Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins

#Chapter 15 – Water Playing

“Bed?!” I call out to the boys, surprised by their request. “It’s only…7 o’clock. You haven’t even had dinner!”

“Bed, bed!” the two boys shout, leaping to their feet and running around the pool. “Let’s go to bed!”

“Okay,” I say, shrugging. “Sorry Victor,” I say, turning to him. “Looks like the boys want to go home.”

“NO!” Ian shouts. “We can go to bed here! Dad has a BIG bed – we saw it upstairs! You said we could have a sleepover!”

“Yes, they should sleep here,” says Victor, eager to keep control.

“Bed! Bed! Bed!” The boys begin to chant, climbing on the ping pong table and hopping around.

“Boys, get down from there,” I say, anxious. I walk over and reach out my arms to lift them down.

“No!,” Ian shouts, an impish expression on his face. “You have to catch me first! And then we’ll go to BED!” Shrieking with laughter, he and Alvin leap from the table and fly by me, running around the pool.

“NO running!” Victor shouts, authoritative, expecting them to obey. The boys ignore him, laughing harder, jumping over lounge chairs and pushing floats into the pool.

“Boys!” I shout, using my best mom voice. It has no effect. I move towards the edge of the pool as they come around it, making a full circle. They’ll have to run right past me.

“Catch us! Catch us!” They shriek, dodging me and zipping by. I reach out as fast as I can, snatching at the tail of Ian’s shirt – missing – reaching for Alvin’s arm –

Suddenly, I feel my left leg go out from beneath me. I stumble sideways and gasp, seeing nothing but blue pool before me when – bam! I feel a strong arm around my waist, pulling me back and steadying me.

“Are you all right, Evelyn?” I gasp as Victor pulls me to him, holding me steady until I find my feet.

for the boys, avoiding eye contact

murmurs, finally

MARCO POLO!” and I spy a flash of

both topple, suddenly, helplessly, into the pool. I surface frantically, gasping for air, just in time to see the

rage. I

swim around, shrieking “Marco!” and “Polo!,” completely lost in the excitement of their game. I struggle to the side of the pool and support myself against

I turn towards the sound. The boys fall silent mid-laugh. Victor is standing in the shallow end about ten feet away, teeth fully bared, full Alpha asserting his authority over his pack. If he

heel. NOW.” The boys, silent, paddle towards him

boys,” he growls, “will learn to respect your Alpha, and to listen to

my eyebrows, never having

still. Then he pulls his sopping dress shirt off over his

taking in the sight of his shirtless body, realizing that he’s somehow gotten in better shape than he was five years ago, his supposed prime. His muscles move powerfully under the skin on his shoulders, his back, his

He turns to me and I blink,

slipping back into the pool and swimming over to the

was unacceptable. You owe Victor and I an apology while we think up your

Victor hands me a towel from a bin. “While we discuss it, why don’t you two go wash off all

begin to dash over to the shower. “Walk!”

Victor” I say, drying myself off as best I can, grimacing at my ruined silk dress. “They’re mischievous, but not usually this

okay,” he says, smirking. “They just have a lot of energy and need a firm hand, like you said. They remind

now. I have

his eyes wander down my body and

drying my hair. Victor laughs behind me, not falling for it. “Come on, Evelyn, let’s get you