Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins

#Chapter 164 – War Room

“What is it?” Victor asks, a little breathless, suddenly horribly worried. Had something happened, someone gotten hurt?

“Mommy’s really mad at us,” Alvin says, his lower lip starting to tremble.

“What?” Victor says, confused. “Who? About what?”

“At me and Ian, for telling you where they went,” Alvin says, clearly feeling guilty. “He said she said that they ran for a reason, and that meant they didn’t want to be found. And that Ian had broken her trust by going behind her back to tell you.”

Alvin slumps down in the chair, clearly feeling very bad. “We didn’t mean to break her trust,” he murmurs. “We were just trying to help. And we miss each other.”

Victor’s heart goes out to his son and he puts a hand on his shoulder. “Aw, kid,” Victor says. “Don’t feel so bad. You didn’t know how she’d feel about it, and you talk to your brother every day like this, right? So, it was just natural for you.”

Alvin nods, but Victor can tell that he doesn’t really feel better yet. Still, he needs more information.

“Did Ian tell you where they are now?”

“No,” Alvin says, shaking his head. “He says he wasn’t going to tell me for two reasons. One, because he didn’t want to betray mom. And two, he didn’t know, because they weren’t telling him things now. He just knows that they drove a long time, and they’re on a highway. But that’s all he knows.”

Alvin shrugs, looking up at his dad.

Victor grits his teeth, looking out the windshield and working hard to control his frustration. He doesn’t want Alvin to feel any worse. Then, thinking over Alvin’s words, he turns back to him. “Wait,” he says, “who is ‘they.’ Are they still with Delia?”

Alvin nods. “And aunt Emma. She’s there too.”

Emma?! Victor is shocked by this. How the hell did she get involved?

“I’m sorry, papa,” Alvin says, looking down at his hands. “We came all this way for nothing.”

Alvin’s chin so he looks up at him. “You did great. You really tried to help

yesterday. “She probably thinks I’m chasing after

Alvin says, equally frustrated. “He

But now, we have to go home and regroup. We’ll try to find her some other way

sighs, starting the car and turning his attention to the road. This pursuit of

ex who has promised to destroy his house on the loose. Not to mention the constant threat

do and no real plan for how to address it all. It’s time to

get a couple of crab legs for the road?

instead?” Alvin asks, wrinkling his nose

best to bury her anger deep inside her, but it’s hard. She’s already scolded him – yelled, really

can’t take it out on him. He already

that she never expressly forbade him from mind-linking

heading out as fast as they could. They probably had a four-hour lead on Victor, Evelyn knew, but still.

sitting on the beach, figuring out their next steps. Now, they were forced to run without knowing where they were going. And Victor could very well be on their

peace, an apology on his lips,

it could be true. But, as incredibly smart and complicated as Alvin and Ian are, they’re still sweet, trusting six-year-olds. There’s no reason that Alvin should mistrust his father if he told him to tell

Evelyn in one place long enough to find her. And then, the control would be out of

that Victor has never not been a

she had Delia and Emma as part of her team as well – she couldn’t just abandon them, when Emma had

hours later, at a roadside motel that looked a little nicer than some of the other ones

as they

the pile of cash sitting in her trunk. This place seemed to strike the right balance – anonymous enough to take the cash and not ask

looks up

and his hand a squeeze, taking him in with her to book the room. Half an hour later, they’ve all changed into their pajamas and are seated on the double beds of the simple but clean motel room, eating whatever they could get from the vending machines

Delia says, eyebrows raised, as she takes