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.

next to his brother. “I haven’t had anything to drink since you got

you think it would?” Victor asks,

– and talk to her – and it was all supposed to get her back, and it hasn’t done anything

a sip of his

even try to talk to you,” Rafe mutters, starting to

little shove so that he falls back, hard, against the chair. “Why

frowning at his brother with wide eyes. “I’m doing everything right! I stopped lying to her! I…cleaned up! I want her back, I’m going

like, a couple of days, after being mean to

worked for you and Evelyn, didn’t it?”

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

in the chair and looking down at his hands, knowing his brother is right. “So,

sip from his drink and looking at his brother for a quiet moment. “You just…wait. Be steady. Be a rock for her. When

something that sounds like “okay,” but heaves a big sigh in the meantime. Victor laughs at him, not

hoping I’d say something

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

she’s worth it,

worth it,” Rafe replies, full

forward, pressing his half-full glass of whiskey into his brother’s

you leaving?”

going to get the bottle. You shouldn’t drink

he catches a glance

goes inside to grab

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the time Victor climbs into bed with her. Instinctually, her body turns towards him in the bed, and she moves to wrap her arms around him as he