#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!”

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

teasing you, Evie,” he says, happy. “It was a bit of a surprise, but it wasn’t a big deal in the end. No brawls for

say under 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 his

resting it on the floor. I’m not really mad, of course – I’m not

you get up to, though?” I ask after a few minutes, letting him wind down. “Did you solve

clearly thinking it over. “But we’ve got the

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

leaning forward and taking both of his hands. “Let’s go

me. “I’m too tired for fun. Just

and pulling him up towards me. “We can work with that. Boys!” I shout, aiming

from my yell and turning his head sleepily against the

reply, grinning as the boys come pounding down the

Ian asks, running over to us,

Alvin asks, looking between us,

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 eyes go wide, looking between

no!” Ian cries, throwing his hands up as well. Alvin dashes to his dad, taking the lapels of his suit in his hands and giving

to move.” I watch Victor as I say this, noting the little smile he works to

do?” Alvin gasps, a big grin on his

wisely. “The only cure is to make sure daddy is as comfortable and happy as possible. And then he’ll sleep

starting to pull pillows from the couch, heaping them on the floor to

murmurs, peeking through his lashes and watching his kids. “This is a game I can get

a new variant of my own favorite game – mommy is under a spell where

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