#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

down, Amelia. No news, no

raises her eyebrows and bites her lower lip, a nasty

Victor says, his voice low with threat. “No one

trust me?” She looks into his eyes

now, Amelia? Do you think you’ve got a lot of credit

head at him slowly. “So you’re allowed to take all the actions you want without consulting me – things you say are in my best interest

the table. “I won’t discuss this again, Amelia. What you did was

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

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

voice as well as 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

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

children,” she

then,” Victor says, returning her threat, “looks like

in her beautiful face. “Your perfect little girlfriend who you keep in the cottage out back, like Snow White with her two little dwarves. Do you know what

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

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

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

strips himself of his suit – god, why did he even bother to put it on? – and turns

surprised, actually, that Amelia hasn’t followed him in here. Usually at this point, after a big fight, he will find her sidling up to his side, wrapping her arms around him, looking up at him with her

thought of her pressed up against him would get him hard. But today…Victor shakes his head, letting the water drip down his back as he leans against the wall under the shower

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 side, to get what she

thought he was the Alpha not only of his

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