King of the Underworld by RJ Kane

Chapter Three Hundred Thirteen

Adrik

She was asleep before we made it back to the penthouse. Once we walked in the door, I walked to one of the couches with her. She didn’t even wake up when I pulled her from the backseat. Viktor read the prescription on the antibiotics. “It says she needs to take this every 8 hours until she’s out of pills,” he said, taking out two pills from the bottle.

“At least we know she’ll be awake three times a day now,” Misha said as he was looking through the refrigerator. He grabbed a carton of yogurt and a spoon and walked them over to me. Andrei had gotten a glass and was filling it with water for her.

She was still sound asleep in my arms. “Sephie, love, you need to wake up,” I said, brushing my hand across her cheek. She started to eventually stir, then opened her eyes. She looked momentarily confused before saying, “I fell asleep again, huh?”

“You were out almost before we left the hospital, princess,” Ivan said, softly.

“You need to take your first dose of antibiotic, gazelle. Then you can go back to sleep if you want to,” Misha said, grinning at

her.

She made the move to sit up slowly. I helped her, but she was getting stronger on her own. “I wouldn’t exactly say that I want to go back to sleep, but that seems to be all I can manage right now,” she said, taking the pills from Viktor and the glass of

water from Andrei.

“Here’s yogurt so the antibiotics don’t upset your stomach. You don’t need anymore reasons to not eat right now,” Misha said, handing her the carton. She turned up her nose at the yogurt, which made Misha sit on the coffee table in front of her. “Don’t make me do the airplane trick to get you to eat this. Because I will. He was trying to look at her sternly, but he couldn’t keep his smile hidden. He ended up laughing, which made her laugh. “Come on, just a few bites and then I’ll go away,” he said.

She groaned quietly, but ate a few bites before handing it back to Misha, who finished it. We all looked at him as he ate the rest of it. “What? Who doesn’t love yogurt? It’s cherry flavor too. This is the best kind.”

once more. “Do you want to go lie down in bed, love? Or stay out here with all

I don’t want to keep you trapped on the couch with me either. You guys are gonna have to come up with babysitting shifts. Rotate duties,” she

but laugh. We’d already discussed that on the ride back from the hospital. She leaned her head back

said, grinning down at

felt her mood shift and knew she was going to apologize for keeping me away from work for the last two weeks. “Don’t think about

when you guys don’t scold me so much,” she said.

maybe don’t apologize so much for stuff you shouldn’t apologize for,” Andrei said from the kitchen. I did not expect that from him and couldn’t contain my laughter. Thankfully, neither could Sephie.

swear right about now,” she

I said with my lips against her

cheek and neck.

hurts right here,” she said dramatically, pointing to her chest, right over her heart.

before she went back to the doctor and found out she had pneumonia. I wanted her to stay in the penthouse, but she was trying to

at least an hour while you meet with him. You said you wanted me there to make sure he

I think she’s right. If we’re going to try to pin everything on Ricardo, we need to make sure that Henry is with us. It’s probably

said, crossing her one useful arm across her

agreed with Ivan, but I ha ted the thought of putting Sephie through the meeting when I knew she didn’t feel well. She had

right?” she asked.

the idea of Boss going to the

at most. Then right back up here to pass. out again for days on end.

to feel tired or worse, got it?” I looked at her as sternly as possible,

without you having to stop your meeting.” She paused for a moment, grinning. “Just as long as you promise me you’ll make up some fantastical excuse as to why I