#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.”

for the night during a date,” I say, making a face at

withheld the truth,” Alvin says, pointing at me accusingly as he steps closer to his father, clearly showing where his loyalties lie. “That is

laugh. “One need not divulge all details of their business,” I

his voice. “How can he possibly be

Ian says seriously. “Don’t

the living room,” he says to the boys, “Amelia put out some snacks.

peck as they pass me on their

I realize that he’s standing next

cheerful. “I’m

his interrogation, “is

it any of your

“your my sons’ mother, everything you do is my

looking at him incredulously. “Does that mean that

being deliberately difficult,

old-fashioned and selfish. I can date whoever

going out with? It would be different, obviously, if I wasn’t who I am. But

I say, rolling my eyes and giving in just to shut him up. “I’m going out with Edgar, that Beta you set to patrol outside my house.

“What?” Victor is incredulous.

background check him? That’s

can’t go out with a Beta,

“Why the hell not?!”

putting aside the argument that he’s far beneath you

to myself. “I’m

eyes. “Putting aside the fact that you’re Alpha born and the mother of Alpha boys, and thus have a responsibility to date within

by all of this. “Can you please just back

turn into ten, which could turn into an engagement,

doesn’t matter if this relationship lasts one night or the rest of my

grabbing my arm. “You would seriously consider

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