Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins – Chapter 53

I jump as Victor enters my house the next morning. Again, no notice, no knock – just walking straight in. I narrow my eyes at him. “Sure, Victor, of course you can come in! You’re always welcome here.”

“I know,” he says, walking over to me. I shake my head at him and he gives me a charming smile. I will my face to resist a response. “What,” he says, laughing now. “I’m not a vampire. I don’t need an invitation.”

I roll my eyes and turn back to the dishes. “Everyone knows vampires don’t need invitations, not really.”

his hands in the air. Alvin follows quickly on his heels, a big smil

’t help it – part of me warms at seeing how much he loves them, how much they return it. “It’s so good to see you, boys,” he says. “I’m sorry I’ve been so busy the past few days.”

been learning about dinosaurs in school, we’ve been very busy trying to memorize them all.”

cus to dish water. “Yeah, in school they’re spending the week on ‘D is for Dinosaur.’ Its these two nuts who have taken it on themselves to figure out every species ever identified

” Alvin says.

as I finish up the last dish. “Torture, for the rest of us. If I have to spell Micropachycephalosaurus one more time, I’m gonna…” I shake my head, not finishing my se

a?” Ian says, calling my bluff.

aws and jumping at him, pretending to grab his arms. Ian squeals and runs

Okay boys,” Victor says, rising to his feet. “Go on and play for a little bit, mama and I are goin

at us and dash off willingly. I pause for a minute and think. A little too willingly. Victor starts to talk but I hold up a finger to

“All the way! No listening!”

enough. But I wanted to tell you first.”

to tell me everything. It takes awhile – enough time for me to prepare two cups of tea and for us to sit at the table, for us to finish them, for the dregs to turn cold. As far as I can tell, Victor doesn’t hold anythin

ly, of his meeting with my father and apologizes for his rash decision to visi

of my father’s intentions to claim the boys, to take them from me.

m again. Never ever.”

hen, he reaches over, placing his hand over mine. “I’m going to claim them a week from today. Then your father will have no p

g strong over my own hand, which right now feels so frail.

here’s a reason why he wants you to do it.”

owns. “What do you

But you should take care. He’s up to something.”

ttention back to me, looking at me steadily. “If he wanted my boys as his heirs…does this mean…is my sister?…”

ng the world in which we grew up, considering the obligations we had to obey the men around us…I have long forgiven her. She was always my best friend.

and I feel tears slip down my face. “She’s married to Joyce,” he continues, “but they neve

written all over this.

and move to pull my hand away, but Victor holds it tight. I raise my other hand to wipe the tears from my cheeks, ready to move on.

” I say, sniffing and straightening in my chair. I look him directly in the eyes, letting him know I’m serious. At this, Victo

at is…something I very much understand.”

head at him, appalled.

egregious but…she is my mate. We have to find a way to make peace.”

ave to make peace, Victor. She’s your mate. I don’t have to do any such thing.”

pplication. “We’ve got to be a team on this. I can’t be at war with you both.”

wledge doesn’t hurt me as much as it truly does.

et it.”

outh slowly begins to twist upward. “So,” he says. “Shall we tell the boys?”

ts the stairs.

you been sitting there?”

ard you say don’t make me regret it to daddy, and daddy said he won’t, and –“

e boys come tumbling down the stairs, tripping over themselves in their eagerness to hear the news.

image of two angels who hadn’t been eavesdropping just moments before. I can’t help but laugh, resting my temple against my hand. What am I going to do with them?

sons and heirs. And then we’re going to sign a bunch of papers and have a lot of cake.”

sniff, their eyes fill with tears.

e you okay? What’s wrong?”

says, rubbing his eyes.

’re just so happy,” Ian says

ext to me, giving each of them a hug. They’ve had so much to deal with these past few months – so many changes.

oys, no matter how smart they are and how many dinosaurs they can name.

sound seems to snap the boys out of it and they look at him, rubbing their eyes.

ny. You two can pick the flavor you want to have next week.”

er him.

e a slice of chocolate.”

my boys.

l together at once. And what will become of me, when Victor claims them, and they have each other, and I am all alone?