Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins

“I can’t believe they talked us into this,” Victor murmurs, anxiously massaging his temple with two fingers and glancing at me in the rearview mirror. I’m sitting in the back seat with one twin in my lap, the other pressed tight against my side. Rafe, seated next to Victor in the driver’s seat, likewise looks back at me dubiously.

“It will be fine,” I murmur, ignoring both of them to kiss Ian’s head and stroke his hair. “They’ve had a hard day – it makes sense that they want to be close to us.”

“Yeah, dad!” Alvin says, smiling towards the front seat. “Plus, Ian already got to see the jail, and I want to see it too –“

“Only fair,” Ian murmurs, still staring out the window. “There, Alvin! Did you see that white sign? That means we’re close!”

Alvin, excited, starts to chitter to his brother, which gives me time to sort my thoughts. Perhaps predictably, I’m torn – half of my mind is now on my pregnancy, now suddenly real when for weeks it had just been…half real? A little fantasy all my own that I very much hoped was true?

And the other half is, of course, on my father.

Victor offered to do it all himself – to deliver the news, to take him home, to arrange it all. But…I just didn’t feel right about it. Since the decision was mine, I should be the one to deliver the blow. Still…I sigh, wondering if the stress is worth it. Especially now that I know that I’m pregnant.

My time for thinking it over is done, though, when Victor swings the car up to an intimidating gate, rolling down his window to gain entrance. I take a deep breath and Ian senses my dour mood, turning to me. “Don’t worry, mama,” he whispers, “it’s not as scary as you think it will be.”

“Thank you, baby,” I murmur in reply. “I’m glad I have you to lean on if I get scared.”

“And me,” Alvin whispers, looking up at me with bright eyes. I nod to him seriously, letting him know that I appreciate him as well.

the door, Rafe going with them to speak to the Betas guarding it. Victor comes to me, though, taking my hand and walking close. I smile as he does this – he’s always been attentive but…I am noticing that he’s been pinned to my side all day since we got the news. And frankly, I kind of like

he asks quietly as we walk

up at him. “I don’t know what you’re asking yet, but considering that you’re asking about our family, I don’t

going to be living on house arrest and their uncle that he’s going to be locked up for the rest of his

through my hair, “it’s…Sunday, so

him distracted by his duties when he enters the jail. He stops as well, looking seriously down into

they’re not normal kids,” I say. “They’re…Alphas, the heirs to two gigantic packs and a great deal of power. And as much as I want them to have normal, happy childhoods, I think that that ship has sailed. Do I think it’s weird that they begged to go to a jail as a field trip

a little, shaking his

safe and happy while showing them the realities

twelve years until they inherit

softly. “Their birthday is

I really need to invest in

I say, pressing myself to his side and grinning up at him. He

you two move it?” Rafe calls to us, clearly a little frustrated. “God, what’s going on with you two

and give a little glare, but I tug Victor’s hand. We both move forward, ready to get this over

right, boys,” Victor says seriously, looking between them.

him and, simultaneous, give a deep nod. I

not what I wanted for them to begin with, but now that I