#Chapter 34 – The Date

“Victor!” I call, following my boys as they dash into his house.

“Papa!”

“Daddy, we’re here!” I raise my eyebrows, laughing. Perhaps we didn’t need to all shout at once.

Victor comes from around the corner, smiling. “Hey, boys!” He says, dropping to one knee so that he can wrap them both up in a hug together.

I smile at the three of them, tucking a strand of newly-shiny hair behind my ear. I worked for a whole hour, putting together my look tonight. Approximately 55 minutes longer than I usually spend, but the result, I think, has paid off.

Victor looks up at me, and I get confirmation of this via the surprise on his face. “Wow, Evie,” he says. “You look…” he clears his throat and looks away from me for a moment, standing up. “You look dressed up.”

“I am.” I say, dipping a tiny curtsy as a joke.

“She looks amaaaazing” Alvin says, with stars in his eyes.

“She looks like a princess!” Ian confirms, clinging to Victor’s leg and smiling at me. So nice, I think, to have my own little fan section to cheer me on. Victor laughs, probably glad for the distraction.

“What’s the occasion?” He asks.

“Just out for the night,” I say. “Thank you for agreeing to take the boys on short notice.”

“No problem,” Victor says. “I had no plans. And we’re going to learn to play football!” he cheers.

Ian makes a face. “Mommy says football is a game for people with no imagination.”

Victor narrows his eyes at Ian in mock fury. “That means mommy has no imagination.” Ian laughs.

“Mommy is lying to you, daddy,” Alvin says quietly, his own face very serious.

Victor looks between us, seeking the joke, but there is none. Alvin is dead serious. “She is?” Victor asks. “About what?”

“She is not going out for the night. She is going on a date.”

goes out for the night during a date,” I say, making a face at my little betrayer. “It wasn’t

the truth,” Alvin says, pointing at me accusingly as he steps closer to his father,

and laugh. “One need not divulge all

awe in his voice. “How can he

clever, dad.” Ian

never,” Victor says, laughing. “Go ahead in the living room,” he says to the boys, “Amelia put out some snacks. I’ll

close and giving each a peck as they pass me on their way to the

and I realize

say, cheerful. “I’m

says, continuing his

any of

my sons’ mother, everything you do

say, leaning back and looking at him incredulously. “Does that mean that everything you do, as my sons’ father,

being deliberately

Victor, you’re being old-fashioned and

who I am. But as a major political figure, I have enemies, and there could be a

and giving in just to shut him up. “I’m going out with Edgar, that Beta you set to patrol outside my house. Considering that you’ve already given him a background check, and trained him yourself on safety protocol, I

“What?” Victor is incredulous.

background

he sputters, “you can’t go out with a Beta, and you especially can’t go out with my

“Why the hell not?!”

argument that he’s far beneath

me,” I remind him, pointing to myself. “I’m

of Alpha boys, and thus have a responsibility to date within your class, Edgar is a

of this. “Can you please just back off? It’s a date.

could turn

it doesn’t matter if this relationship lasts one night

my arm. “You would seriously consider

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