King of the Underworld by RJ Kane

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Sephie

I hooked my arm through Viktor’s as I followed him to his desk while Adrik had his meeting. “What’s his schedule like today, Papa Bear?” I asked.

“Three more meetings after this one, then he’s done. Unless I hear back from Henry’s office saying he can meet tonight,” he answered me in Russian, since there were plenty of ears around the office.

“What about Vitaliy? What’s he doing today?”

“He begrudgingly left this morning and said he won’t be back until tonight. I don’t think he’s going to stay much longer. He’s annoyed at having to see so many people,” he said, trying not to laugh.

“I find it both ironic and hilarious that he’s as popular as he is when he returns to the city,” I said. I thought for a few moments, then asked, “when will you know if he has an extra meeting tonight? I’m trying to make a plan for feeding you all since I’ve been slacking on my duties lately.”

He chuckled. “You’ve been exhausted, sestrichka. You haven’t been slacking. I’ve already ordered dinner for tonight anyway, so you don’t need to worry.” I squinted my eyes at him, but didn’t argue. I decided I would spend the afternoon making him a treat instead.

I looked around to see who else was in the office. Stephen was the only one, other than Viktor. I couldn’t steal Viktor since he was on master of schedule duties. “Yoden, are you busy this afternoon?”

up from his computer. “Nope. I’m just staring at the screen pretending to be busy right now. It was starting to get boring, so I

down and grabbed his arm, pulling him up.

1 don’t get cold. It’s physically impossible,” he said. He let a sly smile slip out when I looked up at him. Very uncharacteristic of him, but I loved him a little more for it. He quietly slid his arm around my shoulders as we walked to the elevator, creating a

you even more each time it happens. The look on his and Alyosha’s faces is just perfection. They’re so lost. It’s so great.” We were both laughing when the elevator doors

took Stephen such a long time to warm up to me, but now that he had, I adored him. He was so smart and so fre aking funny. He was so quietly hilarious that he kept us all entertained. And he could say anything with a straight face, so those who didn’t

Stephen as 1 did the other three. I was starting to suspect that wasn’t helping those two realize how they were special,

walked into the kitchen and I started to pull a few things out of the cabinets. Stephen said, “you know Viktor already ordered dinner for

him. “I know, Yoden. I’m making him cookies. You’re

a love affair with you. I hope you know that. It’s a little weird. It’s very unorthodox, but he’s very much in love with you. It’s to the point that he almost revolts if I eat food made by anyone else. He’s not happy about it

it was a whole other person inside him. “My stomach feels the same about Vinny. So much so that t think Adrik got a little jealous in the beginning.”

of getting jealous? I’ve

on my own anymore that he started to feel jealous. It’s why you

never noticed.”

Your brain is very busy.

followed me to the pantry so I could hand him everything

just struggle with believing in yourself so you’re overanalyzing. Your first instinct is always right. Stop second-guessing yourself. Whoever told you that you were