King of the Underworld by RJ Kane

Chapter Three Hundred Forty-One

Adrik

When Andrei and Sephie both said that Martin had been speaking to Sal on the phone, my anger hit levels I’d never experienced before. It was so sudden that it almost surprised me. Sephie felt it, of course, immediately putting her hands on my chest, which quieted the rage building inside me enough that I could at least think.

This meant that every single person, save Trino, had betrayed me. While J trusted Trino, at this point, it would not surprise me if he betrayed me as well. It appeared that we could trust no one. My mind was racing, trying to connect all the pieces to this ever-growing puzzle.

“…Everything is now connected nicely,” Sephie said. I knew her mind could connect pieces sometimes faster than mine could. She was also able to keep her wits about her when she was angry, where that was something I still struggled with. My anger overtook everything, but I could feel her helping me with it. I could feel her cool, calming presence keeping my fire from becoming an inferno. But just barely. I knew she was also enjoying feeling my anger, as it was feeding hers. She still had plenty of unresolved emotions from being taken, so the fact that Sal was now once again front and center in this little drama made her look forward to watching his demise just as much as I was.

She was rarely scared by my anger. Only once or twice had it caught her off-guard. She knew it was never directed at her, so she was usually able to handle it without being intimidated by it. But it was surprising to feel just how much she enjoyed feeling it sometimes. She almost craved it in certain situations. When we got to her in that room with Armando, I knew she was in pain. There was no mistaking she was in pain, given how terrible she looked. She was a bl oody bruised mess. I couldn’t feel her pain yet, but I could feel her relief that I was there, followed closely by her hunger for my anger. She knew I was ready to ki ll Armando, but I could clearly feel that she craved it just as much as I did in that moment.

Sephie was so pure and so innocent that it was almost unexpected from her. I didn’t think much of it at the time, because I didn’t think much about anything except ending Armando at the time. But looking back, I was surprised to feel just how much she enjoyed seeing my bloodlust completely out of control. How much she wanted it unleashed.

with every ounce of love she possessed in her body and soul. I knew, without a doubt, that had she not been in excruciating pain, I would’ve been able to feel her warmth

her any more than I already do, she finds a new way to make my heart grow larger for her. Stephen had told me after we got her back that he was thinking about her when setting up to provide cover to all of us when we were

asked, snapping

forward button got hit, so I don’t think this conversation has actually taken place yet,” Sephie said. She paused. I could feel her trying to get control of her emotions once more. I could feel the fear from a few days

pull in my chest was so strong that I couldn’t ignore it. I pulled her tight against me, turning her to face me. “Talk to me, solnishko. What are you feeling?” I asked, my lips next to her ear. She looked up at me. Her eyes were changing again as I watched, going from the almost black that meant she was angry to the light blue, almost wh ite that meant she was afraid. She held my gaze as she

able to figure out how to turn them wh ite at will soon. I caught myself thinking about how impressed I constantly found myself

you’re smiling at the thought of Giana being passed around like the prize at Bingo.” I couldn’t help the laugh that escaped at being caught. I glanced at the guys, who were admittedly confused. Sephie didn’t take her eyes off me, she just said, “totally accountable for that,” as she raised her hand. I watched as her eyes changed from the

know she’s basically just a

keep her eyes dark that way. “I don’t get the impression that she does, but I need to talk to her to be able to answer that more definitively,” she said. She still hadn’t taken her eyes off mine I think she was waiting for me to give her the all-clear that she could look at the guys again. I had to admit

using Martin or if she really

around like that. Even for her,” Misha said. “I get the feeling that she was placed with Armando. I don’t think it was

begs the question of do we tell her we know and see how much she knows. What the f**k do we do with her now?” Ivan said, clearly