded my head in agreement, trusting my voice not to give out if I tried to speak.

 

The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate – Chapter 22

Edwina’s POV…

After the big fight with Alexander, I have only found time to do basic stuff. I missed when I was still among the humans, and I could work, but now I have a Luna duty to do. As the Luna, you have to be in attendance in all the gatherings, and sometimes, I feel uncomfortable at the casting glares and the condescending glances. I once heard two women talking about me, again in the bathroom during a function. I don’t know what it is with women and gossiping in the bathroom.

“Poor Alpha Alexander, he had to settle for this woman because of his disabilities,” the brunette woman with ugly glasses said to the dark-haired woman. The other woman gave a pitiful look with an exaggerated gasp.

“I feel for him, he is not even the glimpse of the Alpha he used to be, I heard he is now a joke to the Alpha community.” The other lady replied.

“And this sorry thing for a Luna he had gotten for himself is only making things worse,”

They turn to face each other, ” I don’t know how Beta Benedict was able to manage her as a mate. It is absurd. No wonder he cheated,”

My eyes were turning red. I wanted to swear to myself this was the last time I would be going into the bathroom of public spaces because apparently, these people don’t really know what to do with their life other than gossip.

“Maybe that’s why he cheated with her sister so that he can have a version that looks like her to think about whenever he was f*****g her,”

At this point, I wanted to come out and scream and rain hell on these women. But what is the use, and I don’t think it will be worth it.

When they had left the bathroom, there was only one thing on my mind, and that was how I had not visited Benedict since he was convicted.

It was the most painful thing to do at this moment and one of the truths I was still avoiding. And so hard to confront.

***

Today I woke up, and the air had a familiar aroma of rain and wet sands. The birds were humming, and I could see Alex sleeping so peacefully.

I wonder why I can’t grow to love him. I had loved such a douchebag like Ben and didn’t know why it was so hard to love someone like him. He wasn’t bad at all, and regardless of contrary opinions, he was strong and handled the realm and night howlers with wisdom. He rolled to the other side, and as soon as he opened his eyes, I quickly looked away because I didn’t want him to catch me looking at him.

“Were you just watching me sleep?”

My cheeks turned pink, and it was obvious how ashamed I was to be caught looking at him while he slept.

“No, I wasn’t,” I denied. It was quite obvious I was, but I wasn’t going to admit it to Alex or anyone else. Not even for a second.

“There is no way you weren’t,” he paused and looked at me, “you are up early and dressed, is there any function happening today?” He asked inquisitively.

I walked towards the bed slowly as though I was counting each step I made before I reached the bed, and I sat on the edge of the bed, directly opposite him.

“So where are you going?” He asked again

I woke up this morning feeling different, and I had this unsettled feeling in my heart. I knew there was something I needed to do for a long time, and I had been prolonging it, but it was unavoidable, and I needed some sort of closure in my life. When I first found out about the affair he had with my sister, it was when I was called to the station as his wife to sign some documents. I remember looking so confused and stupid because I was the only one unaware of what was going on, I was even raining curses on the guards who had taken him forcefully from the house, and a nice female soldier came to me and took me aside.

She obviously saw how I was foolishly causing disgrace upon myself and then told me what had truly happened and the gravity of the crime Ben had committed. She advised me to go home, stating that she would keep me posted.

Hearing the news made me break down then and there in prison, and then I wasn’t able to walk home. The nice soldier had to take me home. I had never gone to see him, even though I followed the case actively and saw how all the evidence had surfaced, but I still tried not to believe it even when the truth was glaring to the eyes.

“I know this is going to be a hard one for you Alex, but I need you to say yes and trust that I have my reason for wanting to do so,”

I frowned at his masculine face as his edges became more rigid.

“You want to go visit Ben,” he whispered, and I was stunned by how he brought the words right out of my mind. Was he a mind reader? Does he have some telepathic abilities I did not know of?

“How did you know?” I asked curiously.

“You have never visited him since he was convicted and he was a man you married and I am sure also loved. That kind of thing doesn’t disappear in the glimpse of the eyes, for sure you would want some closure,”

I watched him as every word came out of his mouth and admired how he used them. When I was rejected by him the first time from being his Mate, I had a wrong perception of him, and I can now see that he was more than all I had thought.

“So you are not angry I want to go there?” I asked.

“It is not really the most comfortable thought but I understand the need for it.”

I wish I could reach out to him and hug him, but we aren’t there yet, and I understand that.

***

I hate what prison looks like, and it turns out men’s prisons look worse than those of women.

I saw men who were heavily bruised on their faces with marks of claws that they might have gotten from fighting in their wolf form. I was scared to see Ben at this point. What does he look like?

I sat down at the round table, I could see all eyes falling on me, and I felt a little bit uncomfortable.

The main entrance door that led to the prison opened, and I saw him walking out. Apart from him being in blue jumpers, he looks the same. His brown eyes are still breathtaking, and his brown wavy hair was still as they were when I saw him for the first time, and when his steps drew closer, my mind wandered off to the first time we met each other.

***FLASHBACK***

I sat down close to the riverside crying; I had just gotten to hear from my then-best friend Kathie about how she thought I was a loser and how sometimes she felt ashamed of being my friend. I had always thought she was the last person who didn’t see me or judge me the way everyone else did. I had thought she saw me as a friend and not some deficient, but I had noticed some character change in her and had confronted her about it, and she had given me the shock of my life.

It was the winter, and I sat there only with a vest and shorts. I was hoping to freeze to death, and it won’t be ruled as suicide because no one ever kills themselves that way, and then he walked towards me. I didn’t know he was observing me for quite a while, and he sat beside me.

“An easier way is to just jump into the freezing lake,” he said to me, and I cast a glare because I did not understand what he was saying, nor did I want to have a conversation with a stranger.

“Uh mm?” I asked him, still trying to figure out what he meant by that.

“Obviously, you are trying to kill yourself. Why else would you be in the freezing cold half naked,” he spoke with a smirk on his face and removed his thick coat and placed it over my shoulder. I didn’t utter a word but took comfort in the thick cloth.

“I am Benedict,” he said, and my eyes widened because that was when I turned to see the face. That was when I realized it was the Beta wolf.

***PRESENT DAY***

He sat down opposite me with his usual grin still on his face. There hasn’t been much that has changed about him.

“Hello Edwina or should I say, Luna Edwina,”

I don’t know what made me freak out at that moment upon hearing his voice, but then I realized I didn’t come prepared for this conversation at all.

 

The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate – Chapter 23

Edwina’s POV…

The minute I heard Ben’s voice, I immediately got up and left the room. I didn’t turn back to see his face. I didn’t want to because I didn’t want to be reminded of all the hurt. I don’t know why, but I just couldn’t do it. I would come back here to face him some other time, but not today. I left the penitentiary building and hurried on my feet outside. My driver must have been surprised to see that I had come out so early, but that was the least of my problems. I entered the vehicle that had brought me here, the one Alexander had prepared for me to carry me around, and I ordered him to drive me from this place as soon as I’d entered.

What is wrong with me? Why should I be running away when I’d done absolutely nothing wrong? I couldn’t answer those questions, but I did feel a sense of calm and relief sweep over me the minute he’d driven me out of the prison gates.

Now, I was back at the pack house. Alexander was there. He hadn’t gone to work yet, but he was about to, and by the look he had on his face when I entered the bedroom, he was also surprised to see that I had returned so early.

“What happened? What did Ben do? Did he hurt you?” He asked immediately I stepped in.

I didn’t answer his question. I didn’t feel the need to talk. There was only one thing I had in my mind to do. The only thing that had seemed to bring me pleasure the past few days enough pleasure to make me forget about all the bullshit I’ve had with Ben.

He was in his wheelchair. He appeared fully dressed in his suit. He would have gone out if I hadn’t stepped in just now. Sorry Alexander, but I need you. You won’t be going anywhere today.

I sat on his lap and kissed him with such burning intensity, so much that he struggled to breathe when our lips finally tore apart.

“Edwina, what are you doing? We can’t do this here, I mean… Not n-now,” he stuttered. “I have to go to work today.”

The only response I gave him was that of another k**s, enough to stop the next set of words from coming out of his mouth. I could already feel his hardened length poking underneath my lap as I kissed him. I gripped his tie to pull him closer. I knew I already had him where I wanted.

*** Alexander’s POV***

I nuzzled into her neck and inhaled her scent. I looked up at her as we pulled from the k**s. She smiled at me with a lustful grin and a devilish look in her eyes. Then she kissed me again, first on my lips, then moving onto my neck. I m****d softly as her hands tucked in, burying themselves underneath my pants. God, I wanted more of her. I was desperate to feel her skin against mine.

“Edwina… Please, we have to stop this….” I shuddered, unable to control myself, I was already in a vulnerable position, and Edwina only made things worse. “I have urgent matters to attend to in the office,” I tried begging, hoping she would understand, but it was like the more I spoke, the further she went.

Her cheeks turned red as she lifted herself, positioning her a*s sightly, putting more pressure on my d**k, letting me know she was ready for more. Her hands moved her dress up over her a*s, and her fingers hooked underneath her lace undies, first pulling it up, wedging the lace between her a*s cheeks, before adjusting herself to move them down.

I made one last attempt to caution her to stop, but she didn’t listen, carrying on with even more intensity than she’d started.

Before I knew it, she’d dropped to her knees before me, smiling at me hungrily as she unbuckled my belt and unfastened the zipper of my pants. She let out my d**k before she took it in her mouth and started sucking it, licking my c**k.

Her hard nipples, which had escaped from her dress, rubbed against my legs as she took me into her mouth and sucked harder. I could feel myself grow inside her mouth, I could feel her m***s from her jaws hurting and her struggled breaths escaping as she choked on my c**k.

She heard my growls which turned her on the more, and made her suck on me more, ever so delicately. She never let my d**k leave her mouth until the point where her own saliva filled her mouth, as it was now flowing out.

The next thing that distracted me was the sound of the phone call coming from the table near me. I didn’t have to reach too far before I picked it up. It was Caleb.

“Hello, boss. I’ve been waiting for you down here for a while now. Aren’t you coming out again?”

A few moments ago, before Edwina came in, Caleb had come here, offering to wheel me down and out of the pack house to the car where he would drive us to work. I declined his offer and told him I would help myself. All he just needed to do was wait outside till I came. Now, he’s calling from being worried after waiting for me for so long.

I was hoping that Caleb’s phone call would make Edwina realize that I had people awaiting me outside and let go, but then she still had my d**k in her mouth.

She kept on sucking, and then I let out a gasp after I felt the edge of her teeth.

Boss, are you okay?” Caleb asked concernedly after I responded with that gasp.

“Yes, I’m fine.” I struggled to say.

“I’m waiting for you in the car? Aren’t you coming down again?”

I looked down at Edwina as Caleb waited for the answer. She knew who had called. She knew what she had to do to make me stay, pushing my d**k in her mouth further. I growled even more as I struggled to keep the phone from slipping from my hand.

“Boss, are you okay?” Caleb asked again after I let out a loud growl. This time I had given up. Edwina won this round. Maybe this wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t chosen the path of deceit. This wouldn’t have happened if my lower male body parts weren’t fully functioning as I’d made everyone believe.

“Caleb, I wont be coming to work again, today.”

I knew how strange that sounded, and I knew how concerned Caleb would be. He’d just met me in this room not too long ago, and now I’m canceling the plans we had for today all of a sudden. I knew he’d be wondering what the matter was.

“Boss, are you sick or something? Do you want me to come check you upstairs?”

I was about to respond before I felt my d**k about to burst. I flinched. I was about to come, and Edwina’s wet tongue still sheathed my length. Still, I just couldn’t leave Caleb hanging.

“No, Caleb. I’m fine. I will work from home today. You can go to the office on your own, handle things for me while I’m gone. I will meet with them all tomorrow.”

“Boss, are you…?”

“Just do as you’re told, Dammit!” He could already hear the annoyance in my voice. I didn’t mean to sound so harsh, but I didn’t have a choice, not when Edwina was down there driving me crazy.

***

*** Edwina’s POV***

After Alexander dropped the phone, I let go of his d**k and stood before him. My saliva mixed with his cum was dripping onto my breasts and rolling over my nipples. My hair was already a mess by now, and my skin was still flushed, my breathing heavy.

His eyes directed me to the bed. I eagerly complied and laid myself back down over it, displaying my hungry p***y for him. My fingers soaked, I slowly started playing with my clit, rubbing it in slow circles while he watched.

It didn’t take long before he wheeled himself towards me and helped himself climb on the bed with little difficulty. He didn’t even need any assistance from me. Sometimes, I found it hard to believe this was a disabled man.

His gaze slid back to my nipples, now softly being pinched by his fingers. He pulled my dress down further so my breasts were fully out, and he cupped them into his hands, feeling their weight. I instinctively pushed into his hands as he squeezed them harder. It made me crazy. I let a small m**n escape as my head fell back.

I was dripping. I felt his hands tease my slippery folds, making sure I was wet enough. I m****d in anticipation. I wasted no time sitting on his legs, my knees on either side of him. I felt his c**k find and push inside me deeply and hard, both his hands grabbing my h**s. I grind on him, over and over, until his legs give in. I gave over to the sensation of him stretching me and filling me up with his cum.

Every time his crotch touched me roughly, I m****d. My nipples hardened, and my back arched. My body took over as my mind wandered. My other hand slid lightly up my body, goosebumps rising on my skin, and my nipples turned rock hard. I pinched my nipple hard and let out a m**n. My hand moved to the entrance of my receiving p***y as it bounced up and down Alexander’s c**k.

I angled him more towards my a*s, so his d**k arched inside of me, hitting against my g-spot, pushing him deep, and hitting my clit.

Alternating between holding my breath and gasping for air, every muscle in my body tightened as I looked at him. He was also moaning. His eyes were closed as he buried himself deep in the throes of passion we created for each other.

My cunt exploded, and so did he. My screams and his roar filled the room. My p***y spasmed, squeezing his c**k as he shot his hot seed deep inside me. I couldn’t count the waves of my o****m as he f****d me hard through it, growling in my ear as he did.

After what seemed like forever, we both collapsed. Xander rolled over and pulled me with him, holding me to his chest. As my breathing steadied, we both started to drift from exhaustion.

We remained in bed for a long time after several rounds. I felt waves of tiredness all over my body, but none of that compared to the way I felt inside. I spent the rest of the day sleeping, right beside him.

 

The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate – Chapter 24

Edwina’s POV…

Warm and fluffy.

Those were the first thoughts that ran through my mind the moment I roused from my sleep and gained consciousness. Everywhere around me felt soft and very comfortable, and my entire body felt lax and fully sated.

The cool satin material of the sheets against my skin caused the hairs on the surface of my skin to rise, and the cocooning warmth that surrounded me brought back the memories of the previous night.

The last feeling of sleep in me ebbed as a blush rose in my cheeks when the event of the previous night rushed through my mind-sending my mind reeling, my cheeks heating, and my body tingling.

And then, finally, the scent of Alexander filtered in my nose, and I flipped my eyes open, taking a subtle sniff at the air, and smiled lightly when the intoxicating scent drowned me slightly.

I turned around on my side, and the sight of an empty bed made a frown paint my lips. My side of the bed was warm, but Alexander’s side of the bed sent a chilly feeling up my fingers when I ran them across his side.

It was obvious that he had been away from the bed for a while, and for some reason, the thought made me fume with anger.

I guess last night had been too beautiful. It was causing me to yearn for something more. And I wasn’t naive to begin thinking that because we had one of the most beautiful s*x last night, it automatically meant that we suddenly had a connection.

I sighed heavily before moving to sit against the headboard and wincing slightly when I felt a dull ache from between my legs. The soreness, for some reason, made a blush rise on my cheeks because it was also a reminder of what had happened.

The curtains had been pulled open, which meant that the maids had been here for their routine cleaning, and my bath water was running cold in the bathroom. For a moment, I wondered why they had not woken me up.

Moving out of the bed, I swung my legs against the side of the bed, and the moment my feet kissed the cold floor, I let the rest of my body follow along.

For a moment, I paused at the window by the side of the bed and just looking outside the window and watching the people attend to their business brought a certain calm to my body.

My stomach rumbled a little, and I remembered that I had barely eaten my food last night before I had been storming out in anger. And now it seemed like I was suffering the consequences.

I sighed once more before moving in the direction of the bathroom. The sweet scent coming from the soothing oils and flavoured soap that the maids had added to the water made me smile, and I moved to settle into the tub, sighing in satisfaction when the warm water instantly relieved the slight burning of my muscles.

I remained unmoving in the bath for what felt like a long time before picking the loofah that had been tossed into the water and running it along my body.

Once I had run the soft sponge through every part of my body, I pulled the plug out and drained out the soapy water, and began rinsing my body.

The soothing oils that had been added to the water did a great job of soothing me, and I felt much more relaxed than when I had begun my bath.

I moved to run a fluffy white towel across my body before pulling on a rope and quickly taking care of my oral hygiene. I paused when I caught sight of my face in the mirror, and the healthy glow on my cheeks caused me to frown in confusion.

I knew that I wasn’t in the best position at the moment. And for a while now, I had constantly been stressing over what this new chapter in my life would mean and how it would definitely change things for me.

The least I expected was that the stress and constant worry would be evident in my features, but that was not the case. My cheeks were a healthy glow, and when I smiled, it felt like I was living a perfect life.

But I let the smile die from my face, shaking my head when the reality of my situation surfaced to the top again.

I moved out of the bathroom and into the large walk-in closet that was a room on its own, and I moved towards my side of the closet, plucking out a few comfortable wears from the rack and quickly donning them on.

I looked to the floor-to-ceiling mirror that had been positioned at the end of the room, and when my reflection stared back at me in comfortable-looking jeans paired with a purple sweatshirt, I hummed in satisfaction before moving to pull a sandal onto my feet.

I ran a brush quickly through my long locks, sparing one last look at my reflection in the mirror before moving out of the room and in the direction of the dining room. The aroma from the space caused my stomach to rumble again.

I hoped to find Alexander settled in the dining room, having breakfast. For some reason, I just wanted to see him for once this morning.

The dinner that he had set out for last night had been beautiful, and I appreciated the effort that he put into it. It was too bad that it had not exactly ended on the best note.

The closer I got to the dining room, the more my stomach churned in anticipation, but the moment I stepped into the space and found it empty, it felt like my stomach dropped, and disappointment filled the space of the previous anticipation.

I settled into the seat and began to pile my plate full of food, picking one of the different arrays of dishes that the servers had arranged in front of me.

The moment I was done with my breakfast, I moved out of the dining room, back through the grand stairs, and in search of Alexander. I wanted to check what he was up to.

It felt like there were different eyes on me, and I squirmed under the supposed gazes. As I passed by some people, I heard a few ‘Good morning Luna’ from the people around, and I tried my best to acknowledge as many of the greetings as I could, doing my best to avoid eye contact because, for some reason, I feared that I might be judged in the eyes of some pack members.

The moment I got to the hallway that led to Alexander’s office, I met two guards positioned at the entry of the hallway, and I nodded my head in greeting to them and moved to get through the door.

The first thing I noticed about the two tall, burly guys was how they were looking at me like I were some sort of bug that they could squash underneath their feet.

Their eyes held mockery and annoyance at my frame, and the intimidating look that they threw my way caused a knot to form in my throat, but I cleared it away and tipped my chin up, forcing myself to hold their gazes even when everything in me wanted to recoil from it.

“Where do you think you’re going?” One of them drew out at me the moment that I moved to pass beside him, holding out a hand in front of me to prevent me from going through.

I furrowed my brows in confusion.

“I need to see Alexander,” I replied. I expected that he would let me go through once, but he only chuckled a mean, deep, taunting chuckle, one that his partner also joined in, and the sound grated on my nerves.

“And who exactly are you to strut over her and demand to see the Alpha?” He asked, and I frowned.

Was he kidding me? I had just been announced as Luna a few days before, and I’m pretty sure that members were present.

“Are you kidding me? I am your Luna, and I command you to let me through.” I instructed firmly, patting myself on the back when my voice came out strong and unshaken.

But my confidence melted away when the guards began to laugh awfully at me.

“Look who is trying to be all commanding.” Guard one said.

“The wolf-less, weak, puny girl who has zero strength or power.” Guard two chirped in.

And they began making fun of me, laughing loudly at my expense and throwing a couple of degrading jokes at my face.

It felt like I had no control when the tears began streaming down my cheeks. There was a physical pain in my chest, and a sob bubbled out of my throat.

I turned around and began heading back towards the room, not wanting to hear any more of their taunting.

The moment I shut the door behind me in the room, I moved toward the bed and flipped on it, letting out heart-wrenching sobs. I cried bitterly, and the sound of my misery filling my ears did not allow for me even to hear the creaking of the door as it opened and the sound of wheels against the floor.

“Hey.” Alexander’s voice whispered quietly by my side, and the tears seized for a moment in my throat.

I whipped my head in its direction. The Alpha had begun running his fingers through my hair, and the comforting action made more tears run down my cheeks.

Alexander began whispering comforting words softly in my ears, all the while running his fingers through my hair.

“I’ve had them taken care of, I promise.” I heard him say.

It took a while, but soon my crying eased, and I raised my eyes to Alexander’s, gasping softly when he met me with his own orbs.

It happened so fast, one moment, he was running his fingers through my hair and looking into my eyes, and in the next moment, his lips were slamming against mine in a passionate k**s.

My body heated at the contact, and the sound caused Alexander to run his hands into my hair and pull me closer to himself.

It felt like I was swimming in the pleasure, and when Alexander’s calloused, big hands entered into my shirt and tweaked at my nipples, I let out a soft sigh, adjusting on the bed to give him more space.

I moved to pull off my sweatshirt, but that was the exact moment that a knock came on the door, interrupting us.

“F**k!!!”

I exclaimed. This person had terrible timing.

 

The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate – Chapter 25

Edwina’s POV…

The knock on the door had been so loud and unexpected that it caused me to flinch, and almost at the same time, I was moving in the opposite direction of the room, pulling my sweatshirt down and trying to gather a semblance of organization.

I moved in the direction of the door, ignoring the look of annoyance and frustration that was currently painting Alexander’s face.

The moment I pulled open the door, a maid stood there with her head bowed, and she had a small envelope in her hands.

“I was asked to bring this here.” She said simply when I only continued to watch her in silence, and I furrowed my brows, taking the envelope from her hands.

“Thank you.” I said quietly to her, shutting the door gently without waiting to hear her response. I clicked the lock back in place before turning back around to face Alexander.

The Alpha currently had his brows creased in question at the envelope in my hands.

“What’s that?” He asked as I moved in his direction, holding out his hands which in turn caused me to give him the envelope in my hands.

“A maid brought it in.” I answered simply.

I perched on the bed by his side and watched quietly as he opened the envelope and brought it out, pulling out the paper within and running his eyes through its content. I watched as the frown disappeared from his brows, and it eased my anxiety.

“It’s a reminder for the function tonight.” He said simply, and I let out a breath of relief. For some reason, I had feared that the envelope would hold nothing good.

“We should start preparing. It will begin in a couple of hours.” Alexander said finally, folding the piece of paper before tucking it into the envelope again and tossing it in the night drawer.

I nodded my head in agreement and moved out of the bed to do as he had said.

***

It was hours later before we were completely dressed and ready to go. Seeing Alexander took as much time as a woman because he just couldn’t decide on what to wear.

“You look beautiful.” He complimented the moment we were out of the room and settled in the car that would bring us to the function.

And I blushed to the tip of my ears at the compliment. Grateful for the darkness in the car that hid my definitely red face.

“Well you don’t look too bad yourself.” I replied, teasing him lightly. Thanking the Goddess silently when my voice did not give out to show my nervousness.

“I don’t look bad? Oh wife, you hurt my feelings. What sort of compliment is that? What happened to you, you look so handsome?” Alexander asked, faking hurt.

But even through his words, I could hear the playful undertone to it, and it caused me to laugh, chasing the last of the anxiety that had previously settled in my belly.

“Well who says you look that handsome?” I reiterated, laughing out loud when the man by my side let out a dramatic gasp.

And so a banter began, with Alexander trying to make me admit that he was looking handsome and me standing my ground and refusing to give in to his demand.

The air around us was light and playful, and it helped in relaxing me so much. It turned out that when we got to our locations and stepped out of the car, I didn’t have any knot in my throat or my stomach.

I wasn’t as anxious or scared as I thought I would be, and I even had a smile playing on my lips from Alexander’s last joke before we stepped out of the car. I felt happier and lighter, and the entire atmosphere around me was nice.

We made our way into the large hall that had been decorated tastefully and immediately began to interact with the many people that crowded the space.

Everyone was dressed like royalty. Dark suits, shiny dresses accompanied by very expensive jewelry, well-styled hair, and sweet-smelling cologne, and I was thankful that I dressed up pretty beautifully too.

There were some faces that I could recognize and others that I was sure I had never seen before, but Alexander was really nice and took the liberty to introduce everyone that we stopped by to greet, making sure to include the pack that they came from.

We were met by a group of women that were dressed in sequined dresses and holding beautiful purses. Alexander had just begun introducing them when he was interrupted.

“Alpha Alexander!” Someone called from the other end of the room, and I snapped my head in the direction, alongside Alexander and the women we were currently talking to.

The Alpha squeezed my hand gently and told me he would be right back before wheeling himself in the direction of the group of men that had called out to him.

And it felt like the moment that he was completely out of sight, all the women around me let out a sigh of what sounded like relief, and I frowned in reaction. What was going on?

“How does it feel to be now married to the crippled Alpha?” One of the women asked.

“Well, there’s no major difference, really,” I responded, and I heard one of them click her tongue in what sounded like disapproval.

“Do you ever consider leaving him? I mean you know this is still a new thing and if there will ever be an opportunity for you to get out of it, I think it’ll be now.” She chirped.

I wasn’t given an opportunity to respond before the last one of them also began perking.

“I can’t imagine myself with a man who cannot walk. I mean, how is he supposed to perform his duties?” The rest of the women were agreeing with her, and I knew that I had had enough of the conversation.

“Well, maybe if you all focused more on yourselves instead of poking your nose in others’ business then maybe you would be able to eventually score an actual man for yourselves. You could do much better than huddling together like flies and gossiping at a function.” I snapped.

I turned around to leave, not waiting to hear a response, but definitely not before seeing the look of shock on their faces.

I made my way through the sea of bodies in the room in search of Alexander, and the moment I found him amongst a couple of people, I moved to stand beside him.

“Are you okay?” He asked once the group was done exchanging pleasantries and had left.

“Not really. Can we leave, please?” I asked, hoping to coat my voice. He paused for a second to contemplate my words before sighing heavily and nodding his head, leading me out of the room with his chair wheeling in front of me.

The women and their comments had ruined the night for me, and I was thankful when I felt the breeze hit my face the moment I stepped outside.

Once we settled into the back of the car and were on our way home, Alexander began running a comforting finger on my exposed thigh from the slit in my dress.

“What happened when I was gone?” He asked gently, and I struggled with telling him for a moment.

Shaking my head in the negative, I shivered slightly from the feel of his fingers still tracing an invisible pattern on my thighs.

“It’s not that important, so let’s not talk about it.” I said.

I watched as Alexander shook his head in disagreement, but before he could protest, I took his warm lips in a k**s, smiling slightly when the words that he had been about to speak died, and he began kissing me as fervently as I was kissing him.

“F**k! The scent of your arousal is so intoxicating Edwina.” He whispered against my lips when we pulled apart to take in some air.

And his husky voice that melted out in a silky manner sent a straight fire to my core and left me trembling. I could feel my juice wet my panties, and the realization caused me to shiver with pleasure.

I knew that we would be home soon, but I couldn’t wait till we were home, so I moved straight for Alexander’s pants.

Thankful for the space that we had.

The moment I managed to get it off the Alpha, I pulled my dress up and let my panties drop.

“F**k.” I hissed the moment I positioned myself above Alexander’s c**k and slowly let his length slide into my warm, waiting p***y.

The Alpha let out a deep grunt, and it turned me on even more. Soon I began bouncing up and down the Alpha’s length, moaning as the thick girth rubbed deliciously against my walls.

I didn’t care that we were not completely alone in the car or that I was acting wantonly. All I cared about at the moment was chasing after the tightening that had begun forming in my belly.

The Alpha kept his hands firmly on my h**s and helped me with moving up and down, his g****s of pleasure becoming louder and louder, almost in sync with my own high-pitched m***s.

It didn’t take very long for my o****m to come crashing against me, and I shuddered intensely from the feeling, my lips parted in a silent scream. It felt like I blacked out for a moment with the intensity of my o****m and when I came onto it was to the sight of Alexander trembling slightly at the onslaught of his own o****m.

And the feeling of the car rolling to a stop. We were home.

I don’t know what had made me crave for s*x with him this much. Was it the words of those uninformed women, or did it come from the fact that s*x was one of the drives keeping the relationship afloat?

I had really hoped to get comfort in other areas, but I wasn’t going to get emotionally attached to this man, I only gave my heart once, and it was shattered, and I was cheated on. I helped him out of the car, and we went straight to the bedroom. It was strange that after such great s*x, we could easily switch to not talking about it and falling right to sleep.

But tonight wasn’t one of those nights.

“What happened?” He asked as he helped himself get out of his clothes, and I paused before the mirror. I wasn’t sure I was up for this conversation tonight.

“Nothing, I am just tired, I want to go to bed, got a long day tomorrow, I have to go to the prison to visit Benedict. The last time I couldn’t talk to him and left abruptly, I think I am strong enough to talk to him now,” I blurted out as I was giving too much information at once, hoping he would take the bait and ask me about it, especially the topic about Ben but it was like he saw through my classic bullshit.

“You know I am not talking about all that,” he muttered as he dragged himself to the bed and pushed himself upward.

“Then what are you talking about?” I asked, trying to avert or prolong this discussion. This isn’t the discussion I want to have today or tomorrow.

Maybe we should have stated more clear terms in this contract marriage of ours.

“You know, we were at the party, and all of a sudden you want to leave, and in the car, you want to also have s*x,”

I sighed, “is it wrong to want s*x from the man I am married to in the car,” I wasn’t asking as I walked into the bathroom, and for once, I was grateful he was in a wheelchair and couldn’t follow me, I used the rushing warm tap water to rinse my face, I knew I wasn’t supposed to be mad at him because it wasn’t his fault those ladies thought that about him, neither was it his fault he was crippled.

I let out an exasperated gasp before leaving the bathroom. He still sat there patiently waiting for me to come out of the bathroom.

“Some ladies were asking uncomfortable questions to me,” I paused, and I knew he required more details. “They asked how I felt being a crippled alpha’s Luna,”

“Does that bother you?” He asked. He was indifferent, this should have affected any normal man or woman, but he didn’t care. It wasn’t like he cared and was pretending not to. I could see from his green eyes he didn’t care.

“No, it doesn’t, but I am not used to questions like that from strangers,” I paused, and my mind flashed back to my childhood, and I sighed as my brows furrowed in a displeasing sense.

“Actually, I’m used to it,” I whispered as I sat close to the edge of the bed with my back slightly facing him. “I am used to it. Growing up, I always had strangers pointing at me as the girl with no wolf and random people walking up to me to ask how it feels to be the only human amid wolves,”

“How does that make you feel?” He asked in a much softer tone than the last question he had asked me.

“It made me feel small and irrelevant,” I replied sincerely.

And he exhaled. “When I became crippled, I heard all kinds of manners of things about me, and it broke me; people who I thought were loyal to me turned their back on me because I was crippled and made ridicule of the throne because it was ruled by a cripple Alpha,”

“How did you cope with all that?” I asked as empathy could be heard all over my face and voice.

“At first the pain was traumatic and suffering became my best friend, my wife was cheating on me with the man who was supposed to have my back at all times, I was an object of ridicule all through the realm and there was nothing worse than not having control of the situation around you.”

He spoke at length, and for the first time since I got married to him, I saw him for exactly who he was. A man who has been hurt but learned to live above the pain, and that’s the true definition of strength.

“When I was young, I always thought you were a strong Alpha, but I see today you aren’t just strong but brave.”

He smiled, “Was that a compliment that finally came from you?”

I chuckled and took a throw pillow and aimed in his direction, “no it wasn’t,”

“Yes, it was,” he grinned, “and Edwina, one thing with situations like this it reveals things to you in its truest form,”

I nod my head in agreement, understanding perfectly what he meant. If I had not been born without a wolf, I wouldn’t have figured out how cruel they are.

“and it also gets you amazing car s*x,” he teased, and I laughed.

For the first time since we got married, I had seen a side to him in a way I had never done. We spent the rest of the night talking about how people had tried to bring us down with words, and I found that one thing I had in common with him.