Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins

#Chapter 243 – Negotiations

“Thief!” Walsh snarls, pounding his fist again on the plastic barrier. “You can’t take this from me – everything I’ve built, everything I’ve worked for –“

Victor tugs Ian’s hand and the boy snaps his worried eyes back up to his father, who looks down at him calmly.

“Enough of this for you,” Victor says softly, looking steadily into Ian’s eyes and letting him know with his tranquility that he’s still in full control. “Why don’t you go with the Beta and wait in the entrance hall? Maybe they’ll give you some jail food to eat, so you can see what it’s like.”

Ian nervously nods, looking again between his father and grandfather as a Beta comes forward to take his hand. He goes with the Beta readily, though, and Victor turns his attention back to Walsh after Ian leaves the room and the lock clicks again.

“Quite a display you’re putting on for your grandchild,” Victor sighs, crossing his arms. “One would think that you’d like him to respect you, but to each his own, I suppose.”

“How dare you –“

“Enough,” Victor snaps again, glaring at the man behind the wall. “It’s done, Walsh, and there’s nothing you can do to change it. What we need to decide now is how long you stay in this cell. Because believe me when I say that I have the funds to ensure that you spend the rest of your life in here. But, there are reasons why I might reconsider such a sentence.”

Walsh leans back for a moment, crossing his arms as he senses the opportunity to regain some power. “You need something from me.”

“No,” Victor counters, giving a sharp shake of his head. “I need nothing from you. But there are people in my life to whom you are significant.”

Walsh takes a minute, blinking, and then begins to scowl. “Evelyn.”

Victor nods slowly, confirming his suspicion. “I won’t keep her father locked up for years if she does not wish it. If you can agree to –“

Walsh slams on the glass again, rage on his face. “You would leave the question of my freedom to a woman?”

Victor does not flinch. “To my Luna. Yes, I would.”

growls. “A Luna is

resulted in your losing your pack to begin with. I would caution you against making the same mistake

raising his hand to the spot on his head where his

watch. “Can I take this a rejection of my terms? That you do not agree to live peacefully and release a statement that I am the unequivocal leader of your pack

eyes back to

his mouth to the side, considering his options. He glances at the two cells next to Walsh’s, where Joyce and Willard are each being held. But he quickly decides against it, wanting suddenly

his Beta as he goes. “Inform the other two,” he says sharply as the Beta opens the door. “Tell them that their packs are mine, that they have no

Willard and Joyce don’t matter to him – both had severely overplayed their hands, taking on the Kensington pack like that. They could rot the rest of his lives away in those cell, for all

returns through the series of doors that separate the cells from the front office, Ian is seated in

smiling down at his boy and nodding to the Betas behind the desk. “Where did you

the Betas!” Ian exclaims,

an eye at the head man in charge.

own supply, sir,” the Beta says anxiously, giving a hesitant little smile. “We didn’t think he’d like

smiles and nods to them, letting them know

Ian, who hops down from the chair and takes

Ian says, shrugging and looking towards the door. “Can

they head out into the bright sunshine. “Nah, we’re going to give grandpa a little time

swinging their joined hand as the Betas waiting by the car open the doors for them. Then, after a pause, Ian looks up into his dad’s face. “What do

his son run to the far side of the car and be lifted

in by the Beta while Victor climbs into the driver’s seat. “Let’s go find them. I

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