#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!”

head back, closing his eyes again. “I

again, harder this time, but Victor just laughs and catches my foot, starting to rub it. “I’m just teasing you, Evie,” he says, happy.

my breath, glaring at him and admiring his handsome face as I do. “There should have been at least one brawl.

murmurs, taking a deep breath in through

not ashamed of

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

softly, clearly thinking it over. “But

wanted to talk about it that

on,” I say eagerly, leaning forward and taking both of his hands. “Let’s go

one eye and peering at me. “I’m too tired for fun. Just

pulling him up towards me. “We can work with that. Boys!” I shout, aiming my voice towards the stairs. Instantly, I hear a pounding upstairs as

flinching away from my yell and turning his head sleepily against the couch cushion. “No, don’t call them. They were being so nice

I reply, grinning as the boys come pounding down

asks, running

sweet Alvin asks, looking between

my too-serious face 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

cries, throwing his hands up as well. Alvin dashes to his dad, taking the lapels of his suit in his hands and

been poisoned with a sleepy potion, and he’s so tired, and he can’t possibly be urged to move.” I watch Victor as I say this, noting the

Alvin gasps, a

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

and starting to pull pillows from the couch, heaping them on the floor to make a bed. Alvin joins

Victor murmurs, peeking through his lashes and watching his kids.

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

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