Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins – Chapter 168

Evelyn’s blood runs cold in her body. Joyce. She fights the urge to snarl at him. Instead, she keeps her face impassive, saying nothing.

“How ironic,” Joyce says, looking slowly around at everyone in the room. “That my ex-wife shows up on the same day that my current wife abandons me.”

No one says a word. Joyce just smirks, closing the distance between himself and Evelyn. “Perhaps I’ll just take you back,” he says softly, raising a hand towards Evelyn’s face.

st her bruise.

nterchangeable.”

rks. Evelyn knows, instinctually, that he’s thinking of their wedding night, when he took her virginity –

anger on her, punishing her the next day by making her sit in a closet and watch as –

ing about.

, his teeth fully bared at this man. Joyce laughs down at him.

ginning to arch into his claws.

you sure he’s not mine?”

arms and pressing him against her before he can say a word in defense of his father.

velyn snarls, “don’t you dare say a word to my son.”

he’s not my son? After all, you had both of us within the same twenty-four hour period.”

ck of Ian’s head. “Whose to say his seed took root in you while mine did not?”

of his mind –

50/50 split. One twin for him, and one for me.” Slowly, he gives her a despicable smile.

ld, in six years? Or any of the whores you frequent?”

t this, but Evelyn ignores him. She turns and dips her head to her father. “May I go?” she asks.

n walks right past Joyce and out of the room.

st.

y, heading for the stairs.

n growls, looking back o

d.”

says, his voice rumbling as Evelyn cli

bidding him to be quiet, and then moves to take out the little record player that she knows is still kept in the bottom drawer of the desk.

plugs it in and puts on an old children’s record – one she liked as a kid. Then, she beckons Ian to come close

talk about it freely, and I don’t know if your grandfather put microphones in this room. So, we ha

at the record player with confusion.

our parts.”

nods and lift

out you. I wanted to kill him.”

outh quirking up at her bloodthirsty little boy. “I know, he’s

cannot defend your father here. I saw that you wanted to downstairs – but you can’t do that. We have to pretend like daddy is a bad person. People like Joyce are clever – they’re going to say mean things about him to try to trip you up.”

rstand?”

same mistake twice.”

ings coming up.”

ooks that Evelyn collected and loved as a child.

lan.

mes at the door and Evelyn calls out that they can come in.

ys, looking eagerly at the tray. “Did you bring us dinner?

nd placing the tray on the bed. It is a warm, hearty meal of chicken soup and crusty brown bread. Evelyn closes her eyes and sniffs, savoring the scent.

were sick, and it was always delicious.

rly takes a bowl and a spoon

ding quite a bit of time with Willard at his Beta encampment, and that both Alphas have entrusted Joyce with a great deal of responsibility there.

.

ust sighs. “You know, I’ve never been a fan of that man. But for some reason your father believes in him.”

in, though. We’ve had a long couple of days.”

r says, putting a hand on her cheek. “We’ll talk more in the morni

Evelyn goes over to the record player and puts on a lullaby. The two curl up in the bed, Evelyn pulling the old worn comforter over their heads. She brings her face close to Ian’s to whisper to him.

n looks

nd see if you can talk to Alvin,” she says, tapping his forehead with her finger,