Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins – Chapter 174

A few hours later, Evelyn and Ian are seated in front of the fire in the parlor, apparently having a perfectly pleasant, if perfectly quiet, day. She sits on a chaise lounge close to the warmth, quietly peeling an orange and looking at a home and garden magazine.

Ian, on the floor, works to put together a children’s puzzle. Once, just once, he looks up at his mom, his face a little pained.

She gives him a wink and a little smile, letting him know that she knows he’s bored. But still, they have roles to play. He sighs and turns back to his boring puzzle, wishing he was doing anything else.

xt shoe to drop, Evelyn patiently m

and take it to the battlefield.

rated. His little plan for pack dominance actually conflicted with her own. It had been her plan – and Emma’s and Delia’s, of course – to move today to take over the Walsh pack.

had to interfere.

she didn’t care who deposed her father and Joyce – as long as they were deposed. Still, things were changing – Victor’s choice had changed things. She had to get in touch with Emma and Delia to let them know that the situation had changed, if not the plan

extreme advantage in this moment, when Joyce was out of the picture.

ould keep him trapped for long.

at did it? Their timing had to be perfect. So, she and Ian would wait.

her orange, Evelyn considers her son, playing with the puzzle on the floor. It’s far too easy for him – he’s taken it apart and put it together about three times – but he’s being such a good s

at the middle of it, which is precisely where she did not want her child to be.

im to sort through it all.

with Alvin, keeping him by his side. Alvin would be terribly jealous if Ian got to go

ls in a tea trolly.

ws. “Did we order tea?”

shooting her an apologetic look. “You

e,” Evelyn murmurs, sitting up straighter and shooting Ian a little smile. He flashes

lk right in the door.

ce. “I didn’t know you were in here. You may join us for tea, of course.” The two men settle themselves in a pair of arm chairs across the room, a small table between

nside she hisses liar. He knew exactly where they were, had the tea sent in here just so he could come in and pick their brains. “We’d l

ing over to the cart to look.

gh tea. There aren’t any donuts.”

ea for three. Ian opens his mouth to protest that he’d l

here.”

dad,” she says. “I’m here because –“

venient that you arrive just as Victor decides to mobilize an attack against us.”

ing the performance perhaps a little too much. “He’s what!?”

sh home seeking sanctuary.

ard glare at them b

l too neat. We know you’re up to something, Evelyn.”

to claim her cup. Pouring in a little milk, she then settles herself on the ottoman at her father’s feet. “Have you considered that I have nothing to do with it? That he’s coming like he did la

says nothing, studying he

ou’ve had something to do with it –“

e silences himself.

a loss.”

interrupts.

“Do you have any information on her location?”

e b

they wanted. But she was getting much, much more. At least now, so late in the afternoon, if Joyce was still missing then she knew that Victor still had a shot. And that he had to move now.

ed smirk.

down at the floor tremblingly, as if it would be a horrible sacrifice. “I mean, on the battlefield. If you needed someone to negotiate. I would…well. For you, dad. I’d

” he spits. “And just let you walk directly into his arms?! With

teacup down on the table, rising to his feet

. “That’s it.” He calls out the door for his Betas to enter.

says, rising wi

arent shock and dismay.

know that you know he’s coming.”