Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins

#Chapter 117 – Panic

Evelyn creeps up silently behind Victor and he jumps as she pulls on his sleeve. Silently, she puts her finger to her lips and nods her head back to the kitchen, indicating that he should come with her. He nods and follows.

“What’s going on with those three?” she whispers, curious. “They wanted to have their dinner with him. It’s weird.”

“What’s weird about that?” He asks, frowning. “They want to have dinner with their grandfather. He’s nice to them.”

She laughs a little, shaking her head and looking in at them again. “Clever man, sucking up to the heirs.”

Victor shrugs, his face going a bit dark. “Perhaps not the heirs, if I don’t pass this next trial.”

“You will,” she says, looking up at him with faith in her eyes. She shakes her head a little. “Yesterday…something was wrong. I can’t put my finger on it.”

“The boys figured it out before I did,” he says ruefully, glancing over at them.

Evelyn frowns and c***s her head to the side, inquisitive.

“I just heard them asking him for a cup of that tea Rafe made us,” he says, putting his hands in his pockets ruefully. “But they said they wanted a cup of his tea, not my tea. Because they smelled different.”

Evelyn’s eyes go wide, her mouth shaping into a little O as she figures it out. “Oh my god, Victor,” she says, a little breathless with disbelief. “He cheated – you have to have a rematch! –“

She begins to move towards the living room, about to demand just that, but Victor grabs her by the arm.

“No, Evelyn” he says quietly, looking around to make sure no one is overhearing them. “In other tests, sure, cheating would be discouraged. But one of intelligence and tactics? Honestly, it’s something which I think my father would respect – which I frankly respect.”

She frowns up at him, not understanding.

“Think about it,” he says. “Rafe knows I can beat him at chess any day – I’ve been running circles around him intellectually since we were kids. He knows he can’t beat me, so, he changes the field. He brings me a cup of tea that he prepares outside the room to drink before the game – he gives it to me in front of everyone! And I’m dumb enough to drink it!”

through his hair, rueful. “Face it, Evelyn. He outsmarted me. He slipped something in my drink to give himself the

the point. “Okay,” she says, “I get it.” Then she narrows her eyes, looking around the house. “But I’ll beat him to a pulp for you, if you want me to. Is

laughs a little, charmed at the mental of image of Evelyn beating his brother soundly with her little fists. “Thanks for the offer,” he says. “But I think I’ve already got those two working

the living room, indicating the two boys still talking quietly with their

together, considering the already-formidable force

only six, Evelyn” Victor

understands completely what he means. If

significant gifts, Victor,

hand on Evelyn’s back. “We’ll just

into the living room, considering their children’s future, Bridgette totters into the room. She comes over to stand with them and Evelyn

says, confused at

smile. No reason Bridgette needs to know all the

stomach, which is still flat as a pancake. “I know exactly what you

torn, in this moment. Part of her wants to be a friend to this woman, but the other part knows that Bridgette’s pregnancy is threatening Victor’s position within the pack, as well as her own children’s promised future.

talk might be better left to the women alone, Victor quietly moves away, sliding his hand down and across Evelyn’s back as

says, looking at

blank innocence more than she probably should. “Your pregnancy,

a little. “Oh, no. I actually feel totally

Evelyn asks, curious. “No hunger? No cravings or changes in the

like, way too early for

her nose in confusion. “Is that what the doctor told

been two weeks since I took the pregnancy test!”

“But

shrugs. “Isn’t it okay to have one glass of wine when you’re

a glass of wine. You know. Wait