Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins

#Chapter 76 – Home again

“Boys,” Evelyn cries the moment she stumbles into the house. She’s still wearing her cotton nightgown, now splattered with mud and blood and grass stains, but she doesn’t seem to care.

“Mama?” Alvin’s tired little face appears above the back of the couch. He blinks and rubs his eyes. “Mama!” he cries again when he sees her, true worry in his voice. Alvin throws himself over the back of the couch and mother and son run to each other, colliding in the kitchen. Evelyn falls to her knees, crying as she holds her boy close to her chest.

“Mommy!” Ian calls, coming around the couch and running to the kitchen. “I’m sorry, mommy,” he says, sniffing and hugging her from behind. “I fell asleep – I was so tired waiting for you.”

“It’s okay, baby,” Evelyn murmurs, turning to wrap him in a hug as well. “You did right – you need your rest –“

The three sit together on the floor, holding each other close, talking softly, and Victor smiles, watching them. He looks up, hearing his bedroom door creek. Amelia appears at the top of the stairs in her own nightgown – pristine, untarnished silk.

Amelia walks calmly down the stairs and over to Victor’s side. “Did everything go okay?” she asks, wrapping her arms around him while she looks at Evelyn and her children sitting on the floor. “Geeze, Evelyn looks…rough.”

“Well, it was a rough night,” Victor confirms. He looks around and notices Beta Stephen standing guard at his post in the corner, smiling at everyone, clearly pleased to see that the mission was a success.

“Report, Beta?” Victor calls to him.

Stephen snaps into a salute. “All is well, sir. The boys had a relatively easy night – I don’t think they got much sleep, but no disturbances. When we got word that you were on your way home, Beta Edgar left to set up a stronger perimeter around the house. In case here is any…retaliation.”

Victor nods, confirming. “That’s precisely correct, Beta. I’m pleased that the right actions were performed in my absence.”

Stephen nods, proud. Victor continues. “If you don’t need the sleep, Beta, I’d be pleased to have you stay on guard throughout the night. I’d like to give Evelyn and the boys a chance to rest, undisturbed, no matter what happens.”

Amelia scoffs slightly next to him and Victor looks down at her, frowning. Seeing his disapproving look Amelia shrugs and rolls her eyes. “Well, wouldn’t Evelyn be more comfortable in her own home?” she asks. “With Edgar to take care of her?”

step away from Amelia. “Safety is the priority, and they’re safter here, with

to his post and Victor returns his eyes to the woman sitting on his kitchen floor, his children gathered in her lap. A smile grows on his face, seeing her reunited with the two people he knows he loves most in the world.

says, moving forward and taking each

“Don’t

“They’re just going upstairs to their room to sleep. Look at them, they’re exhausted.” Evelyn does look at them, biting her lip, taking in their drowsy red

setting them on their way upstairs. “And then you

up in a minute,”

her, standing there, when – if they had to

you, Amelia,” Evelyn says, a little awkward. “For taking care of them

stairs. “You’re welcome. It was nothing. Glad you’re not

the stairs. When the bedroom door slams shut, Evelyn chuckles a little. “Well,

Evelyn off the floor. “Just ignore her. She’s had a long day too. Come on.” He hoists Evelyn up, seating her on a stool and then searching under the sink for the first-aid kit. Bringing it

at him, Evelyn narrows his eyes. “What are you

under her chin, gently turning her face side to side. “You’re a mess,

this, thinking, for the first time, about what she must look like sitting here in Victor’s perfect marble kitchen in her torn, muddy

and says nothing, running some gauze under the tap and then gently wiping the skin under her

looking away, a embarrassed. “Is

fingers tighten on her chin at this and, surprised,

Victor says, grown still. “You haven’t lost your beauty,