King of the Underworld by RJ Kane

Chapter Three Hundred Two

Sephie

I managed to sleep through the entire night. I’m not even sure I moved at all once I went back to bed. I was so happy to be in our bed, with Adrik next to me. I was warm, I was comfortable, it was Heaven. Instead of trying to position me to lay on his chest, I slept on my good side, my back pressed against him, and under the covers. It helped me stay warm, which helped me sleep the whole night.

I felt him start to stir and felt his grip on me tighten slightly as he tried to wake me up, but made sure I wouldn’t move too suddenly. I opened my eyes, but was disappointed that I couldn’t see him right away. “I like it much better when I can see you first thing when I open my eyes,” I said, still feeling very sleepy. I felt the vibration in his chest as he laughed quietly at me. He moved so his cheek was against my neck, brushing his facial hair against my neck softly. I felt his lips on my neck, kissing me softly. “I also like it much better when I can respond without completely killing the pleasure,” I said.

He laughed again, but pulled his arm from under my head. He got up and moved so he was lying in front of me, his boyish grin on his face. “Better?” he asked as he lied down in front of me, his hand on my cheek.

“Much,” I said, feeling the warmth that I always felt when I thought about just how much I loved him.

“You slept the whole night. I’m surprised,” he said.

“I was happy to be back in this bed, apparently. With you,” I said, loving the feel of his hand running lightly over my face and neck. “You weren’t gone very long last night. I expected it to be later when you got back.” I closed my eyes again, concentrating on the feeling of his touch.

“We got unexpected information from Armando that made it clear he needed to have to sit with it overnight,” he said. I opened my eyes, curious as to what information they could’ve found out that would’ve prolonged things. Adrik laughed. “As Stephen put it, he has mommy issues,” he said.

“Does he now? What kind of mommy issues?” I asked.

“Stephen nailed it. That guy will use psychology as a weapon when he wants to. He’s just as good as you about figuring people out, he just doesn’t want to until he wants to destroy the person,” he said.

Ivan, but instead of not wanting anyone to know how wise he is to protect his peace, Stephen doesn’t want anyone to know how wise he is because he’s insecure about his knowledge. I’m guessing his parents were hard on him or he had a sibling that told him he was st*pid a lot as a kid. He’s still not over it, which is hilarious because he’s seriously one of the smartest people

two should start working

in my ribs. “What did

addict and h**ked to get money for drugs. He said she likely neglected him because she was always either

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My eyes went wide as I said, “that’s why he chooses the women he does and why he gets them addicted. He’s trying

have to start paying Vinny more. You and Stephen both are going to need more sandwiches. That’s exactly

yet. My stomach also remembered. Adrik just laughed. “I had to bring up Vinny’s,” he said, shaking his head as

last night?” I asked as I stood up

in the bathroom and he was grabbing me clothes in the closet. “He said he thinks that

momentary panic at his last sentence. When I didn’t respond right away, Adrik poked his head in the bathroom. His face softened as he walked to me, frozen in place in front of the sink. “They’re not coming to save him, love. He’s outlived his usefulness to them now. They don’t care about him. Besides, Lorenzo is dead. So is Anthony. I still don’t know that much about Ricardo, but he’s

worn to bed last night. He walked to the shower, turning the water on, then back to me to help me finish

one thing to watch and another to do. He answered my first question as he worked on my hair. “Trino took care of Tony and Enzo the same time we came to get you and Ivan. We

do when he finds out?”

until you were out of the hospital. I need to call him later today. Once he’s had time to wake up,” he said. He had managed to take the braid out and put

I held onto it with my right arm as much as I could.

Oscar called him to tell him about the warehouses. They told him then.” He helped me into the shower. The warm water did help me relax, but only slightly. My shoulder was still more painful than I would’ve liked. “I’ll hurry,” he said. I

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even bother to try and hide

tell Sal?” I asked, trying to focus more on Adrik’s hands on me instead