Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins – Chapter 128
Suddenly, two of Victor’s Betas explode from the treeline on either side of the black figures who approach Victor. Victor’s Betas shoot at the black figures, but they dodge, leaping forward and pulling knives from their hips. The men in ski masks tackle Victor’s Betas to the ground, pressing the knives to their skin to infect them with the wolfsbane.
“That’s two of Dad’s Betas down,” Ian whispers.
“Eight more to go,” Alvin confirms.
h pain, but four more come charging out of the woods behind them. Slowly, Victor turns in his place, leveling his gun at
his Betas move forward, quickly
mbs.
. “That’s it!” he says.
much noise. “Papa has won!”
rds new defensive positions.
nd.
f those…” Alvin says, studying them. “…is uncle Rafe.”
her, rage and horror on
lls it out. “If neither of the five fallen Betas is uncle Rafe, and none of the six we saw back there are him either…”
he
cheating,” Ian growls, rage lighting his eyes. “What a snake
n,” Alvin says, starting to climb down the tree. “We have to go tell papa!”
eve before he gets too far. “We have to go tell grandpapa.”
ing up at him.
e have to catch him in the act,” Ian says, looking back towards the camp. “Grandpapa is in charge – he
y of the trees, heading back towards the camp.
But damn, it’s hard.
d up beneath her. Evelyn frowns, pondering this strange girl, worrying for her. She’s a sweet kid but
p Bridgette, but…maybe, in support of Victor, she’d start tomorrow.
a rustling from the forest and Evelyn sits straight up in her chai
black. So imagine her surprise when the two emerging figures turned out to be not Victor’s soldiers, but her own sons.
oing out here?”
eyes to ensure they are all right.
his eyes wide with worry.
re safe! We just wante
e spoken to them in such tones.
ermined that they’re safe and unharmed. “That is a war zone out there –“ she says, flinging an arm towards the forest. “I don’t care how clever you think you are, or what you think you were doing, there is absolutely no r
mother’s face red with rage, her anger directed at them.
fill both of their eyes almost simultaneously.
We’re
fervently, his lip trembling.
essed and alert. Apparently, he, too, was determined to stay up to hear the results of the trial.
s about what’s happening.
pidly to come up with some kind of excuse for them.
shooting her a dark look. “I want to hear it from the boys themselves, before you can think up somethi
ith a grimace.
t happy about. Now, you’ve always been honest, so even if you’ve done something bad, you’ll tell me about it now. The truth.
s nod, not daring to look up to their mother for confirmation.
straight in his chair, ready to listen.
st, sir,” he says simply.
ows his eyes.
sk any of them – nobody even knew we were there, and we didn’t talk to anyone, or touch anyone!”
t you knew you weren’t supposed to go.”
. “But we had to make sure uncle Rafe was playing fair!”
cheated then, putting something in papa’s tea, and we just wanted to make sure he was playing fair this time!”
him get away with it.
fe’s claim to the pack, largely because he knows that he has larger sway over Rafe and his actions. But this was the first proof that he’s been supporting Rafe in more than just spirit.
es on from this point
hat have you come here to tell us tonight, halfway through the trial.”
hands in fists by his sides.
ng that?”
d Rafe’s got,” he takes a moment to count on his fingers. “FIVE down.”
ight.
a significant advantage?
ople left in the game, but none of them are him.”
Rafe is not on the field. We don’t know where he is.”
to confirm this claim, when Evelyn suddenly gasps.
looking out at the forest. Her face goes white as a sheet as she stares into the darkness of the woods.
out a hand to stop him.
t his grandmother’s grip, but she whispers to him to be calm.
then, still gasping in pain, but her face rigid with determination.
r hold on Alvin and nods.
another word, she hurtles into the woods.