Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins – Chapter 74

As I regain my feet, Victor grasps my hand and pulls me to my bedroom door. The alarm is blaring – I’m struggling to think beyond it. He cracks the door open, peeking outside, and slams it shut. “s**t,” he says.

“What?”

“Your fathers Betas, coming down the hall. Quick, Evelyn, is there another way out of this room?” He twists the lock on the door, but I know that won’t hold them long. I’m the obvious flight risk in this house – if there’s an alarm going off, everyone knows it’s for me.

plete with gauzy white canopy, and pink flowered wallpaper on every wall. “No,” I breathe, “there’s no other way out. When I look towards my closet, though, I’m struck with an idea. “But we can hide.”

my years living in this house. I push past my graduation gown, my first work uniforms – god, my wedding dress – and yes, there, at the back, i

ward. “There,” I say, swinging the panel out to reveal a tiny, bare space behind. It was probably meant, at one point, for electric panels or plumbing, but it was never used. “It will be tight, but we’ll fit.”

ctor nods and ducks into the compartment. He does his best to make his large Alpha frame as small as possible, but I grimace to see that he fills up three quarters of it. But suddenly the Betas are

ace to put them.

ng to slow our breathing, listening to my father’s Betas search my room. I can imagine their movements from the sounds they make. Pounding feet cross the room – they’r

ow is open, Sir! And there’s

essly ordered her not to escape,” he snarls.

grounds, but it won’t stop her from being kidnapped from them.”

out that.”

hat does he mean by that?

words almost silent. “They’ll hear you. Close your eyes, Evie, this is

ey find us here – they’ll punish me, but what they’ll do to Victor –

un to his head –

whimper escapes my lips.

chin, and close my eyes.

ches– poking through my closet to make sure we’re not here.

ake charge of the situation.

centrating only on my breathing, on the feeling of Victor’s strength supporting me.

m outside the house now – but my room itself is silent.

elyn. Can you get us out of here?”

I say, but for some reason, I can’t will

ll right?”

ecause, obviousl

little bitterness in his voice.

door.

dnap you.”

hits his beautiful, earnest face, and I smile at him. “Thank you for coming back for me,” I whisper.

pping,” I say, truly wondering as I crawl out o

set and peeking out the door. “I guess we’re going to find out.”

room. Victor quickly moves to the window, looking out and noting that the majority of my father’s guar

stationed under this window, which is…just really dumb.”

sure, Victor, I’ll give him your n

tacles.

suddenly horrified.

?”

on your back?” I squeak, scared witless by the idea.

my hand, kneeling down so that I can climb onto his back. “Just put your arms around my neck and close your eyes. Try not to choke me.”

from behind and hooking my feet together in the front to hang on to him. I feel like a little monkey but have no time to laugh at the ridiculousness of the situation. I pres

p me,” I murmur threateningl

dead.” He responds, a little humor in his voice.

ds.

feet hit the ground. “Let go, Evelyn,” he whispers. “You’re safe.”

tones of my father’s terrace. Victor pulls me into the shadows behind a shrub for a moment, surveying the lawn. Then he pulls his phone out of his pocket and sends a quick text.

t.”

?” I’m about to ask more questions when I’m suddenly distracted – there’s a bright flash to my left as a red flare rises above the trees. There are

d we sprint forward, away from our spot in the brush.