#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!”

his eyes again. “I got lots of tips. Mark says you like

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

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

a deep breath in through his

I’m not ashamed of my love life. Frankly, I should be proud of my little

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

it over. “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

on,” I say eagerly, leaning forward and taking

peering at me. “I’m too tired

all right,” I say, laughing and pulling him up towards me. “We can work with that. Boys!” I

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

as the boys come pounding down

running over to us,

asks, looking between us, always eager

say 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 and me. “Your father has been poisoned by a witch!” I say, throwing my hands in the

up as well. Alvin dashes to his dad, taking the lapels of

gravely. “He has 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 little smile he works to

will we do?” Alvin gasps, a big

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

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

lashes and watching

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

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