Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins

#Chapter 15 – Water Playing

“Bed?!” I call out to the boys, surprised by their request. “It’s only…7 o’clock. You haven’t even had dinner!”

“Bed, bed!” the two boys shout, leaping to their feet and running around the pool. “Let’s go to bed!”

“Okay,” I say, shrugging. “Sorry Victor,” I say, turning to him. “Looks like the boys want to go home.”

“NO!” Ian shouts. “We can go to bed here! Dad has a BIG bed – we saw it upstairs! You said we could have a sleepover!”

“Yes, they should sleep here,” says Victor, eager to keep control.

“Bed! Bed! Bed!” The boys begin to chant, climbing on the ping pong table and hopping around.

“Boys, get down from there,” I say, anxious. I walk over and reach out my arms to lift them down.

“No!,” Ian shouts, an impish expression on his face. “You have to catch me first! And then we’ll go to BED!” Shrieking with laughter, he and Alvin leap from the table and fly by me, running around the pool.

“NO running!” Victor shouts, authoritative, expecting them to obey. The boys ignore him, laughing harder, jumping over lounge chairs and pushing floats into the pool.

“Boys!” I shout, using my best mom voice. It has no effect. I move towards the edge of the pool as they come around it, making a full circle. They’ll have to run right past me.

“Catch us! Catch us!” They shriek, dodging me and zipping by. I reach out as fast as I can, snatching at the tail of Ian’s shirt – missing – reaching for Alvin’s arm –

Suddenly, I feel my left leg go out from beneath me. I stumble sideways and gasp, seeing nothing but blue pool before me when – bam! I feel a strong arm around my waist, pulling me back and steadying me.

“Are you all right, Evelyn?” I gasp as Victor pulls me to him, holding me steady until I find my feet.

of my face and looking around for the boys, avoiding eye contact as he

say not,” Victor murmurs, finally taking back his

from behind Victor I hear Ian shout: “LET’S PLAY MARCO POLO!” and I spy a flash of him

suddenly, helplessly, into the pool. I surface frantically, gasping for air,

I shout, full of rage. I can’t believe they’ve done

their game. I struggle to the side of the pool and support myself against the wall, trying to come up with a hasty plan to

in the shallow end about ten feet away, teeth fully bared, full Alpha asserting his authority over his pack.

towards him until they each stand at his side, up to their shoulders in the

“You boys,” he growls, “will learn to respect your

mumble. I raise my eyebrows, never having seen

sopping dress shirt off over his

better shape than he was five years ago, his

and I

swimming over to the shallow end, where I pull off my pumps and climb

I say sternly, making my way over to all three. “That was unacceptable. You owe Victor and I an apology

a towel from a bin. “While we discuss it, why don’t you two go wash off all this chlorine in the shower,” I say, nodding

and begin to dash over to the shower. “Walk!” I shout

best I can, grimacing at

lot of energy and need a firm hand, like you said. They remind me…a lot of myself,

so…controlled, now. I have trouble thinking of

that you, of all people, could maybe think of a time when I was…impulsive.” At this, his eyes wander down my body and I look down at

to him, pretending to concentrate on drying my hair. Victor laughs behind me, not falling for it. “Come on, Evelyn, let’s get you some dry