MATE FOR RENT: Substitute bride for the Alpha

[I love you]

Mercedes hesitated for a while before sending the text to her husband. She was so nervous and happy at the same time that she felt her heart was ripping out of her chest.

Shortly after, a message enters her phone.

She inhaled deeply and with a trembling hands, she opened the message.

[I love you too Mercedes]

she smiled at the text from her husband as she childishly played with her wedding ring.

[Won't you come home and be with me ? Enough of all this business trip my lady]

she stifled out another laughter.

[Sorry not today, but I promise I will be back soon] Mercedes happily pressed the sent button and crouched her phone when she noticed the glare of the cab driver from the rearview mirror.

Mercedes and Trevor has being married for two years. Today was their wedding anniversary.

Even though she knew how much, Trevor hated surprises but then this was different. He was surely going to be pleased with this one.

[I have missed you so much ] She smiled at her husband's text.

[I promise I will make it up to you] she replied.

However, He left her on read, like he suddenly had to do something..

[today is our wedding anniversary, make a wish and I'd grant you that] she texted And Yet no response came as the cab pulled up at the fifth house in redhill estate.

She paid and hopped out, with her keys flying around her fingers. Once she got to the door of the old mansion, She slid the flinging keys into the key hole and the door opened instantly.

Trevor was definitely at home. The phone he texted with shows that he wasn't in the office for any Emergency and beside today is Saturday.

She meant to scream his name out in joy and to await Trevor's Suprise gaze but heard a feminine voice from inside. Her face frown. As she headed back to know if the voice was from outside.

It wasn't

She became more pissed. She had agreed with Trevor to not let work interfere in their lives, no opposite gender could visit in each other's absence whether for work or any emergency. Phone was built to take care of stuffs like this. Laptop too for zoom calls.

She listened more attentively to know if she could figure out which of his work colleague had that voice but what she heard was a female moaning helpless.

Was he washing porn?

She hoped.

She tiptoed silently to catch him in the act.

However, Trevor was so busy fucking another woman that he didn't realize the door even opened.

"Ah fuck me harder Trevor! I will be your plaything forever" the woman's desperate voice echoed followed by a fast flesh slapping flesh sounds and then a moan from the woman.

"You dirty little slut. I'm going to fuck you until your pussy gets weak. That's my gift to you, we can do this all over again since she's not coming back even today"

Mercedes pinched her eyes shot as raw liquid rolled out of her eyes. This was Trevor's voice and the "she" that was not coming back today was her?. Was this why he left her on read?

Mercedes didn't realize she was crying already. She quietly opened the room but the two were still far away from reality. .

Untill she flicked on the light.

"Holy molly! " Trevor's eyes widened in Suprise.

"Holly molly you too asshole! This is the love you promised me?"

"What are you doing here?" He said dragging his messy hair backwards and rolling his eyes nervously.

A woman appeared at the door too. She was dressed in Mercedes's favorite night wear. She probably took her time to get dressed up and appear sexy to the other woman that's here to take her dick.

Mercedes was so frustrated that she slapped his face with her trembling hands. She then walked up to the woman that dared to sleep with her mate and realization washed over her.

"Stephanie?"

"Mercedes?" Stephanie whispered as she first looked at her dressing Infront of her friend's husband and then at Mercedes.

This was the same girl she took in, consoled and gave a job at her husband's company. They were school mates and when she came to her begging for help after her mate rejected , She had to take her in for old time sake.

"What the fuck Stephanie! How long have you too been fucking each other"

Stephanie lowered her gaze. Hiding behind her friend's husband like he was her shield or something.

"Talk to me! You whore! How dare you do this to me? What exactly have I done wrong to you Steph?"

"He is my mate too!" Stephanie spilled

Mercedes was not sure if she heard her right but when she lifted her hand to slap her shameless face, it was hung in the air. .

Trevor stopped her?

She couldn't believe she wasn't dreaming.

"What? Trevor what's this nonsense? How could you?" She pulled her hands off his grips and it fell on his face.

"Hit me all you want Mercedes but don't touch her. This isn't totally our fault"

"Not your fault? Are you trying to blame someone else for your promiscuity?"

Trevor sighed "I mean. You were never around. You don't even make it to spend the weekend with me anymore "

"So this! " She pointed at stephanie knowing fully well that if murder had no charge, she would have torn her into pieces right there and now . " This was my fault Trevor?"

She couldn't bear the gravity of the betrayal and staggered before falling. Trevor rushed to help her up.

Just like he was always there to help whenever she needed him. But now, it all felt so fake to her. She slapped his hands away and tried to stand again but staggered.

"you are not supposed to find out this way Mercedes but we got married. Sorry I couldn't invite you. " Stephanie was finally showing her true colours

"Married? I must be a joke to you both . How dare you do this to me! Why? I love you Trevor, I loved you I have always had. Even my family were against this marriage but I still married you because I loved you!"

"More than your work? Mercedes, admit that you prioritize me more than money! What do I not have that you had to work your ass off leaving me alone with my horny dick!" Trevor said, his brows furrowed like he was almost bawling in tears.

Mercedes couldn't bear the pain in her heart anymore. She knew it would burst into pieces if she tries to hold in that anger that was weighing her heart down. She burst into uncountable tears. Crying and screaming on top of her voice.

Stephanie was not bothered . She smiled and held Trevor's hand, all she cared about was to spite Mercedes the more. "We fell in again and decided to get married"

"To my mate? Stephanie? You dumped him years ago because he had nothing, now you want him back? Could you stoop any lower to hurt me?" Mercedes voice wasn't so clear, as she stuttered in tears.

"No, Its my fault" she blamed herself. I knew you guys were once together but I thought you were done for good?"

She breathed in again and looked at Trevor in pain. "So that was the reason for your sudden three months trip seven months ago? You went on a trip and married another woman , Trevor!!!

"You really catch on things slowly maybe your sickness has messed with your head" Trevor says and laughed.

"What? " Mercedes brows furrows in surprise hearing her husband's indirect admittance. " Why didn't you divorce me. Why did you have to deceive me all this while? "

"If I had divorced you, I would lose my chances of becoming the next CEO of sterling enterprise "

Mercedes felt sick. She felt like a dagger has been struck right in her chest piercing her heart.

"We can all still live like nothing happened. I mean everything was fine until you found out"

"Fuck you Trevor! Fuck you and that whore beside you. I'm done. " She forced her diamond wedding ring out of her fingers and trashed it at them " You will hear from my lawyer Soon"

" Please listen to me. I know I fucked up" Trevor pleaded. He wasn't totally sure if he should let Mercedes go like that.

" Good, take an applause little kid!"

"We can sort this out without ending our marriage. "

" We? Did you just say we? Do I look like a garbage cleaner?'

"Mercedes, don't fucking do this! I can't lose you. I love you Mercedes"

Mercedes stopped for a while thinking how many times she have being deceived by this particular shallow lie.

"same way you love my friend?You both betrayed me. Trevor you didn't just cheat on me. You went ahead to marry the asshole. No matter what you do and how much you try, you CAN'T WIN ME BACK "