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?”

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 should thank you. What do you need?” he asked as he closed his

arm, pulling him up. “You’re coming with me,”

Do you have a plan? Do we need supplies? How long will we be gone? Am I properly dressed? Do I need a coat? Never mind, 1 don’t get cold. It’s physically impossible,” he said. He let a sly smile slip out when I looked up at him.

more each time it happens. The

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 know him thought he was completely serious while saying some of the

that wasn’t helping those two realize how they were special, so I’d decided to try and change that as much as I could. It was easier to get time with Stephen on my

the cabinets. Stephen said, “you know

smiled at 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

inside him. “My stomach feels the same about Vinny. So much so that t think Adrik got a little

capable of getting jealous? I’ve never once

sleeping on my own anymore that he started to feel jealous. It’s why you guys only just found out about my eyes. That’s been happening for quite a while now. He

I never noticed.”

Your brain is very busy. You should cut it some slack for not noticing

the pantry so I could

think it’s more of a gift than a curse. You 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 du mb