#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?”

it,” he says, shrugging. “He learned how to do the Alpha command – it’s super useful – he’s going to teach me how to do it too

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

have to be careful with the command – it’s not a toy, and should not be

his mother as Ian twists the key in the lock, smiling to hear it click.

rush, pulling the door open and wrapping her boy in a hug. “You did right – it’s just –“ she glances over at Victor’s cell. “Well talk about it

hasn’t said

his father’s cell, trying the same key. Luckily, the locks and mechanisms haven’t been replaced in years, so the same ancient key works in Victor’s lock as well. The

them to be careful. Instead, they kneel down next to him, going pale when they see the

Alvin says, wrapping his hand around his father’s finger. Ian stays silent, but takes his father’s other

them. “You did

exhausted. Evelyn bites her lip, working hard

him out of here,” she says, looking to the boys. “What’s the situation upstairs? Specifically – where are Joyce and my

into her

blinks, shocked, at her boys. “Seriously?”

at her and

down at Victor. “We’ll go outside right now –

still closed. “The house,” he says, his words slow and dragging between his breaths. “It’s still…under siege. Enough Betas…still under Walsh’s

trying

pieces together before she does. “They don’t know we’ve got grandpapa locked

nods, confirming that Alvin

think. “We’ve got to find some way to end their command,”

again, agreeing. Alvin and Ian look between them,

will eventually get in. But she knows that they don’t have time to wait for that. So what they need, now, is for her father’s Betas to lay down their

Her eyes fly open.

talk to all of the Betas all at once? Out on the field?

and then reaches out to tap the radio still attached to his father’s shoulder.

top, attached to this,” Evelyn says, thinking aloud,

nods shallowly, confirming it. They’re all ringed

at the

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