#Chapter 59 – Anniversary

Victor and Amelia sit quietly at a little table that the Betas have moved into their bedroom for this special occasion. The room is filled with candle light and white roses, soft music plays in the background.

Amelia twirls her fork absently in her linguini noodles, staring at the wall.

“Are you…enjoying the meal?” Victor asks, feeling awkward even as the words leave his mouth.

“They’re fine,” she says, continuing to stir.

“I’m sorry, Amelia,” Victor sighs. “I know this isn’t what you imagined.”

Amelia turns her head to glare at him. “It’s our anniversary, Victor.”

“I know, but –“

“We’re sitting in our bedroom, eating something the chef whipped up. We were supposed to go to Bali.”

Downstairs, they can hear the boys laughing and running. Then, Evelyn’s own laugh drifts up the stairs. Amelia blows out a breath when she hears it and stabs at her noodles.

Victor shakes his head and likewise exhales. “I know, Amelia. I’m very, very sorry. Everything got tossed up into the air these past couple months, and I recognize that you’re taking the brunt of it.”

Though if you hadn’t gone to John Walsh…The thought pops into Victor’s head unbidden and he shakes it away. It’s neither the time nor the place for that sort of thing.

“Couldn’t we even go out on the balcony?” Amelia says, leaning back in her chair, her full lips in a pout. “It’s at least a little romantic out there.”

“You know we can’t,” Victor murmurs. “The paparazzi are everywhere. We don’t need to give them any ammo.”

she insists, “Can’t that only be

sharply at her. “We’re on lock down, Amelia. No news, no action, no leaving

raises her eyebrows and bites her lower lip,

says, his voice low with threat.

don’t trust me?” She looks

you really want to bring up trust right now, Amelia? Do you think you’ve got a lot of credit in that

are in my best interest – but

this again, Amelia. What you did was a betrayal, and we’ve

leaning forward to laugh ironically in his face, “claiming your little hussy as part of my pack, making decisions for our best

teeth at her, truly starting to lose his temper. “She is the mother of my

his words. “I’ve heard that a thousand times these past couple of months. I’m supposed to be the mother of your children!” She yells, banging her own fist on the table. “That’s

spreading out his arms to encompass the total lack of children in the room, looking around as if he might find

future children,”

“looks like Evelyn is the

Snow White with her two little

balls up his napkin preparing to stand up. “That’s just ridiculous, Amelia, I don’t know why you’re even listening to that nonsense

eyes. “You get to be the big bad Alpha, with his wife and his side piece, but I’m the one

on his plate. “You’re no Jacklyn Kennedy in this situation. To begin with, you’re not even my

his suit –

point, after a big fight, he will find her sidling up to his side, wrapping her arms

back as he leans against the wall under the

together in bed. But the more Victor thinks about it, he wonders…Did they really come together as a couple, through s*x? Or did Amelia just pick fights to get him riled up and then use s*x to bring him to her side,

at the realization. All this time, he thought he was the

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