#Chapter 252 – Exhausted

Victor comes home late that night, looking exhausted. Alvin, however, is invigorated, running through the house shouting for Ian, eager to tell him all about his day.

“Hello, you,” I murmur, as Victor comes over to my spot on the couch and leans down to give me a kiss.

“Hello,” he replies after our lips part. He then slumps back into the cushions and closes his eyes.

“What did you get up to?” I ask, curiously looking after our son pounding up the stairs. “Lots of Alpha stuff? He’s certainly excited.”

“Of course he is,” Victor murmurs, a little smirk playing on his lips. “He got to spend the whole day crawling all over firetrucks with his absolute ‘favorite person in the whole wide world.’ A direct quote, by the way.”

“His favorite person?” I ask, a little appalled. “I thought that was me…”

“Nope,” Victor says, opening his eyes and looking at me, his smirk growing. “Apparently we both lost out. It’s Mark.”

My eyes go wide as I gasp. Then, I give Victor a swift little kick. “Mark! What the hell are you doing stalking my ex!?”

“Not ex,” he says, raising his eyebrows. “Exes. Plural.”

My mouth falls open, confused, but he continues.

“Did Edgar ever mention that in another life he’d like to try being a fireman? Because that’s precisely what he did –“

“Oh gross!” I shout, but I can’t help the laughter that bursts from me as well. “You spent the day with two of my exes! Ew!”

and resting his head back, closing his eyes again. “I got lots

again, harder this time, but Victor just laughs and catches my foot, starting to rub it. “I’m just teasing

at him and admiring his handsome face as I do. “There should have

time,” Victor murmurs, taking a deep

couch pillows, folding a page over in my book and resting it on the floor. I’m not really mad, of course – I’m not ashamed of my love life. Frankly, I should be proud of my little collection of men. I should

up to, though?” I ask after a few minutes, letting him wind

solve,” he says softly, clearly thinking it over. “But

he wanted to talk about it that he’d talk about it. It’s not that I think he’s keeping it from me – it’s just

leaning forward and taking

he asks, opening one eye and peering at me. “I’m too tired for fun. Just want to

can work with that. Boys!” I shout, aiming my voice towards the stairs. Instantly, I hear a pounding upstairs as they respond to my

his head sleepily against the couch cushion. “No, don’t call them. They were being so nice and quiet and

as the boys come pounding down the

Ian asks, running

right?” My sweet Alvin asks, looking between us, always eager to

letting my boys know that this isn’t really true, but instead the start of a game. Ian gasps dramatically, putting a hand over his mouth as Alvin’s eyes go wide, looking between his father and me. “Your father has been poisoned by a witch!”

Alvin dashes to his dad, taking the

watch Victor as I

we do?” Alvin gasps, a big grin on

I say wisely. “The only cure is to make sure daddy is as comfortable and happy as

heaping them on the floor to make a

Victor murmurs, peeking through his lashes and watching his kids. “This is a game

long length of him, resting my head on his chest. “It’s a new variant of my own favorite game – mommy is under a spell where she can’t

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