Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins

#Chapter 217 – Tempers lost

“Are you serious, Evelyn?” he sputters, his eyes going wide. “After all of this? All that we’ve been through?”

“What?” I snap in response, shaking my head so that my hair falls back over my shoulder. “Is it not a legitimate question?”

“No, Evelyn!” He says, his voice raising in anger. “It’s absolutely not!”

“Well, it’s legitimate to me,” I say. “And I think I deserve an answer. How do I know?”

“You know,” he says, taking two angry steps towards me, “because I love you, Evelyn. There’s no space in my mind for anyone else – I couldn’t even begin to think about another woman –“

“All stuff you probably said to Amelia!” I exclaim. Somewhere deep inside me, I know that I’m probably being unfair – that I know the extent of what we feel to each other. But…this has also been in the back of my mind for weeks. Months, if I’m being honest.

Victor tenses his jaw and tightens his lips then, and I know that I’ve got him there. These are all things he certainly said to Amelia, especially when I came on the scene. So how could I truly trust them again?

“She was your mate, Victor,” I say, some of the anger leeching at me as I voice this, my deepest hesitation about our relationship. “You get one of those in a lifetime. And you left your mate for me – which is insane –“

“Evelyn,” he says, shaking his head. “It’s different –“

“How can it be different!” I interrupt, throwing up my hands. “I know that you and Amelia had your problems, and that she was…she was so manipulative, and what she wanted was so contrary to what you want for your life, and that I fit that bill so neatly – but she was your mate, Victor.”

He doesn’t say anything to me and I just shake my head at him.

“Doesn’t that mean anything to you?” I push. “How can I ever compete with that? Did you just…did you just go with me because I fit the image of the wife you want? Because I already had your kids – because…because I want more children? Because you want more too?”

“No, Evelyn,” he says, shaking his head sharply. “It’s more than that – it’s so much more than that.”

“Your mate, Victor!” I exclaim.

word to explain what you are to me, Evelyn – certainly not one that competes with what that word means in our world and our culture. That

at him, confused,

than that. And just because I can’t explain it –“ he scoffs, then,

back. “Just the fact that you were standing at the altar waiting for her to come down the

a little. “Is it time now to bring up your betrayal? I parted ways with Amelia and since then have never looked back – not once. But you – your lies, and your deceptions

him and baring my teeth up into his face. “I gave up half my strength for you – my life – I’m going to die out here

he snaps, his voice loud and echoing through the trees. “Why are you doing this? Why are you starting

then, snapping my mouth shut but still looking

we not left all of these issues behind?” He asks, his voice low with an edge of anger to it. “Honestly, are we not beyond all of this? Why are

dying, Victor!” I shout, throwing my hands

now as he takes a step towards me. “With accusations of me not loving

tears then, and I come up with nothing. He’s right, of course – we are beyond all of this – we’ve had these talks. And if we do die

determined to live – but

to go with my arms around him, full of the knowledge that we love each other – that we tried everything

me. Something dark urges me

to clear the air, Victor,” I say, my voice trembling. “I…I can’t live, or die, with these questions

my head. He closes his mouth, but

Victor,” I say, my voice soft, “if I’ll ever be enough for you. If I’ll

the distance, and I can see that he is frustrated. Torn, really, between

you, Evelyn,” he says simply. “It’s all I’ve got. I wish…I wish

caused this rift. All of his words, all of his actions,

at my soul. Makes me

standing a

of them, suddenly embarrassed for forgetting them. How long had they been there? How much did they hear? Of all people in the world, they are the ones who least need to