#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.”

say, making a face at my little betrayer. “It

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

head and laugh. “One need not divulge all details of their business,” I say to him. “It’s

six years old,” Victor says, a little awe in his

clever, dad.” Ian says seriously. “Don’t

living room,” he says to the boys, “Amelia

a peck as they pass me on their way to

says, and I realize that he’s standing

cheerful.

continuing his interrogation, “is this

any of

he says, sighing, condescending, “your my sons’ mother, everything you do is my

looking at him incredulously. “Does that mean that everything you do, as my sons’ father, is my

deliberately difficult, Evelyn

and selfish. I can date

if I wasn’t who I am. But

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

“What?” Victor is incredulous.

did you not background check him? That’s

out with a Beta, and

“Why the hell not?!”

argument that

remind him, pointing to myself. “I’m a

aside the fact that you’re Alpha born and the mother of Alpha boys, and thus have a responsibility to date within your class, Edgar is a member of

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

could turn into an engagement, a marriage – it’s not

want, and quite frankly, it doesn’t matter if this

hisses, grabbing my arm. “You would seriously consider

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