Forced and traded to be his

Cynthia POV

"Luna," I heard Kate, my right hand maid say behind me, her voice soft yet seeking attention. I turned to her, my gaze fixed on the shower gel in her hand. "It's time for your night bath"

It's finally that time of the month. The time to try again.

The time I was ovulating and the perfect time advised by the doctor to meet with my mate.

The time to meet with my husband and make offsprings.

This has become more of a cultural duty than something deprived from pleasure.

The elders expectations from me to bare a child for Jackson has pushed me to forgetting what it felt like to have s*x and enjoy oneself while having it.

I just bath to smell good, feel good for my alpha and lay on his bed like a wood while he pounds inside me without mercy and without emotions.

My marriage with Jackson was never like this.

These days, I go around the pack hearing whispers about how the alpha left the pack the previous night to sleep with another alpha's mate.

How the supreme Luna is infertile

How the supreme Luna can't keep her mate and build a home for the alpha

How the supreme alpha can't even bear pups.

The only way out of this is having a child for him and securing your position as luna

That what mom always said, not until she left me a year ago and made me an orphan.

A supreme Luna and orphan who has become the mockery and gossip of the dynasty she rules.

"Have you informed Greg to inform the alpha about_"

"Yes Luna," she cut in, replying politely

I sighed deeply, taking off my robe and letting it fall with a soft thud on the floor.

Staring at the bath tub, I couldn't help the memories of previous night I've had my bath in this same bath tub just so I could perform the same duty with the alpha

And what comes after that?

The same result everytime.

We are sorry Luna but you're still not pregnant.

Now staring at the water again reminded me of the fear at the back of my mind.

What's the probability I would get pregnant?

Would I finally get pregnant after this?

Just like what mom would always say,

A Luna's strong hold on the pack and the alpha is bearing a child and not just any child, a male child

I haven't even had a miscarriage, talkmore of a male child

"Luna," Kate called out again and I shifted my gaze to her

Her brown eyes holding so much pity yet a small smile plastered on her lips

"I believe you will get pregnant soon. We just have to keep trying" she said, a genuine yet sad smile dancing on her lips

I gave a small smile, chuckling at her words at the back of my mind.

Raising one leg, I dipped it into the warm, rose scented water and carefully landed it softly on the tub before raising the other leg and dipping it in.

"Bring the fertility towel," kate words reached my ears, her tone authoritative and sharp

Yet I couldn't help the chuckle that escapes my lips.

Fertility towel was trash, nothing but a superstition that this pack has held for years.

A towel I would use to wrap around my body after having a bath so it brings me good luck before meeting with my mate.

"Forget about it," I ordered sharply yet softly

"But Luna, it's a culture that_"

"I don't care and I don't want it here" I ordered sternly, cutting her short.

She nodded in understanding then gestured with her right hand that the maid take the towel back.

In the past three years of my marriage with Jackson, I never thought I would be this unhappy and exhausted.

Days like these make me regret being the supreme Luna.

So many exhausting expectations.

"It's time to wash your hair Luna," hearing Kate's voice was a constant reminder of what exactly I was doing in this bath tub.

This night was going to be a long one.

★★★★★

Waiting twenty minutes for Jackson wasn't new but waiting twenty five minutes was new and it hasn't happened before.

He comes early and seldom comes late, but twenty five minutes late?

Did he forget about our fertility meeting today?

Rising to my feet after minutes of waiting on his bed, I stepped out and met olive guarding the door

He was the guard in charge of guarding the alpha's room

"Where is the alpha?" I asked softly

"He is on a call your majesty," he responded and I frowned

"A call for twenty five minutes on a day like this?" I asked and he remained mute. I walked past him, heading to Jackson's study with a deep frown on my face. "Where is he?" I asked and he still didn't respond.

Which was a normal thing around here.

Jackson has strictly instructed the guards that move with him always never to tell me about his whereabouts and over the past few years, I've grown to getting used to it.

He could have had this call during the day.

Now wasn't the time for call. Now was the time to make babies and I needed him to cooperate.

There was this constant fear in my mind that I had a lot to lose more than him and I needed to have a child as soon as possible.

"Where is he?" I asked again, this time my tone sharp and laced with a mix of anger and authority.

"Luna please it's not in my place to tell you about_"

"Where is he?" I asked again, cutting him short.

"In his study," he responded softly yet in hesitation

Walking past him, I instantly proceeded to taking the stairs that led to his study.

The door was partly opened with two guards stationed just outside his study.

The instant I approached them, they moved closer to each other, blocking my path

"Move," I ordered sternly and they both exchanged glances, talking with their eyes before moving sideways to let me through.

I walked inside the study but I wished I didn't.

There Jackson was, his hand dipped into his pants clearly caressing his rod while speaking with someone over the phone.

I froze.

My heart stopped beating for minutes.

I couldn't blinked.

Tears gathered in my eyes as a feeling of disgust and pain washed over me.

He didn't notice my presence because he was so engrossed in his act.

Shifting my gaze to his hand which he had on his phone, I could see the lady he was speaking with.

Luna Daisy Musk, mate to alpha Benson of Red blood pack

She was the beauty goddess of redblood pack and I've been hearing rumors about she having an affair with Jackson but I didn't believe it because I just thought to myself

No man would allow his mate to have an affair with another man.

I believe alpha Benson loved his mate so much to willingly let her have something to do with the supreme alpha.

But what I forgot was that Jackson wasn't just any man, he was the supreme alpha and he had so much power to make anyone do his bidding.

Even forcing alpha Benson to let him sleep with his wife.

"Tell me again how much you missed me.... Daisy"

Benson POV

"Tell me again how much you missed me.... Daisy"

I froze at the doorway the moment those words reached my ears.

That voice.

I knew it, too well to mistake it.

I'd say through countless meetings with him, heard him give speeches, orders, promises.

I could recognize that voice in my sleep.

Fury surged through me, curling my fingers into a fist at my side, while the other hand gripped the glass cup so tightly I feared it would shatter under the pressure.

Alpha Lord Jackson was my superior and he was the alpha Lord of this dynasty.

I was just a regular alpha overseeing one of the packs under him but never did I ever think that he would be calling my mate too

Who the hell did he think he was?

Being the supreme alpha didn't give him the audacity to sleep with every packs alpha's mate he meet.

The rumors were everywhere. How the supreme alpha couldn't keep his d*ck in his pants.

He was always after every skirt but never did I expect he would be after my mate too.

"I told you before Jackson. Do I have to say it again?" She asked, her voice soft yet sultry

"Yes please," he responded and I felt disgusted in my guts.

"I missed you," she said, giggling and avoiding his gaze from the screen

Daisy doesn't usually blush like this with me. She is usually shy and quiet.

She seemed like a completely different person with alpha Lord Jackson.

Daisy asked for water and I decided to get her a glass as a loving alpha that I am but hearing her conversation with alpha Lord Jackson, my heart sank.

We've been together for two years and she was my mate. I've loved her and tried to make her happy.

Yet, she was slowly falling into the alpha' Lord trap.

My fist clenched so tightly around the glass cup that it cracked and a part of it fell hard to the ground

That startled Daisy who was engrossed in her call with the supreme alpha.

She turned swiftly to the door and her gaze landed on me, her eyes flashing with shock and disbelief.

"Sweet,...how long...are you alright?" She stammered, walking closer to me while properly adjusting her robe over her shoulder.

Her gaze fixed on the wound in my palm, she carefully placed her hand under mine, staring at the wound with a guilty look on her face

"Who were you talking to?" I asked like I didn't know the answer already, my voice cold and deep.

She flinched then blinked rapidly before giving a reply.

"It was no one,"she replied and a heart wrenching pain engulfed my heart.

Was Daisy lying to me?

She has always been sweet and caring and soft spoken and honest but now, she was lying on my face.

"Sweet...are...are you lying to_"

"No sweet. I'm not. I was talking to no one" she said defensively.

It wasn't her firm voice that shocked but her words.

Daisy was never a liar. She was the envy of the entire dynasty. Alphas envied me for having a perfect wife like her.

Beautiful in and out.

But now, from what just happened, I was convinced that Daisy wasn't the woman I knew anymore

The woman I mated with, married and made a Luna wasn't a liar but the woman standing in front of me was and I was speechless

"So you speak directly with the Alpha Lord now?" I asked and she finally fixed her gaze on me and there was something about her gaxe.

The love, softeness, affection were gone.

They were all gone and those beautiful black eyes reflected nothing but anger and emptiness.

"Who doesn't?" She replied harshly

I was stunned and I froze. I've never heard Daisy speak fo me in such manner before.

"So you cheat on me now? You're one of those whore who the Alpha Lord stick his d*ck into right?" i asked, my voice echoing down the hallway and into the stairs

She rolled her eyes and just walked out on me, ignoring my question.

"Sweet, I'm not done talking,"

"Oh please Benson, you're yelling and I want to sleep" she uttered rudely, glaring daggers at me before turning her back to me and walking straight to her room.

"Did you just call me by my first_" I couldn't complete my words because she banged the door at my face and locked it from inside.

Daisy has changed and I saw the signs but I ignored.

We usually kiss before I leave for work but these days,she subtly turns her face and says she is tired.

Most times, I caught her engrossed in her phone, texting and giggling during the night.

Two months ago, Daisy talked about having a room for herself and complained about how she didn't want to share a room with me.

And maybe agreeing to that and making her happy was a bad decision because she just banged the door at me.

I should have suspected something was wrong the moment she asked for a room. I should have known something was wrong with her awkward behaviors

Daisy never yelled. She never talked harshly. She wasn't dishonest but now, she had become someone I barely knew.

The cases of divorce has been rising in the dynasty more frequently amongst alpha's and Luna's and I didn't want to be next.

I didn't want to be the next alpha who lost his mate to the Alpha Lord.

But alpha Lord Jackson was still a threat and I had no idea how to get him away from my mate before he destroyed my marriage.

Sighing deeply, I raised my knuckles to the door and after thinking deeply for some seconds.

I wasn't wrong so why did I feel wrong and why did I feel like apologizing?

She was clearly cheating on me?

Was she?

My mind questioned and I exhaled deeply again.

I was confused, heart broken, surprised and extremely exhausted.

I've always been the one to tell people about how indisciplined their mates were and so uncontrollable for them to fall for the Alpha Lord's charm.

Yet here my mate was, falling already for him.

"This wasn't the plan at all" I muttered under my breath, the weight of exhaustion and hurt pressing down on me.

★★★★★

SEVEN DAYS LATER

Staring at the tenth text message I sent to Daisy, I exhaled deeply as I saw the blue tick

An indication she read but didn't reply.

I didn't see her this morning when I woke up and I didn't get the chance to speak with her because the Alpha Lord called for me.

"He's coming Alpha," Greg, a trusted and built yet short guard in the supreme royal pack house informed me, his voice deep yet polite

I nodded, staring again at my phone and hoping silently that Daisy would reply my message but she didn't.

She wasn't typing back.

She wasn't calling. Nothing was going on. She was just reading and ignoring.

"Alpha Benson," Jackson voice drifted my thought and I raised my gaze and fixed it in him

"Alpha lord," I called softly, memories of last night flooding my head. I rose to my feet and bowed slightly, giving him his respect

"im glad you could come see me. I thought you wouldn't make it" he said, grinning from ear to ear like he wasn't a man whore.

I wonder how the supreme Luna felt knowing her husband was f*cking around.

He should have used that energy to f*ck his wife and get her pregnant. I clenched my jaw, trying to control the anger threatening to burst from my veins.

"I came as soon as you called and with all due respect, what's this meeting for?" I asked politely, trying to cut to the chase.

His smile made my fist clenched by my side. I yearned to punch that smile of his face and disfigure that face that is trying to take my mate away from me and distract her from our marriage.

His entire presence made my wolf growl in anger and I wanted to let it out.

But what could would that do?

I was just an average wolf whose size wasn't as half of that as the Alpha Lord?

Could I really win in a fight with him?

Alphas like me could challenge for rank, but none dared to. Not against a man like Lord Jackson.

That was a signed and stamped death wish.

"Let's not waste time, Alpha Benson," Jackson said casually, like we were old friends catching up.

"Daisy has been glowing lately," he said, his smile widening on his lips "and....let's make this easier, Benson," he paused, his eyes locked on mine. "I want your wife. And in return...you can have mine."

Benson's POV

"You can't...be serious," I stuttered, the previous look of anger in my face disappearing and being replaced by shock

"I am, alpha Benson. I'm dead serious,"

There was a moment of silence between us and he sank deeper into his chair, leaning on it while fixing his gaze on me

This had to be a joke right? He can't be possibly serious.

But he just said he was. No he can't be. I denied instantly.

"I know how this sounds. I know it's sounds insane and absurd" he uttered with a soft tone and something turned a switch inside me

"F*cking hell yes it is. It's ridiculous and stupid," I responded harshly, forgetting for a second that I was speaking with the supreme Alpha.

Alpha Lord Jackson chuckled then exhaled sharply, glaring at me with a mischievous smirk plastered on his face.

"You seemed to have forgotten your place alpha Benson" I swallowed a lump, realization hitting me hard.

I bowed slightly, my gaze fixed on the marbled tiled floor

"I'm sorry alpha Lord," I apologized with a soft tone, a frown on my face and my heart racing with so much yearn to forget a punch on his face

"I have an offer for you and I think you would like it," he said, grabbing an envelope from his drawer and placing it on the table.

He didn't even acknowledge my apology and simply ignored it.

Same cold, arrogant and careless assho*e

"What's that?" I asked, staring at the brown envelope on his desk

"Take a look alpha," he urged and I stared at him with suspicious eyes then stretched my hand to the table and grabbed the envelope

Opening it, I dipped m hand in and brought out a white paper from the envelope and reading the title just right above the paper, my eyes widened

A mix of happiness and relieved washed over me.

Was this finally happening? I've been requesting for more weapons for the warriors on my pack.

We've been short on weapons that has been one of our major set backs.

Over the past few months, I've written countless requests messages to the supreme alpha but he never gave a reply.

Could this be his reply?

This would mean so much to the pack if this was true. The elders of Red Moon would be so relieved and excited about this.

"I've been receiving your request about seeking weapons from the supreme pack and I've decided to grant that request" he chipped in, his voice jolting me out of my thoughts.

"So you've finally decided to_"

"Yes I have," he cut me short, interrupting my speech "I want Red Moon pack to be safe and I want my people to feel safe. I know you urgently need these weapons because of the countless attacks Red Moon pack have been receiving" he explained and a broad and relieved smile appeared on my lips.

"This is good news alpha Lord Jackson. The elders would be happy about this and they_"

"Don't thank me yet Benson. I want us to arrive at an agreement first before you do that," he cut me again, his tone now serious and deep

I hope he isn't about to bargain this for Daisy?"

The instant that thought crossed my mind, I felt my heart sinking. He wouldn't do that right? He isn't that heartless.

"Take as many weapons you need and you give me Daisy. You would sign a contract which states that Daisy would live with me as my wife for six months and you would have my wife and as many weapons as you need"

This is crazy. He is crazy.

"This is ridiculous," I uttered harshly, the happiness in me disappearing in thin air.

"It isn't. It's just two alpha arriving at a mutual understanding" he said softly

"Mutual understanding? Is that what you call it? You're possibly saying we should swap wives like we are swapping properties." I gritted my teeth in anger, glaring daggers at him while my hand clenched the white paper on my hand in anger.

"You get my point and I like that," he uttered, an evil smirk plastered on his face.

"Is this a joke to you?" I asked, my voice now sharp. "I need this weapons to protect the pack, the same pack that's under your rule and you want me to sign an agreement before I get them?" I said, my jaws clenching.

"Just sign and take as many as you need alpha Benson. This shouldn't be that hard" he uttered casually.

"You are clearly telling me to give up my mate to be with you and take arms that are freely supposed to be given to red moon pack and you sit there saying it's not hard? Are you out of your f*cking mind?" My sharp voice echoed in the room that the door burst open with Greg storming in

"Greg, kindly escourt alpha Benson out of the palace and make sure the next time be comes to see me, he would have signed the contract," Jackson ordered while Greg's eyes moved swiftly to the paper in my hand before shifting his gaze to my face.

I leaned forward, maintaining eye contact with the bastard "I'm never signing this so forget about it" I dumped the paper on the desk and walked out.

"Never say never," I heard Daniel say behind me while laughing out loudly like a maniac.

★★★★★

Barging into the house, I saw maids and warriors from the supreme Palace carrying familiar suitcase in their hands.

"Please be careful with that," I heard Daisy's soft voice from the hallway

What's going on?

"Sweet," I called out but she ignored me. "Sweet," I called out again and she turned sharply to me, resentment and anger dancing in her eyes

"Why didn't you sign the contract alpha Lord Jackson gave you?" She asked with a sharp tone, her gaze hard and empty

She knew about the contract? She knew about my meeting today?

I was dumbfounded. I just stared at her, a million thoughts running through my head at same time.

"The alpha Lord has ordered I come go the palace and I've decided to go,"

"Wait.... what!" I exclaimed, , finally finding words to say and stammering while staring at my mate in shock.

"I would be married to him for only six months according to the contact so I'd advise you better sign it quick for the sake of this pack"

"Daisy you're leaving me for Jackson?" It was more of a statement than a question.

She exhaled then gestured with her hands for the maids in the hallway to leave.

The hallway was soon empty with just the two of us alone.

"Maybe this is what we both need, Benson." Daisy whispered and I stared at me mate in disbelief.

Was this a dream? The Daisy I know would never agree to this? What had gone wrong on our marriage that my mate now wants to be with another man?

Maybe I was hearing thighs wrong. Maybe I was overthinking.

"Is this what you want?" I asked, my heart racing in pain as the realization that I was about to be one of those Alpha's who lost their wives to the alpha Lord.

"Yes Benson. This is what I want. Maybe a little adventure with someone else is what I crave for. The spark we feel for each other is no longer there and I think we should find other options"

My wolf howled in pain inside me as I heard her words. Daisy haven't allowed me touch her for eight months and I never knew why

But now I do.

She was clearly getting company from the alpha Lord.