“OH no!” Ian cries, throwing his hands up as well. Alvin dashes to his dad, taking the lapels of his suit in his hands and giving him a worried little sake. “Yes,” I say, gravely. “He has been poisoned with a sleepy potion, and he’s so tired, and he can’t possibly be urged to move.” I watch Victor
“You – you brought my son to visit my father in prison? Your prison? Which you didn’t tell me about?” My mouth hangs open in shock and horror. “Um,” Victor says, bashful. “Well, yes. That’s…the gist of it.” “Oh my god,” I breathe, putting a hand to my chest. Ian turns to me then, realizing that s
“Come on, Alpha,” I murmur, nudging him towards our bedroom. “Let’s get you to bed.” Victor nods and lets me steer him through the door and over to the bed, where he sits down. I pamper him a bit then, going to the closet and picking out a fresh pair of pajamas for him, murmuring sweet compliments
“Evelyn,” Victor says seriously, “I want you to have a say in what happens to them if you want a say in what happens to them. This pack belongs to both of us now, and it’s a big decision. But I’ll defer to you. If you tell me that you want nothing to do with it, then I’ll take whatever action I thin
The next morning, Victor wakes before Evelyn again. He’s pleased to see it, a little thrill of excitement running through him. Great, he thinks – I can go wake the boys and finally put my plan into action – “Nooo,” she murmurs, reaching for him as he starts to roll out of bed. “Come backkk. Too ea
I frown at Victor as he opens his bedside drawer, half my attention on Alvin reaching out to pull Archie off of Ian and give the dog a snuggle. “Why do you want a mint?” I ask, turning back to my kids. “You just brushed your teeth.” “Sometimes, you just want a mint,” Victor murmurs, and I turn back
“Um…” I say, looking at the empty velvet pillow inside the box. “Victor, baby…” I can’t help the little laugh that bubbles out of me. “What?” Victor asks, blinking. Then he looks down at the vacant box. “Oh my god,” he murmurs, looking all around him, as if the ring might have fallen out or somethi
Then, Victor opens his hand to show me perhaps the biggest diamond I’ve ever seen in my entire life. I gasp when I see it, completely distracted from my answer. I am not a diamond afficionado, I know nothing about carats, but all I can say is that it is…big. Huge, even, and gorgeously cut and facet