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.

“I haven’t had anything to drink since you got back. But I

would?” Victor asks, screwing up his

Rafe says, splaying out his hands and looking at Victor angrily. “You and Evelyn made me go dry –

taking a sip of his whiskey, which just

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

forward and putting his hand on his brother’s chest, giving him a little shove so that he

doing everything right! I stopped lying

after being mean

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

our dues. Paid them, with interest. We worked for this, and I was never a sulky jerk in the meantime just because

the chair and looking down at his hands, knowing his brother

just shrugs, 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 ready – be there, waiting for her. Don’t

but heaves a big sigh in the meantime. Victor

hoping I’d say something like ‘go get your

hands out in frustration. “All

she’s worth it, you’ll

full of remorse. “This

pressing his half-full glass of whiskey into his brother’s hand. Then, he stands

leaving?”

the door. “I’m going to get

open, he

he goes inside to

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her. Instinctually, her body turns towards him in the bed, and she