#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?”

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

two of them as Ian fiddles

“but Alvin – you have to be careful with

the key in the lock, smiling

boy in a hug. “You did right

Victor hasn’t said a word since

key. Luckily, the locks and mechanisms haven’t been replaced in years, so the same

kneel down next to

hand around his father’s finger. Ian stays silent, but takes his

says, working hard to smile at them. “You did good – you did

eyes then, exhausted. Evelyn bites

to get him out of here,” she says, looking to the boys. “What’s the situation upstairs?

says, looking up into her eyes. “Them

at

looks at her and nods

Victor. “We’ll go outside right now – get Rafe – call

his words slow and dragging between his breaths. “It’s still…under siege. Enough Betas…still

trying to

won’t get out,” Alvin says quietly, putting the pieces together before she does. “They don’t know we’ve got grandpapa locked up, and they’ll grab us,

confirming that Alvin

to end their command,” she says quietly. “To walk out

and Ian look between them, waiting

in. But she knows that they

Her eyes fly open.

“How did you talk to all of the Betas all at once? Out on the field?

blinks at her and then reaches out to tap the radio still attached

attached to this,” Evelyn says, thinking aloud,

ringed around the house, part of the

stares at

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