Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins – Chapter 29
The next weekend, the party honoring Annabelle Prath is in full swing in Victor’s back yard. The windows along the back of his house, between the kitchen and the pool, have all been folded back to create one big party area which Amelia has filled with tables, waiters, bars – even a small dance floor.
“Thank you all so much for coming,” Victor says, standing in his tuxedo at a podium by the pool. “Amelia and I are so grateful that you could come and celebrate with us as we honor Annabeth Prath and all of her contributions to our Pack.”
The crowd – about a hundred people, carefully selected, well-dressed – applauds, a few whistles breaking out. The small group of press, also carefully selected, snap pictures for the gossip columns.
ooked carefully, they would see two very small, very jealous figures sitting up in those trees, hungrily watching the action below. Evelyn had carefully explained to Alvin and Ian why they could not go to the party, but they bitterly resented being left out.
wouldn’t go onto Victor’s property or in any way disrupt the party, but she couldn’t stop them from climbing the trees and silently, secretly watching the goings-on at their father’s house. They even brought a big bag of peanuts up with them, quietly dropping the shells from the trees as they ate and stared.
to any impulse to join the fun.
hone. “I’d like to make a special announcement.” Amelia perks her ears at this, turning away from her conversation with an influential retired Alpha to pay attention to her fiancé. This was not part of what they had planned.
ough this has been long in the works,” Victor says, lying through his teeth – the crowd didn’t need to know that this had been in the works for about six days – “I’d like to announce that the Kensington Foundation is creating a billion-dolla
crowd gasps at the size and ambition of the donation and Annabeth smirks at Victor, raising her glass. “This will be an elite educational institution at which all P
ll be announced soon via a press release, but I wanted you all to be the first to know.”
ing hands and smiling at his constituent
y, proud fiancé. “Into a school?”
ys, keeping his cool. “It will get Annabeth on our side.”
ze his choices. Amelia freezes for a moment and then laughs, playing it off as a joke, kissing Victor
end isn’t happy with your choices,” Victor hears behind him. He turns, surprised to find Annabeth standing by his elbow.
ays cooly, “and…Amelia can be shortsighted, sometimes.
lace to go to school. Where they don’t have to mix with the human population in order to receive a fine education.”
me around.”
e you have done. But this school, if it is real?”
else.”
e demonstrated to me, Victor, a true investment in the only thing that really matters about our Pack’s future: o
ased, and takes her hand, bowing down to kiss
im a pointed look and fades into the crowd.
ered in a blanket, listening to the music with my eyes closed.
to see Victor standing before me, two plates of chocolate cake in his hand.
at’s not enough,” I say. “Two boys, one me. You need three pieces of c
. This is just for you.”
. “But this will have to be our secret. The boys will never forgive you if they found out you brought me cake and not them.”
, consenting, and continuing to take small bites, making it last.
velyn,” Victor says quietly, and I turn to him, curious. “Your advice really paid off tonight. I got Annabeth’s endorsement.”
, “congratulations! That’s so excitin
mile. Always the alpha, wanting to be even-keeled and serious, even when he’s terribly pleased with himself. “Thank you. But I only got it because I followed your advice.”
dvice?”
e in the eye. “Turns out, Annabeth hated the party. But she liked my plan to endow a school for our Pack’s children, so that they can be educated separately from the human population. Really learn the tra
thers have been calling for separate education for decades, but, while Pack Alphas have agreed, they’ve never found the cash to make it happen. “Victor…” I say, “that is…it’s incredible.”
cause of you,” h
but it doesn’t cater to their particular needs.”
s what they deserve.”
quietly. “You’ve done a good thing tonight.”
eaches into his waistcoat, producing a long, thin box. “This is for you, as a thanks,” he says, pas
celet with eight tiny diamonds hanging suspended from it. “Victor…”
very grateful to you, Evelyn.”
refusal. “It’s yours, Evie,” he says softly. “Please.”
hank you, Victor.”
nd looking back at his cake.
insufficient to your needs.”
” I hiss.
’t recognized that before.”
at me, surprised. “Wha-“
tor, I’m not
“
. “I will not be paid like a surrogate and a servant, treated as anything less than their mother.”
at, but when it comes to taking a practical amount of money every month for their upkeep –“
”
g else for the boys, which they don’t need, and you’ll have no say in that!”
it can’t buy is me!”
or shut.