King of the Underworld by RJ Kane

Chapter One Hundred Ninety-Eight

Sephie

“Are you up for some company?” Adrik asked after I inhaled my sandwich.

“The guys are still worried?” I asked, smiling.

“All of them but Andrei. He’s probably got a new training plan made out for you already, but he does want to make sure you’re okay with everything before he starts it.” He couldn’t help but laugh.

“Bubba loves being my trainer. He’s good at his job, too.” I smiled to myself thinking about Andrei being excited for starting new things in my training. “Tell them they can come over. I don’t want to be responsible for any of them sleeping poorly tonight.”

It wasn’t five minutes later and they all walked into the penthouse.

“You guys have been waiting for me to wake up, haven’t you?” I asked as they walked into the kitchen.

“Maybe,” Stephen said, wrapping his arms around my shoulders from behind. He squeezed my shoulders, surprising me by kissing my cheek. Stephen was the least affectionate of the guys, normally. He took a while to warm up to me, but it seems like since he was able to tell the guys what’s he’s been holding back all this time, he’s gotten more comfortable in his own skin. I was happy to see it.

“Did you eat yet, spider monkey?” Andrei asked.

“If by eat, you mean inhale, then yes. Yes, I did. My soul is now returning to my body,” I said, laughing. “I can already tell I’m going to be hungry again in like an hour.”

Adrik looked at me, smirking. “Told you you’d want to eat a house.”

“It’s a real thing,” Ivan said. “We’ve all been there.”

Viktor’s phone rang. He pulled it out of his pocket, looking at the number. He clearly didn’t recognize the number, so he stepped away to answer the phone.

“Super Squish, we should do your bandage while I’m awake and not eating. It’s a very small window today, we should take advantage,” I said. He nodded, laughing. He walked to the door to go get the bandage supplies from downstairs.

Viktor walked back toward where I was sitting, handing me the phone. “It’s Chen,” he said.

took his phone and put it on speaker so

I would. I didn’t get done until super late and forgive me for not wanting to

that. What did you find

told you one of my dealers works for Vito, right? Well, he didn’t know anything about it. He was also pi ssed off to find out they’re planning on trying to replace the entire supply with that sh it. He won’t touch it either. That

night. The public thanks you for your service, Chen,” I

“I’m a public servant, Sephie. We know this.” More laughter. “So, then I go to my guy that works for Sal. I’m careful with both of them, like you can’t just come out and ask them what they know like you did with me, I hint around, trying to find out if he knows anything about brawn and that mo therfucker thinks I know about the

the guy that works for Sal knows everything, but the guy that works for Vito doesn’t?” I

everything, but they’re getting a heads up when it’s going down, so they know not to sell in Sal’s area of the

going to happen?” I asked. I glanced up to see if any of the guys had anything to add, only to

weekend they’re supposed to stay off the

have with this guy? Like, do you

know about everything to

your other guy that works for the Colombian? Do

knows a lot of other dealers. The guy that works for Vito, I don’t know. Like I said,

with the guy that works for the Colombian?” I asked. If he could get word to Trino’s people, that was a large portion of

Super laid-back as long as you play by his rules. Break one of his rules, he

“That’s not him, that’s his boss.” I

how you know that, and yet, I don’t want

there are enough dealers that are against selling brawn that would also be willing to help us try to stop

I’m not vouching for his aim, in other words. The other two, I don’t know about. He ll, you seem to know more about the guy that works

who quietly said, “Trino’s guys will

Sal’s guy? What were his thoughts on the plan?”

about it, but I think he was more excited for getting paid to do Jack sh it over one weekend. I don’t

you. Tell them you know Trino, if they give you sh it. If it goes any farther than that, drop my name and have them check

fu ck are you into

fine, Armando is fine, anyone else means you don’t know me.

I’ll call you in a couple days once