Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins – Chapter 69
Two hours later, our convoy pulls into my father’s driveway.
Almost before the car stops, I yank off my seatbelt and start to open my door, desperate to know if they’re here.
“Evelyn –“ Victor calls as I jump step out of the car, slamming the door behind me. I hear him open his own door as I quickly scent the air, seeking any sign of my missing children. Then –
the front steps, Victor close on my tail.
“we’ve got to be careful here –“
him, throwing open my old front door, a door I haven’t seen or touched in six years. Everything is at once familiar and yet also so strange – tiny c
don’t sto
erty. I run for it, throwing open the door –
old familiar room – my own favorite place to play as a child – a set of books spread out in front of them on the floor.
d the books, gathering both of my sons to me in turn, tears slipping down my face as I check over them with my hands and eyes. But from what I can tell, they’re fine – no cuts, no bruises –
s on my cheeks.
ghing a little through my tears.
f our children, checking to see if they’re all right.
you upset?” Ian looks between us, ignoring his books as he starts to look around for some kind of threat. “Did something bad happen?”
idn’t know where you were, baby,” I say, brushing his sweet cheek softly with my knuckles, my tears starting t
cookies and –“
voice makes me freeze, wrenching my heart. I don’t move, sta
er of the room, holding hands.
in so many ways, still the same. Still beautiful, refined, with a quiet elegance that I always admired but could never copy. “He told us yesterday they were coming – we were so excited to see them –“
I shake my head slowly as I take her in. She betrayed me, once, but in so many ways she inherited the terrible life that my father wrote out for me. In so many ways we look like twins ourselves, with o
years.
learly figuring out who they are, clearly still full of rage from
. “He played you a dirty trick, then. Again, I’m so sorry, Evelyn – I thought they were coming her
a little laugh, full of derision. “Why would I ever let my boys come here, with him? Aft
s to me. “I thought…perhaps you had forgiven me…”
ng –“
–
t of her. “Please, Evelyn, can you forgive me as well? I have so much more to apologize for than our mother, but if you can –“
in it.
away, I had to be free of this,” I say, sniffing and pulling back from the hug a little so that I can look at them some more. I just hope they will
for you.”
atching us all, wariness in every line of his body.
sorry it happened this way, but…Evelyn, I’m so glad to have had the chance to meet them. My grandchildren
ing at my boys, who smile up at us. I wipe tears from my eyes.
grandmama!” Alvin says, always so sweet and earnest.
ke your stuff,” I
though Victor does not jo
gton,” I say, stepping back to Victor’s side. “He has welcomed me into his pack as my Alpha and, as I’m sure you already know, he is the father of my sons.”
d meet a few years ago, briefly, at an Alpha’s ball.”
Alpha’s wife. I keep Joyce’s name out of my mouth as much as I can. Unlike Emma, he has not been forgiven.
my boys away from their aunt for so long.
get to the business of the day.”
ring.