#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!”

again. “I got lots of tips. Mark says you like this thing

a little shriek of indignation and kick him again, harder this time, but Victor just laughs and catches my foot, starting to rub it. “I’m just teasing you, Evie,” he says,

face as I do. “There should have been at least one brawl. Or a

murmurs, taking a deep breath in through

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 get an award for it – they’re all very

did you get up to, though?” I ask after a few minutes, letting

says softly, clearly thinking it over. “But

curious, but then I shut my mouth, considering that if 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 that…I think he’s tired. And I

I say eagerly, leaning forward and taking both of his

one eye and peering at me. “I’m too

I shout, aiming my voice towards the stairs. Instantly, I hear a pounding upstairs as they respond to my

flinching away from my yell and turning his head sleepily against the couch cushion. “No, don’t

as the boys

up, mama?” Ian asks, running over to us,

My sweet Alvin asks, looking between us, always

gravely, 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 eyes go wide, looking between his father

dashes to his dad, taking the lapels of his suit in his hands and

can’t possibly be urged to move.” I watch Victor as I say this, noting the

will we do?” Alvin gasps, a big grin on

is as comfortable and happy as possible. And then he’ll sleep it

on the floor to make a bed. Alvin joins in, pulling heaps of blankets from the closet

lashes and watching his kids.

you’d like it,” I say, moving forward to lay my body out along the 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 get up so you have to bring her breakfast

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