Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins – Chapter 224

Victor pulls his face away from me for a moment, still holding him close against him, looking down at me intently. A low growl builds in his chest.

And I want him, too, desperately. Want to tear his dirty shirt from his body and throw it to the forest floor – want –

“Where,” I hear myself ask, my mother’s instincts kicking in despite myself. “Where are the boys?” I wonder aloud, looking around.

as well. He opens his mouth to call for them but I put a hand on his chest. “No,” I murmur. “Let them. This is…this is a good place. They’ll b

ore responding. “Yes,” he whispers, and then laughs a little. “We’re starting to sound like the boys, frankly, but…yes. I can feel it. This is a good place.”

ainst him. “Evelyn,” he begins, “I’m so sorry –“

,” I interrupt, shaking my head and raising a hand to his cheek. “No, Victor, you don’t have to –“

ession. “I want you to know, Evie – how clear it all is to me now.”

without words that I know precisely what he means. That I feel exactly the same. We sit there for a moment, marveling at each other, and in this instant I love him wit

ck of breath that I felt earlie

suddenly, realizing somethin

r you, and you’re frowning?”

you feel right now?”

feel…okay, I think?” He responds, not really able to put it into words.

get here…”

face twisting in confusion, but I shush hi

rength. One last push, maybe, to keep us going.”

ink it means?” he

g, staring up into his beautiful green eyes. “I don’

ant to be close to the end of this. So that we can go back home, start our life.”

me for a moment. “I ran all day with Ian,” he says quietly. “But what did you do?”

rious food. “Ate!” I cry, laughing more. “We ate and ate and ate, until we were bursting.”

amp –“

and grabbing his hand, pulling him to his feet. “I’ll show you –“

s this…safe?” he asks, his voice cautious. “This place looks like it could fall down at any moment…”

over my shoulder and tugging him by the hand through the door. “Wait till you see all the pastries –“

presents a simple but sumptuous dinner.

h look, it gave you everything you like!”

icular studies a plate loaded with roasted potatoes covered with salt and rosemary. “How did…who made all this?”

agic brought it.”

e says, shaking his head.

lancing at me. “Is it saf

ng it to his heart’s content. Then, we both move to the fire, me perching on the arm of the recliner so that I can sit as close to Victor as possible while he fills his belly.

ng my eyes a little. “Catching a magic hen. Solving a troll’s riddles three.”

u and I.”

denly curious.

ssively, paying more attention to his food than to me in this moment. He was hungrier than he thought he was

Why’re they’re so smart,” I respond, frowning towards the door. “Intelligence is usually genetic, but th

e murmurs and I turn to swat him on the head, which makes him laugh.

had more, do you think they’d be really clever too? Like, are we doomed to always have kids we can’t k

noring my real question. “How many more?”

I say, wrinkling my nose and pretending to think harder than I really am. “L

ing me close to him and running a warm hand down my back, stopping only when he cups my a*s in his broad hand. “As many as you want. Should we get started now?”

come in at any minute –“

ights.

ugh the air like little dust motes, or fireflies, or…

see them, Evie?”

ss with awe as his is. “Oh my god. It’s beautiful.”

ream out of it, despite the fact that the door itself is closed –

out, the door flies open –

tenses below me, solid and ready.

steps through the door. “Papa?”

ge.

low it.”

r. And in his face I see my own knowledge reflected there.

right.

to go.