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 –“

step closer. “Well well,” he says, repeating his mother’s phrase. “I didn’t think it’d

meaning it. Victor nods, satisfied, and turns back to the room where the boys are lounging on

am grateful, suddenly, that 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 feel ready to

on, boys,” I say, and the three of them turn to

rehearsal dinner. Laugher and conversation ring from the room as we enter it and I see my boys shy

leaning down to whisper in their ears. “You have nothing to be afraid of – these are

hoping that it’s true. Victor gives me a warm smile and an encouraging nod. We each take a boy by the hand and walk into

already here, laughing her tinkly little laugh amongst 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

sick already of what must be a family phrase. My eyes meet a tall Alpha standing in front of me,

brothers. “I’d like you to meet

holds out his hand. “Nice to meet you,

Ian’s hand and laughs, charmed. “Well, very nice to

and then puts an arm around his brother’s shoulders, pulling him forward a step.

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

see what we can do about making you come out of your shell. Did you know, I am your uncle? Your dad’s brother, in fact. Younger, of course,” Rafe looks up to

back to me with excitement in his

by Rafe’s kindness. “We’re

of them. “I’m quite glad to have the honor

charmed, and I’m surprised again at the visual likeness between all four. It’s remarkable, how

hands in his pockets in the same way

Victor says, clearly excited to introduce his father to his

the room. As the three of them go, he raises an

He nods with a