Ch. 6..10: The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate Chapter 6-10
The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate – Chapter 6
A lot of things still surprised Edwina as she was being driven in the back seat of the private vehicle. A lot of questions she had in mind to ask about Mr. Chase and how he was able to locate her. Finding her home might have not been a problem, as this same driver had dropped her off there earlier today, but finding her new workplace where she’d barely resumed? How was he able to?
“Excuse me, um… Mr.… Um.?”
The driver turned to face her for two seconds, “Patrick. You can call me Patrick, Miss,” he said, before focusing his gaze back on the road.
“Okay, Mr. Patrick. I hope you don’t mind me asking this, but how did you find out about my workplace? Prior to this time, no one else knew about my new job besides me.”
“I also didn’t know about it before this time, ma’am.”
“So how then did Mr. Chase find out?”
“He didn’t. My only instruction was to come to your house to pick you up this evening, miss, but I knew you’d be working so I went to your new boss to ask for permission first.”
“How did you know I’d be working?”
“You forgot your letter of employment in the taxi. It must have slipped out of your purse this afternoon, miss. I apologize if I peeked inside for a bit but the letter was already opened.”
Shit! Careless Edwina.
“I’m sorry,” Mr. Patrick apologized again after seeing her expression through the rear-view mirror.
She dismissed the apology. “No. It’s fine. Do you still have it with you?”
“Yes ma’am,” he answered as he opened the glove compartment to bring out the unfolded white paper before handing it to her.
“Thank you,” Edwina said after collecting it, making sure to carefully keep it in her bag this time after which she relaxed. She remained in the backseat, randomly pressing buttons on her phone because she knew it was going to be a long drive. Night howler territory was hours away from the city, as the wolves rarely liked to mix with humans.
After what seemed like forever, they reached the border that marked the separation of the wolf terrain from all other surrounding lands. There were wolf guards at the entrance but they didn’t bother to stop them as their faces were recognizable, so they let them pass without questioning.
On their way to the packhouse, Edwina looked around the neighborhood through the car window. She’d been gone for barely a week, and she already feels so different. She knows it’s because it’s the first time since she’s left here since her childhood, she’s never been in a different environment other than this one, and she never thought she’d say this to herself, but she missed home.
The car arrived at its destination in a matter of minutes as the packhouse wasn’t too far from the border. Edwina didn’t waste time in getting down as soon as it parked in front of the large mansion-like building, her legs ached for a stretch, so much that she didn’t wait to get the driver’s assistance to come out.
“Thank you for the ride, Mr. Patrick,” she bowed after he joined her in front of the car.
He bowed, “no need to thank me. I was just following orders, miss.”
“Okay.”
“The master will be awaiting your arrival inside. I’m afraid this is where we’ll part ways, as I have other things to attend to.”
“You’ve been of so much help to me today, don’t worry. I’m sure I’ll be able to figure out this big whole place by myself.”
“I trust you will, ma’am.” After their goodbyes, she watched as he entered back into the driver’s seat and drove the vehicle out of the large compound.
It was already night time, and she was here all alone. It’s been years since she was summoned here, here second time of being here. The first time being when she received one of the biggest disappointments of her life, but it’s all in the past now.
She took a deep breath as she clutched her bag and went up the stairs leading to the entrance. The doors were so huge, she didn’t know if it would make any impact if she knocked, or she should just open it and enter. She chose the latter option.
It was dark inside. Very dark as the lights were turned off. This was unusual, the packhouse ought to always be filled with life. It seems that a lot of wolves left this place after the sizzlers’ attack, her guess was right.
The next thing that happened scared her, as the lights were suddenly turned on. She met an old lady standing in front of her.
“I’m sorry,” the lady apologized after noticed she made Edwina nearly fall from fright.
“It’s okay, I’m fine,” Edwina composed herself as her eyes adjusted to the setting. She hadn’t even entered any main parts of the house, and she was already impressed with what she saw. The ground hall was exquisitely furnished, with markings on the wall that gave a lot of significance to the night howler history. There was also a large staircase that led to the first floor and to other halls she was sure would contain just as much perfection and history. Too bad there weren’t many wolves to liven this place up.
She turned in the direction where she heard the light switch, seeing a suited young man standing there. He must be the butler, then who is this lady?
“Miss Edwina. Are you the woman that master is expecting?”
“Yes, I am. My name is Edwina Sinclair…”
Before Edwina could finish her sentence, the woman took her hand and turned it over to see the palm side. With the way she did it, Edwina already knew what she was looking for. After checking, the lady looked up at her with pity.
“So, it’s true. I’ve never seen someone without the mark of the night howler before.”
Edwina was uncomfortable with the way she spoke, not to talk of the fact that she was still clutching her hand. With nothing to say to her, she just smiled in response, placing her head down.
“It must be so hard for you,” the woman continued before the loud dominant voice echoed the room, startling them all and Edwina, who had her heart jump for the second time.
“Becca! What’s going on down there?”
Edwina turned to see the alpha sitting on the wheelchair at the top of the stairs, along with the angry glare he passed in their direction.
The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate – Chapter 7
“Nothing sir,” the older woman whose name appeared to be Becca answered as she then let go of Edwina’s hand.
His face scowled even more at her response, “I heard you, you were just saying something to her now, and now you tell me nothing’s going on? Lying to my face?”
Becca didn’t respond anymore, just bent her head as she trembled in fear, fear of saying any other thing so as not to make matters worse.
Edwina wasn’t staring at him, but still, she could feel him glaring holes into her face.
“Stephen.”
After hearing the alpha’s call, the butler didn’t need to be given further instruction as he hurriedly ran up the stairs to assist Mr. Chase down using the specially designed stair climber.
“Edwina,” he called her after Steven placed him in front of them.
She turned to face him, “Y-yes, Mr. Chase?”
“What was Becca telling you before I came?”
“Nothing sir.”
“You’re covering for her, aren’t you?”
She shook her head, “no sir. She was just welcoming me, that’s all.”
He stared at her more deeply, “welcoming you, huh?”
“Yes sir. Nothing more.”
He looked back and forth between her and Becca, and even though he didn’t seem convinced by what Edwina told him, he decided not to push any further.
Edwina will be joining me at the dinner table tonight as I earlier stated. Make sure she’s ready in thirty minutes,” he instructed before rolling his chair away into one of the adjoining rooms.
Ready? Thirty minutes? Edwina didn’t expect that she needed readying or anything like that, but when she realized that she had come here with her hair pretty messed up, and just ordinary clothes, she understood why Mr. Chase had looked at her that way.
It was Becca’s voice that got her attention next, as Mr. Chase had already left along with the butler.
“Thank you, Edwina. I’ve never expected anyone to lie to Mr. Chase because of me, but thank you.”
“It’s no problem,” Edwina didn’t seem to mind at all, as the last thing she wanted was anyone getting into trouble because of her.
Not wanting to create any more problems to lie about, Becca began leading her upstairs, “let’s not remain here any longer. You have to get ready, and we have less than thirty minutes for that.”
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After changing into a more fitting dress with her hair and make-up done, Edwina looked at herself in the mirror, pretty gorgeous. It’s been a long time since she looked this way, as she hardly went out for gatherings or any of the sort that would make her presence relevant.
“You have to go downstairs now, Edwina,” Becca complained after dismissing the beautician. “We have spent way more time than master gave us.”
Becca wasn’t lying. Even as much as she tried to make the beautician hurry up, she still spent an extra 20 minutes to beauty up Edwina’s face, but it was worth the time spent, as the young lady looked entirely different from how she’d come into this house.
“Yes, let’s go now,” Edwina stood up quickly, not wanting to put Becca into any more trouble as she hurried downstairs to the dining room.
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He’d been waiting for her longer than he’d expected, way longer than the time he gave her. He was a bit mad about this, he didn’t like to wait for anyone, especially one he’d just given a chance to speak in his presence.
He was already getting impatient before the doors opened and she walked inside, bowing with an apologetic face.
“I’m sorry I’m late, sir,” she spoke, not wanting to give any excuses, just to apologize first, but that was no longer in his mind.
The minute she stepped into this place, seeing the way she looked, he forgot all about his anger. How can one woman transform into an entirely different face within such short time?
He couldn’t stop staring at her until he noticed she was still standing. He pointed at the seat facing him, “sit down.”
He didn’t say anything about her lateness, nor did he seem to be mad, this surprised Edwina, but she didn’t bother much about it since he’d already told her to sit down. Although another thing surprised her, which was the manner in which this meeting was held. Normally, meetings like this with the alpha was always done in a more formal manner, usually in the pack house court, and rarely on a dinner table as this one, where they were meant to eat together.
She would do well to hide her surprise while she ate, as she had to focus on what was more important, on what had brought her here in the first place, which was trying to save the life of Ben and Sonia.
He began to address her as their empty plates were being cleared off, “now you have a chance to speak with me in a more fitting manner, Miss Sinclair. Make good use of this chance, you might not have it again.”
She took a deep breath as she thought of the first thing to say. He already knew what she wanted, why did she have to repeat it all over?
“I came here to plead with you, Mr. Chase. I know that all of your decisions are wise and for the betterment of your pack and people as a whole. I know that my coming here might not be as relevant, or might not even yield any results, but I just could not sit back and watch my family get killed without at least giving an attempt to save them. As I thought of doing this, I was scared, very scared that you might not be pleased with me for trying to change your mind, scared that I might even put my life at risk if I do or say anything in your presence that might land me in trouble, but when the scary thought of my family getting killed flashed before my eyes, I knew that nothing else could be worse than that.”
She realized she was speaking from her heart then, everything she said to him, she said with utmost sincerity, she wasn’t done though, the only reason she paused was because she wanted to get down on her knees for this part.
“I am begging you, Mr. Chase. I am begging you to please show them mercy. I know they did wrong; I am begging that if anyone should be punished at all, then let me take their place. If anyone should be killed at all, then let it be me.”
She was kneeling right beside him, but he didn’t turn to face her as he responded, only stared at the space in front of him. Her words, there were just a lot of things he did not understand about this omega.
“Edwina.”
“Yes sir?”
“Why? Why would you wish to take the place of those two who have treated you so badly? You not only come here to beg on their behalf, you are also willing to sacrifice your life for them as well. Why would you do such a thing?”
“Because I am nothing, sir.”
“You are nothing? Who told you that?”
“Everyone. Ever since my birth, it’s what I’ve been told by everyone, and I think it’s true. I don’t have a wolf; I don’t even carry my packs mark. I have no special powers nor abilities. My life is irrelevant, and if anyone should be killed at all, it should be me.”
“You don’t have a wolf, so you think that makes you irrelevant? You think that you deserve to die just because everyone has tagged you as “nothing?”
She wasted no time in answering, “yes, sir.”
Upon her response, he let out a short, sarcastic laugh, one which made her wonder what for.
“I must admit, Edwina, there are a lot of decisions I’ve made in the past which I regret today as an alpha, but there’s none that I regret more than listening to your father those years ago. I should have never let someone as purehearted as you go on to marry a man who never deserved her. I should have taken you instead.”
She didn’t understand these words of his, why would the alpha want someone like her for anything? He continued. “And that’s exactly what I’m going to do now, Miss Sinclair. You said you came here to try to save the life of your family, now you have the power to do that. I have placed the ball in your court, all you need to do now is play.”
Edwina never expected for things to go this way, she never thought he would even say anything in her favor.
“What do I have to do to save them, sir?”
“I do not like to force people to do things, so I’ll leave the decision to save them entirely up to you. You will agree to my decision to return to me, only then will I agree to overturn the judgment I made on them.”
“Return to you? I’m sorry, don’t understand your words, sir.”
“Let me break it down for you, we will exchange mates. You, my original mate will return to me, you will live here in this packhouse, and your sister, Sonia will return to the father of her child after they both serve prison time, as she made her choice on the man she preferred the minute I got on this wheelchair.”
Edwina was pleased with the little progress she made, but this new condition was one she didn’t see coming at all. Moving in here? With the alpha? Oh no.
The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate – Chapter 8
***THE NEXT DAY***
Edwina was still distraught with the after thoughts from what had happened yesterday. She’d returned to her former home in night howler territory after the dinner, the alpha had given her some time to think further about the condition he gave. There was no need for thinking, saying yes would give her what she wanted after all, but he still insisted on it.
Now that she thought of it, even though she wouldn’t die, she realized she would still be at the losing end of all this. She would have to return to a disabled man whom she had no feelings for. She would have to live a life that involved caring for someone whom she once shared a bond with, a bond that had been rejected, a bond that had hurt her so badly. Now she had to go back to a home where she would be reminded of the pain she once felt every day. This will be hard, even much harder than death, but does she really have any other choice?
She does, the other one would be to let Sonia and Benedict die, but she knows she can’t do that. Those two are the only surviving members of her family after her father’s death. Even with how badly she’d been treated, losing her father that time was painful. She couldn’t bear to feel twice as much of that same pain again.
The best thing she can do for herself now is to look forward to the new life that awaits her in the night shadow pack house. There’s a lot of things she’s missed since she left home, but none she’s missed more than her family.
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The prison yard was on the far side of the terrain. There were hardly any vehicles used in this place, as everyone here had their wolves to transport them wherever they wanted. Everyone apart from Edwina. It took her much longer time to get there on her two feet, they were aching very much by the time she arrived, but the purpose of this visit was much more important than any hurt her two legs would make her feel.
The guards at the front gate stopped her from going any further. “Yes, can we help you, miss?” One of them asked her.
“Good day. Please, I came here to see my sister, Sonia Sinclair. She was one of the prisoners brought in about a week ago.”
He scrutinized her sharply with his eyes. “Who are you and what is your purpose for this visit?”
“I am Edwina Sinclair, Sonia’s younger sister. I came here to see her.”
The two men looked at each other, exchanging some sort of signal before looking back at her.
“You may go in. The warden on duty is inside, tell him what you want when you enter.”
As she entered, she asked herself the reason why she’d taken so much stress just to come for this visit. She realized it’s the first time she’ll be seeing her sister since finding out the whole incident with her and Ben’s affair. Is she really ready for this? To come face to face with the one person who’s treated her far from anything like family?
And what about Ben? Does she also have plans of seeing him at all? She’s not really sure about that, the number one person who is on her mind is Sonia. She wants to know how she’s been; she wants to know her condition, she wants to know how the baby is doing. Her sister might not deserve any kindness from her, but no matter what, she’s still her family.
After meeting with the Warden and explaining her situation, she remained in the waiting room for a while before her whole body was searched along with the bag she carried, then she was allowed in the partially dark room with two seats and a table to meet with her sister.
Sonia was brought into the room shortly after in handcuffs. She was wearing a raggedy prison uniform and her whole face and body was covered in ground dust. Edwina couldn’t hide her sadness upon seeing her, she showed so much sympathy on her face, getting up from her seat the minute Sonia entered.
“Edwina.” Sonia couldn’t hold back the tears seeing who had come. She never expected this. She never expected her sister to so much as care about what happened to her here, especially after finding out about her betrayal. She’s been the worst, she’s caused her so much hurt right from her birth, not just her, but father as well. She didn’t expect for Edwina to still care for her after everything. She didn’t expect it at all.
“It’s okay, Sonia. It’s okay.” Edwina accepted her embrace as she softly patted her back, allowing her pour her heart out, allowing her pour out those tears she’s been holding since. It’s been so lonely in here for Sonia, with no other close family besides the one she’d mistreated. She didn’t believe that someone like her could get any visits. Edwina is such a good person; she doesn’t deserve such a cruel sister like her at all.
“I’m sorry,” Sonia cried uncontrollably onto her sister’s shoulder, “I’m sorry for all that I did to you. You don’t deserve me as a sister at all.”
“I’m the one who should be sorry,” Edwina told her. “I’m the one who should be punished. I was born ordinary, with nothing into this world. I made life hard for you and papa because of my deficiency.”
“Don’t say that at all, Edwina. We are the ones who made you feel that way. Our problem was accepting you. We failed to tell the world that you were just born ordinary, we failed to tell them that nothing was wrong with you, and that’s why they treated us badly. You might have not been born with a wolf, but your kind heart makes up for everything you could have ever lacked. You are a good person, Edwina, it was papa and I that were to blind to see that. Thank you for coming into this world as my sister. These might be my last days on earth, but I will never forget your kind heart, I will always regret the love I failed to show you as a sister.”
The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate – Chapter 9
The time that Edwina had here was limited. There was so much she wanted to talk to Sonia about, so much lost time between the two sisters, but that will have to wait till later. First, she had to tell her what was most paramount, she had to tell her the happy news, that she wasn’t going to die, that her and her baby would live, all because of her sister’s sacrifice.
“Sonia, you are not going anywhere. These will not be your last days on earth.”
“I love your optimism, Edwina, but let’s face the truth. No one will make the alpha change his mind once it’s made up. The warden came to tell me here today that the execution date will soon be fixed.”
“I’m serious about what I said, Sonia. And I’m not just being optimistic because I think it will happen. I went to the alpha to plead with him on you and Benedict’s behalf.”
“You did what? And what makes you think he would ever change his mind? I mean no offence by this, sister, but he was once my husband, I lived with him for years. Once he decides something, no one can ever make him go back on his words, not even you.”
Edwina sighed, shaking her head. Her sister doesn’t believe her, but she doesn’t blame her, before yesterday, she too wouldn’t have believed herself if she knew she ever had what it took in her to overturn alpha Xander’s decision. Sonia will just have to wait till she sees the truth for herself.
“I don’t know how, but I was able to do it, Sonia. Although alpha Xander wanted me to do something in return, it came with a condition.”
Sonia still did not believe her, but she suddenly became interested in that last part.
“What condition did he give you?”
“I told him all about my marriage with Ben. I found it strange, but he seemed to sympathize with me for all the hurt I received. He told me he’ll call off the execution and give you both prison time if I returned to him as his exchanged mate. It’s not much, but it was the best I could do, at least it’s way better than dying, isn’t it? I’ll come here to visit you every day if I have to. I just don’t want to lose you, sister.”
“Edwina, why would you do such a thing for me?”
Edwina was surprised by this question. This was different from the gratitude she’d expected to receive, or did Sonia not hear that she’d just saved her life?
“I don’t understand, Sonia. Aren’t you happy that your child will live? Aren’t you happy that you’re not going to die in such a cold and gruesome manner?”
“I am sister, but I don’t want it all to be at your expense. Every good benefit that I have ever received in this life has always been at your expense, most especially my marriage to the alpha.”
“I do not mind at all, sister. I do not mind going back to him just to save your life. It’s what family does, they make sacrifices for each other.”
“You’ve made too many sacrifices, Edwina. All for people who never showed you any love at all, but what about you? Don’t you think you deserve some happiness too? Don’t you think you deserve to be treated with love and respect, even though you’re different from the rest of us? Why would you put your freedom back on the line just to save me?” Sonia was back in tears again, and it also made Edwina feel like crying too.”
“Because, you are my family, Sonia. I could not imagine a life without you in it.”
“How could you say such words despite all I’ve done to you? I’ve given you the worst form of betrayal as a sister, and yet you still make such sacrifices for me. What kind of a person are you?”
Edwina did not expect Sonia to be this way to her, she’s always wanted love and kindness from her, she might have thought that doing this might change things, but guess she was wrong.
“Please, Sonia. All I’ve ever wanted was to be close to you as a sister. I have no one on this earth if you leave me.”
“I am getting what I deserve for how badly I treated you! Everything that’s going to happen to me on that execution ground, I deserve it, all of it! The only person who doesn’t deserve any such harshness is you, sister. You deserve to be free now, you deserve to find love and happiness, not to go and live with a disabled man for the rest of your life, all because of me.”
“I am willing to do that and much more if it means that you and this baby will live, Sonia.”
“Sonia shook her head, “no. I can’t let you do that, not after all I’ve put you through. I would never forgive myself if I see you unhappy all because you have to take care of someone who can’t stand on his own two feet, someone who has lost all his wealth and has nothing to offer you. I couldn’t even live with him in that condition for long. Forgive my words, but that crippled man, he’s disgusting! I cannot let you do that, Edwina. I can’t let you do that because of me.”
“Let me be the one to worry about that, sister.”
Sonia rose her voice, loudly and sternly this time. “NO! I will not let you make that sacrifice this time around. If you do it, I’ll kill myself.”
Edwina’s heart raced with the sound of her words, those scary words that made her hurriedly choose this decision in the first place, the sound of Sonia dying. Tears began to flow from her eyes as she spoke.
“Sonia, please, stop worrying about how it will turn out for me and worry about saving your life and this child first.”
“This child isn’t even born yet, and my life is not worth saving at your expense! I would never forgive myself if I saw you in suffering because of me, you have to understand that this is for your own good, sister.”
“So, I should just watch you die? How much good do you think that will do me, huh? How good do you think I’ll feel watching your head being chopped off???”
“I have already accepted my fate. You do not have to attend the execution, and believe it or not, life will move on for you after I’m gone. You won’t have to worry about marrying anyone you don’t want to. You will have your freedom and happiness; you can even move to the human world where you won’t feel different like you’ve always wanted. Life will be better for you after I’m gone, sister, it’s the only thing that could grant me inner peace.”
The warden burst into the room to interrupt their conversation then, meeting the two sisters in an emotionally unstable manner, but that was far from his problem.
“Visiting time is up for you ma’am, you have to return to your cell now, Sonia Sinclair.”
Edwina sobbed heavily as she watched her sister get up from the chair in front of her to be led out the door on the other side of the room, leading back to her prison.
“Please, Sonia, please… Let me save your life. Please don’t choose to die.”
Sonia shook her head, letting out the most heartbreaking words before leaving through the door.
“I’m sorry, but you have to let this one go, Edwina.”
The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate – Chapter 10
Edwina had soaked her pillow in tears after returning home from the cells. Her emotional state didn’t even allow her pay a visit to Benedict, as she headed straight home right after seeing her sister. Why is Sonia behaving like this? Why wont she let her worry about taking care of a disabled person? Why wont she let her worry about choosing to stay with a man she does not love?
But of all that had happened today, one thing moved Edwina, it’s that for the first time, Sonia considered her sister’s well-being first, despite the fact that it meant she wouldn’t have a life to continue with anymore, she wanted Edwina to be happy. She wanted her sister to be free, but how can Edwina have all that without any family by her side? Does Sonia not know that loneliness makes such happiness and freedom less relevant? What will be the point of all this if she had no family to share her joy with?
Probably this was why alpha Chase insisted that she had some time to think it over, maybe Sonia was right, she shouldn’t keep sacrificing her own well-being and happiness just for the sake of others, but why does her heart feel so strongly against this?
Sonia has made her decision; she has chosen to die instead. Not that Edwina is to blame for any of this, Sonia put herself in that situation and now she’s willing to pay for it. She has told Edwina to let go and move on, and if she does otherwise, Sonia threatened to take her own life. Edwina knows that one thing she won’t miss her sister for is her stubbornness, but no matter what, no matter how difficult and challenging things may seem at first, Edwina would always choose life before anything else.
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Alpha Xander was in his study on the afternoon of the next day when he received an expected visitor. It was one of the men at the gate that had come in to inform him that she’d come. Edwina didn’t need to worry about not being allowed in here anymore, as after she’d left the last time, he’d called all servants on duty to spread the word about anyone bearing her name who lacks the mark of the night howler should never be denied entry into this packhouse. They’d kept to his order, as this guard had specially come to the alpha to inform him of her arrival outside of court hours.
“Let her in,” Xander instructed as he folded up the bunch of letters he was attending to and rolled his chair to the middle.
A few minutes later, Edwina entered the study room with the guard behind her, this time he noticed sleeping bags under her eyes. She also appeared to have been crying.
“Edwina,” he called her name after dismissing the guard and offering her a seat. “Is everything all right with you?”
“Yes. Everything is fine, thank you sir.”
“Are you sure? You don’t look fine at all.”
“I am fine sir, nothing is wrong.”
Her responses were sharp, like she didn’t want to talk about whatever was going on with her. Xander knew something was wrong somewhere, but decided not to push it any further.
“You came here to see me today. Have you finally made up your mind?”
“Yes I have, sir.”
“Are you sure that you’ve thought it over? Are you sure that you’re ready to give me a final answer on what we’d agreed on?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Okay. Let me hear it.”
“I have decided to agree to your condition, sir.”
“You agreed? You will exchange your mate for me?”
“Yes, but…”
He was about to say something, but decided to let her talk first, “but what?”
“But please sir, there is one thing I beg of you to do for me if I agree to this. It’s not a condition, but a request.”
He etched his brow before considering what she’d said, “what is it?”
“I would appreciate it if my sister has no clue about this while she serves her remaining prison time. I hope she won’t stay there for long in her condition, but I also don’t want her to find out about this exchange at all.”
“Why?”
“I went to visit her in prison yesterday, and I found that she’s is not in support of this decision at all. She prefers to go along with the execution.”
She didn’t look at his face as he spoke, she knew that he might feel insulted by hearing what Sonia said, but still, he needed to hear the truth, and she needed his help in keeping everything away from Sonia for some time.
“The choice was yours and not Sonia’s. There is nothing she can do about it if you choose to carry along with it. It should be none of her concern.”
“Well, it involves me, and I’m her sister, so she sees it as her concern. She threatened to kill herself if I tried to interfere with the execution.”
“Don’t worry about that, Sonia can do no harm to herself while she’s in there.”
“How do you know that? There are so many ways that one can take their own life without a weapon.”
“She won’t take her life, because I will make sure she doesn’t find out. We will have a very quiet wedding, and our union will only be known to the closest members of this house. No one else needs to know what is going on.”
He looked at her face, she didn’t seem very convinced by what she said. Poor girl is so worried about what her sister might do to herself. How could someone as cold blooded as Sonia still get so lucky in life?
“I will double the security in the prison and place one to watch over her 24/7. Just tell me any other thing you need and I’ll do it.”
He seemed to have gotten to her with those words. He did, for Edwina, she rarely got asked for whatever she wanted, it was more of always doing what she was told.
“My sister was in a bad state when I met her. Her prison clothes were very dirty, and she looked like she’d been sleeping on the floor. I want proper care to be given to her in the prison, even if she’s not going to be released.”
“Done. Any other thing?”
She shook her head, “none that I can think of for now. Thank you for being so considerate, alpha Xander.”
He nodded, “now that everything is settled, we will now proceed with our agreement. According to the laws and customs of this pack, there must be a ceremony to mark our rejoining as mates. We will be doing this tomorrow.”
Edwina sighed, knowing this was all to settle her worries. Here goes the new life for her, the one her heart had chosen.