Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins

#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.”

of us in love?” she insists, “Can’t that only be

on lock down, Amelia. No news, no action, no leaving the house until this all passes.

raises her eyebrows and bites her lower lip, a nasty expression on her

mean it, Amelia,” Victor says, his voice low

looks

want to bring up trust right now, Amelia? Do you think you’ve got a

me – things you say are in my best interest – but I talk to one man to see if I can work out a plan that’s good for both of us and you’re

slams his fist on the table. “I won’t discuss this again, Amelia. What you did

forward to laugh ironically in his face, “claiming your little

her, truly starting to lose his

him, mocking his tone of voice as well as his words. “I’ve heard that a thousand times these past

where are the kids, Amelia!” Victor says, spreading out his arms to encompass the total lack of children in the room, looking

future children,” she

until then,” Victor says, returning her threat, “looks like Evelyn is the only one

face. “Your perfect little girlfriend who you keep in the cottage out back, like Snow White

balls up his napkin preparing to stand up. “That’s just ridiculous, Amelia,

Amelia shouts, frustrated, angry tears filling her eyes. “You get to be the big bad Alpha, with his wife and his side

pretend you’re so innocent, Amelia,” Victor says, standing up from the table and leaving his napkin on his plate. “You’re no Jacklyn

and slams the door behind him. He immediately strips himself of his suit – god, why did he even bother to put it on? – and turns the shower on hot.

steaming jets, he’s a little surprised, actually, that Amelia hasn’t followed him in here. Usually at this point, after a big

his back as he leans against the wall under the shower head. God, today he’s glad – for

always been able to come 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

that he’s sitting in the shower, stunned at the realization. All this time, he thought he was the Alpha not only of his world, but of