The Alpha's Exchanged Mate
The Alpha’s Exchanged Mate – Chapter 37

Edwina’s POV…

It had only been a few hours since our arrival at the cottage, but I already felt more relaxed than I had been in a long time.

I couldn’t be sure what it was exactly that made the feelings of stress and pressure to leave, but one thing I was sure of was the atmosphere and how much being in one place together with Alexander felt right. It was also good to be away from the noise and all the rising chaos that started since the sizzlers appeared during the coronation.

I had to force Alex to take this trip today. He was so worried as there were rumors of some of the soldiers in the night howlers pack threatening to join the sizzlers. And that wasn’t a battle I wanted him to face. At least he should do so with a clear head.

There were no people to upset me, no different sorts of noises, or the other things that came with being at the pack house.

Instead, the sounds of pans and pots that usually came from the kitchen were replaced with birds chirping, and the sound of the conversations around me was now replaced with the soft hum of the breeze as it ruffled through the trees around me.

“That smile is infectious. Penny for your thoughts?” Alexander asked, and I turned to look in his direction, throwing a small smile his way.

He was currently lying on the bed, propped up on a ridiculous amount of soft pillows, and he, too, appeared to be relaxed. Although we hadn’t spoken a word to each other in the last couple of minutes, it didn’t feel awkward.

The silence wasn’t one of those that unsettled one or both of us. It wasn’t the type of silence that made me want to say something, anything to dispel it. Instead, it was one of those silences that brought peace with it.

“It’s pretty relaxing here.” I offered, moving from my perched position by the door to settle on the bed beside him.

Alexander offered me a small smile, patting the space beside him and encouraging me to come to join him further up the bed. I smiled at his offer and moved until I was perched right beside him.

“It is. I don’t regret coming up here at all. I think we really needed a break from the noise and stress.” He said, and I nodded my head in agreement.

“Wanna know the best thing?” He asked in that mischievous tone that I had grown accustomed to in the last month.

“What?” I humored, doing my best to suppress the grin that was currently threatening to split my face in half.

“We get to do IT anywhere.” He said, wiggling his brows playfully at me.

His jokes could be so cocky, and I love that he could still make jokes at this moment when I know his mind is nowhere than in the night howlers territory.

I let out a loud laugh at his words, unable to hold back when I caught the playful look in his eyes, but it wasn’t until I came down from my laughter high that I noticed the glint in his eyes.

I knew what that look was, and my body heated and tingled as his eyes ran over my body.

I had been thinking of what s*x would be like with him in a different environment, away from the four-corner restriction of the room.

He leaned in gently, causing me to lean in halfway and connect our lips in a sweet k**s.

His lips were slightly chapped from the cold, but I did not mind one bit. Instead, I pressed closer to him as his hands moved to cup my face while my mind reached up to hold the hem of his shirt.

He tasted so good that my eyes fluttered shut at the feeling of his tongue prodding my mouth, asking for permission to enter into my mouth. I parted my lips for him, allowing him entrance.

His hand moved from cupping my cheek to sliding down my neck until he grasped the hem of my sweater and tugged lightly on it. He pulled away slowly, making sure we both had enough space to breathe, and I was able to slide the material of my sweater off my body before reconnecting our mouths.

This time our k****s were more profound, with more tongue involved as well as a lot less gentle. My hands roamed up his chest before moving to tangle in his long dark brown hair before gripping onto the softness as I pushed his head backward.

Our tongues dueled and danced together as if it had been years since we last did this. Our chests rose and fell in sync while sweat began to pool between our bodies. He broke away to look at me, resting his forehead against mine.

I moved to cross my legs over his so I was straddling him, and his eyes immediately fell to my breasts which were perfectly tucked in the purple lacy bra that I had on.

His fingers began tracing the soft skin of my breasts, and I watched with hooded eyes as he bit his lips as if contemplating what he wanted to do first, but before he could come to a decision, I lifted myself off his body and began unbuttoning his pants.

He let out a shaky breath watching me with hungry eyes as I slid them slowly down his thighs and dropped them by the bed.

I removed my own jeans next, leaving me to remain in the matching purple lacy panties, and once I was done with that, I took the time to remove his boxers next, smirking gently when I caught sight of the precum that had currently formed a wet patch on the material of his boxers.

His e******n sprung free as soon as I freed him from the restrictive confines of the fabric, and I reached down to take his hard shaft in my hands; running my hands up and down the length, I smiled as he took in a shaky breath and then I increased my pace slightly.

My eyes met his once again as I began to pump him slowly, and I enjoyed the way his eyes watched me and seemed to follow my every movement. Once I felt like he was ready enough, I took his length into my mouth, moaning slightly at the taste of him. He let out a loud grunt as my tongue lathered his c**k with saliva.

After a few moments of bobbing my head up and down on him, I focused on the sensitive head of his c**k. My body tingled with the way he g*****d, grunted, and even growled at some point.

As I continued f*****g him with my mouth, I noticed that his eyes never left my breasts which made me unhook my bra, throwing it to the pile of our clothes on the floor and then pressing his hard shaft in between my cleavage.

He m****d loudly at the sensation of being surrounded by my warm cleavage, and I did my best to move my breasts up and down his length. It felt good to be able to take care of him in his way, and every sound he made or shudder that went through his body caused my core to tingle even more.

I pulled him out of my breasts and moved further down to lick his balls. After giving each of them a quick lick, he stopped my movements, adjusting the pillow beside him and then encouraging me to sit on his hard shaft.

I pulled off my lacy panties and then moved to straddle him once more, guiding his hard shaft to my wet core.

He g*****d loudly as my warm clit rubbed against his shaft, causing him to thrust forward forcefully. I gasped as his hardness hit my sensitive opening, causing my walls to tighten around him and making him chuckle in delight. He quickly wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me close.

He rocked us back and forth, finally taking charge in the manner that he was used to, and I let him. I was shutting my eyes tight as he continued to thrust into me. I met his upward thrusts with my downward thrusts, and soon, I could feel the building in my abdomen increase.

My m***s came out loud and high-pitched, and when he took a nipple into his mouth, he suckled on it gently with his eyes closed. He looked like he was enjoying the sweetest treat of his life and the sight of him like that turned me on beyond belief, making me begin to bounce up and down faster and faster on his length. Sometimes I wonder how he manages to make such a move. I then get worried if he isn’t trying too hard and secretly hurting himself just to impress me.

His eyes opened wide, and the pleasure and l**t that were written in his depths only encouraged me. I took his lips in a k**s, and as opposed to my movements on his c**k, the k**s was actually really soft and sweet. His tongue entered my mouth, and he began to suckle gently in it.

At the same time, his fingers moved between our bodies to press themselves against my clit, and he began to stroke the hardened nub in the most pleasurable way possible. The sensation was almost unbearable as the pleasure grew higher and higher.

I began to pant heavily as my desire increased, and Alexander grinned, knowing I was close. His thumb moved faster and faster against my clit, and I cried out, letting my o****m rip through me like an unstoppable force. I was so far gone into my o****m that I could barely hear Alexander’s loud growls as he also reached his peak.

We stayed connected for a little while after that, breathing heavily and coming down from our highs. Afterward, we basked in the aftermath of our lovemaking.

We were both still breathing heavily, and I was still contemplating about what the right moment to tell him about Ben’s involvement with the sizzlers. I sometimes tend to wonder if I wasn’t paying some sort of foolish loyalty to Ben.

“A penny for your thought,” he said again, smiling sheepishly.

“What do you remember about the last attack of the sizzlers?”

I could see him frown. This was definitely not a topic he wanted to talk about. Not now.

He then said his thoughts aloud. “Can we not talk about it now? You dragged me away from the night howler territory here in order to clear my mind, not add to it.”

“This is important,” I insisted and glared at me.

“What is wrong, Edwina?”

“Can you please tell me all you remember?”

“There is nothing much, we were in battle, and I and Ben were fighting side by side. They had ambushed us in our secret hide-out and outnumbered us. That was how I got crippled,” he narrated briefly, “what is it?”

I let out an exasperated gasp.

“I found out from my sister that they planned with the night howlers to kill you and Ben had connived with them,”

I could see the shock expressed all over his eyes and anger and fury rushing down his veins.

“F**k!!!”

“F**k!” he exclaimed,

“What is it?” I asked as I could see a shocking light of realization hit him.

“Now I know why they want you as a settlement deal.”