#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.”

a date,” I say, making a

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

not divulge all details of their business,”

in his voice. “How

very clever, dad.” Ian says

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

and giving each a peck as they pass me on their way to the living room and Victor’s big

a date?” Victor says, and I realize

I say, cheerful. “I’m really

says, continuing his interrogation, “is

it any

sons’ mother, everything

incredulously. “Does that mean that everything you do, as my sons’

being deliberately

being old-fashioned and

tell me who you’re going out with? It would be different, obviously, if I wasn’t who I am. But as a major political figure, I

with Edgar, that Beta you set to patrol outside my house. Considering that you’ve already given him

“What?” Victor is incredulous.

not background check him? That’s

out with a Beta, and

“Why the hell not?!”

aside the argument that he’s far beneath

myself. “I’m a

you’re Alpha born and the mother of Alpha boys, and thus have a responsibility to date within

say, sighing, exhausted by all of this. “Can you please just back off? It’s a

turn into ten, which could turn into an engagement, a

say, suddenly losing my temper. “I can date who I want, and quite frankly, it doesn’t matter if this relationship lasts one night

hisses, grabbing my arm.

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