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.

onto the loveseat next to his brother. “I haven’t had anything to drink since

think it would?” Victor asks, screwing up his

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

laughs, settling back into his seat and taking a sip of his whiskey, which

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

down,” Victor orders, leaning forward and putting his hand on his brother’s chest, giving him a little shove so that he falls back, hard,

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

like, a couple of days, after being mean to her for months, and you expect it to wash all

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

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

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

“You just…wait. Be steady. Be a rock for her. When she’s ready – if

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

hoping I’d say something

something to do,” Rafe says, spreading his hands out in frustration. “All of this

she’s worth

full of remorse. “This is

half-full glass of

leaving?” Rafe

going to get the bottle. You shouldn’t

open, he catches a glance of Rafe’s wide

inside to grab

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body turns towards him in the bed, and she moves to wrap her arms around him as he sinks