Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins

#Chapter 89 – Rehearsal Dinner

A few hours later, when the boys have been neatly dressed in their first suits of the weekend, there comes a knock at the door.

I smooth my hands over my own black cocktail dress and go to answer it. I let out a whoosh of breath when I see that it’s Victor. “Come in,” I say, opening the door wide for him. As soon as he enters, though, I close the door quickly.

He turns to me, frowning a little. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah,” I say, raising my hands to check and see that my hair is still in place. I laugh a little. “Your mom just spooked me a bit, is all.”

“My mom?” he says, turning fully to stare at me. “My mother came to see you?”

“Yeah,” I say, nodding. “Didn’t you know?”

Victor slowly shakes his head back and forth and I can see him processing. “What did she say to you?”

“That your family was going to be hard on me,” I say. “I’m grateful for the warning, but I admit, I’m more anxious than I was before.”

Victor glances back at the boys. “Did she see them?”

I nod. “She was really nice to them. She said they reminded me of you.”

He nods, considering. “My mother is a…tactical woman. I wanted to be here when she met them, but clearly, she had other plans.”

He turns his full attention on me, then. “She’s not wrong, Evelyn,” he says. “I should have warned you before – my father, my brother, they will take Amelia’s side and see you as an interloper. But it’s nothing you can’t handle.”

I laugh a little, sardonically, and press a hand to my forehead. “Should I even go to this dinner, Victor? Honestly, the boys are safe here – they can go alone –“

me and takes a step closer. “Well well,” he says, repeating his mother’s phrase. “I didn’t think it’d take so little to scare you

of anything,” I say, meaning it. Victor nods, satisfied, and turns back to the room where the boys

Victor knows me well enough to challenge me in a moment like this. A few minutes ago I was shaking in my boots – well, stilettos – but now, I

and the three of them turn to face me.

with noise at the start of Victor and Amelia’s rehearsal dinner. Laugher and conversation ring from the room as we enter it and I see

their ears. “You have nothing to be afraid

my lip as I stand up, hoping that it’s true. Victor gives me a warm smile and an encouraging nod. We each take a boy by the

a throng of admiring friends and family. I don’t recognize anyone, but she holds court in the center of the room, firmly confident and

a tall Alpha standing in front of me, his green eyes merry and a little wicked. I blink and glance between him and Victor, shocked at the resemblance. This must be his

shake his brothers. “I’d like you

steps forward and holds out his hand. “Nice to meet

charmed. “Well, very nice

puts an arm around his brother’s shoulders, pulling him forward a step. “This is my

and anxiously puts out his hand as well. “I am very pleased to make your acquaintance,” he

Rafe shakes his hand. “Well, it is very nice to meet you too, Alvin. We’ll see what we can do about making

uncle!” Ian says, looking back to me with excitement in his

had one of those before,” Alvin says, encouraged by Rafe’s kindness. “We’re getting all kinds

both of them. “I’m quite

the visual likeness between all four. It’s remarkable,

his pockets in the same way Victor does. “He wants to meet

we should go find him,” Victor says, clearly excited to introduce his father to his sons. “Are you ready for a new Pop-pop?” He asks, smiling

he laughs, gesturing for them to go deeper into the room. As the three of them go, he raises an eyebrow at

He nods with a small smile and turns his attention back to