King of the Underworld by RJ Kane

Chapter Three Hundred Fifteen

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I did manage to make it through the entire meeting with Henry, even though it lasted well past two hours. However, it did mean that I slept for a full 24 hours after it was over. I was only awake long enough to take my antibiotic and then I’d pass out once more.

Because of my brilliant idea during the meeting with Henry, the guys were now working around the clock to find information linking the current mayer to any of the other bosses or Ricardo, Ivan was going through the information given to us from the journalist again to see if he could find any connection between Ricardo and the mavo

Henry had agreed to give us a little time to see what we could find before taking the information to the mayor. He was considering a run for mayor; it depended on the information we could find. Henry was a mostly good person, but his title took priority over almost everything else. While it’s a valid argument that he could do more as police commissioner than he would be able to as a regular citizen, he was still willing to sit on information that would put away a very evil person just to ensure he kept his position for four more years. At some point, remaining in the grey area will come back to haunt you. We, however, knew that even if he sat on the information we provided, Ricardo would still get everything he deserved. Just not pu blicly.

The guys really did work out a shift schedule for babysitting me while I slept off having to be awake for more than 20 minutes. They tried to leave me alone, but I started mumbling and shaking after a few minutes, so that option was out the window.

“It wasn’t so bad, spider monkey. It was nice to have a guaranteed nap every few hours,” Andrei said after I finally woke up and they were filling me in on everything I’d missed.

“How did Stephen’s undead body temperature not wake me up?” I asked, completely surprised.

It almost did the first time. I used an electric blanket the second time. It fooled you,” he said, grinning at me.

“This is the kind of important knowledge that one collects from centuries on this planet,” I said.

“You at least look slightly better, princess,” Ivan said.

“I do feel better. I think the antibiotic is working. I don’t feel like death. I still can’t breathe as well as I’d like to, but it’s not as bad either,” I said.

“What about your appetite

Misha asked..

I thought for a minute. I didn’t ha te the idea of food, but it wasn’t exciting either. “Still undecided, but I don’t ha te the idea anymore.”

“Baby steps,” Misha said, grinning at me.

and shoulder aren’t as painful, at least. We moved you several times and you never woke up,” Viktor said. “That’s

“You did?”

day. We had to move you slightly each

me any superprofen when you gave

shook their heads no. “We never actually thought about that,”

not complaining. I’m just surprised I didn’t feel that. Apparently, I was dead to the world.”

yet for your antibiotic, but you haven’t eaten anything in

of me,” i said as I took the spoon from him and took

was out?”

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business associates, but nothing that tie them directly. We also can’t

between bites, still under the very watchful eye of Misha. I couldn’t tell if he was watching me to make sure I ate or watching to see when

with the journalist. This time about the mayor and whether he knew anything about any ties to Ricardo or any of the other bosses. Chen was noticeably more relaxed this time when I called to ask him

It might be concerning how much I enjoyed lying to that

life goal for you, didn’t we?” I asked, trying to hold in my laughter so it wouldn’t make me

be too much for me. “I only just got you back from the last meeting. Now you’re going to sleep for an entire day again,” he said that night when we were alone. I felt his mood shift when he said it. He was legitimately sad at the thought of me sleeping for an entire day again if I

feel your sadness,” I said,

been on him. Not only was he still working through me and Ivan being taken, but he also had to deal with me not being able to do much on my own since coming home and having the extra worry of trying to take

the Italian possibility, but he knows Chen doesn’t speak Italian, so it won’t be an issue

not going to argue about going?” he asked as he leaned down to press his

this has all been for you. There’s a very good possibility that going along would make me sleep for another day, or longer. Doesn’t seem worth it, really,” I said, pulling his arm around my waist with my one functioning arm. “And to be honest, I’m very tired of doing nothing but

tomorrow,” he said as

Tori or Max if Andrei hadn’t brought it up. I wouldn’t have either. I hadn’t thought about Max in weeks.” I paused to take a few breaths, as talking too much was causing me to cough more lately. “The acupuncturist told me he was like me, too. I

How? Like his

he’ll soon figure out that he knows things before they happen. Like my ability to pret Trino’s methods for revenge. Andrei should be able to do that too. Or something

He’s been right every single time,

normal, with Adrik behind me, his arms around me as tightly as possible. It took exactly two more minutes and I was sound

Andrei getting breakfast this morning?” Adrik asked as we walked into the kitchen the next morning. Ivan nodded his

morning, princess,” he said, kissing the