#Chapter 193 – Family Reunion

“Nothing’s wrong,” Ian says, shrugging, drawing Alvin’s gaze back to him. “That was just awesome.”

Alvin freezes for a moment and then both boys start to laugh. Brent crosses his arms, not joining in, pissed off to be under these kids’ control.

“You have to teach me how to do that!” Ian says, jumping down from the couch and running to take Alvin’s hand. “Really, what do you do? Is it hard?”

Alvin shrugs. “I don’t know – you just get really bossy –“

Suddenly, Brent lunges forward, reaching for him, and Alvin gasps – spinning and putting his hands up.

“STOP!” Alvin screams and – inches from him – Brent freezes in place, loosing his balance and falling to the floor. But he doesn’t move forward anymore.

Ian looks at Alvin again, scared and wide-eyed, and Alvin grimaces a little. “I guess…I’m still new to it. I can’t do it from far away, not without a megaphone, and I guess…I didn’t realize you had to hold them to it, once you commanded it.”

Ian shrugs, considering. “I think you did a good job.”

“Thanks,” Alvin says with a smile, pleased, as he moves forward to a tied-up Beta and takes a set of zip ties from his pocket. Then, he and Ian move over to Brent. “Hands behind your back, please,” Alvin says, his voice light.

Scowling, the Beta complies, and the boys bind his hands, his feet, his legs, and his mouth.

Then, they run from the room, determined to find their parents.

Evelyn and Victor both turn their heads towards the stairs, hearing the pounding of feet coming down them – but they both frown when they realize that the feet don’t sound…quite right.

Not heavy enough.

Evelyn gasps as she realizes what is happening just before the twins come into view, a ring of keys dangling from Ian’s hand.

“Hi mom!” Alvin says, rushing over to her bars. Ian goes directly to his father’s cell, peering in at him, his face worried.

“Alvin,” Evelyn says, reaching through the bars to take her son’s face in her hands. “How did you get down here?”

learned how to do the Alpha command – it’s super useful

just shakes her head, staring at the two of them as Ian fiddles

careful with the command – it’s not a toy, and should not be used lightly

the key in the lock, smiling to hear it click. “Should I not have done

“You did right – it’s just –“ she glances over at

her attention that Victor hasn’t said a word since the boys came

key. Luckily, the locks and mechanisms haven’t been replaced in years, so the same ancient key works in Victor’s lock as

them to be careful. Instead, they kneel down next to him, going

father’s finger. Ian stays silent, but takes

hard to smile at them. “You did good – you did so well

eyes then, exhausted. Evelyn bites her lip, working hard to hold herself

she says, looking to the boys. “What’s the situation

into her eyes. “Them and four Betas, in the

just blinks, shocked, at her

looks at her

She looks down at Victor. “We’ll go outside right now – get Rafe – call a medical

his words slow and dragging between his breaths.

trying

she does. “They don’t know we’ve got grandpapa

nods, confirming that Alvin

bites her lip, looking away from her family, trying to think. “We’ve got to find some way to end their command,” she says quietly. “To walk out of this house without protest. Or to let our Betas

Ian look between them, waiting for a plan

that the house is under siege, and that Victor’s Betas will eventually get in. But she knows that they don’t

Her eyes fly open.

all of the Betas all at

tap the radio still attached to his father’s shoulder. Evelyn looks

to this,” Evelyn says, thinking aloud, “they’re

all ringed around the

stares at

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