Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins

#Chapter 265 – Threat in the Night

“Oh calm down, brother,” Rafe’s voice says from the darkness, a sigh thick in his words.

Victor’s growl cuts off, but he stays tense behind me as the figure climbs the stairs, coming into the light spilling through the living room window.

When we see that it is indeed Rafe standing there, Victor leans back, scowling at him. “Don’t sneak up on your Alpha family, Rafe,” he grumbles. “That’s one fast way to get torn to pieces.”

“Whatever,” Rafe says, sighing. I frown at him, still sitting tense. What the hell was wrong with him now? And where was he all day?

Victor looks his brother over as well, starting to pick up on his mood. “What’s wrong?” he asks.

“Nothing,” Rafe murmurs, but I can tell by his tone that something’s wrong. And that he’s feeling rather sorry for himself.

“Okay!” I say cheerfully, picking up my glass of wine and standing up. “I’ll leave you two to talk this through.” I bend down and give Victor a perky kiss on the cheek.

“Wait,” he says, grabbing for my hand as I walk away. “There’s still more I want to talk to you about –“

“You know where I’ll be,” I say, pitching my voice low and giving him a wink. Victor smiles at me and lets me go. Inside the house I give a little sigh as I dump my wine into the sink, wishing Rafe hadn’t interrupted. I know, in my heart, that Victor has more to say.

But still, I can tell that Rafe needs him now more than I do.

And I want to get to the bottom of whatever is going on with him as well. So, I head up the stairs, fully intent on interrogating Victor about what the hell is going on with his brother as soon as he comes up.

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When Evelyn goes inside, Victor quickly sniffs the air between him and his brother. “Are you drunk?” he asks, suspicious.

haven’t had anything to drink since

asks, screwing

Victor angrily. “You and Evelyn made me go dry – and talk to her – and it

a sip of his

talk to you,” Rafe mutters, starting to stand up angrily. “You’re just

him a little shove so that he falls back, hard,

everything right! I stopped lying to her! I…cleaned up! I

mean to her for months, and you expect it to wash all

Evelyn,

eyes narrowed. “Watch it, Rafe,” he growls, the hair on his neck rising. “Evelyn and I paid our dues. Paid them, with interest. We worked for this, and I was never a sulky jerk in the meantime just because she needed space. Bridgette has every right to pull away from you right now, and you have to respect it. You’re lucky she’s even

leaning back in the chair and looking down at his hands, knowing his brother is

taking another sip from his drink and looking at his brother for a quiet moment. “You just…wait. Be steady. Be a rock for her. When she’s ready – if she’s ever

heaves a big sigh in the meantime. Victor laughs at him, not an

hoping I’d say

hands out in frustration. “All of this waiting…” he

worth it, you’ll

worth it,” Rafe replies, full

of whiskey into his

you leaving?” Rafe

“I’m going to get the bottle. You shouldn’t

Victor pulls the door open, he catches a glance of

inside

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him in the bed, and she moves to wrap her arms