King of the Underworld by RJ Kane

Chapter 289

Chapter Two Hundred Eighty-Nine

Sephie

The chest tube came out quickly. The nurse made me stay in bed for half an hour after it came out, just to make sure my lung would stay inflated and functioning properly. Once the half hour was up, she came in and told me I could get out of bed. I wanted to get out of bed as much for Adrik as I did for me. I still felt guilty for keeping him trapped with me. I knew a short walk would do him good, too.

I’d had bruised ribs before, but never broken ribs. Both were not something I wished to ever have to deal with again. Every single movement caused pain in my ribs. Andrei and Viktor were there to help me sit up on the edge of the bed. My hospital gown wasn’t secured, so they all got a full view of the bruises down my left side. 1 heard collective cursing.

“If

you

won’t take pain meds from the doctor, will you let me go get you some ibuprofen?” Viktor asked. “I can get snacks, too,” he added, grinning at me.

“I’m more excited about the snacks, if I’m being honest,” I said, trying to pull the st upid hospital gown around me. “Can you get me some clothes too? This thing makes me want to murder people.”

“You got it,” Viktor said, laughing at me.

tying it so it would stay in place. His hand brushed against my skin. “Grab her a pair

cast,” Ivan said as he thumped the cast with his finger. “I can’t imagine your tiny little shirts being able to fit over

Your shirts are just giant in comparison,” I said grumpily.

quickly as possible,” Viktor said, laughing. He left the

feel better, no matter how much pain I was in. Misha and Ivan walked out of the room ahead of us, with Andrei and Stephen behind us. It was still early enough in the evening that people were still visiting friends and family that

princess? Will it make them stop staring at me?” I asked Adrik quietly, speaking Russian so we wouldn’t be understood. He laughed at me, leaning over to kiss my cheek. “You can tell them whatever you

me,” I

back shortly after my excursion into the hallway. “I lied. I’m more excited about

a bag with

their massive size. Adrik helped me put his sweatpants on. They were a few sizes too big for me, so he rolled the waistband and tied them tight enough they would stay

the empty sleeve. I smacked Adrik with it as he helped me sit back on the edge of the bed. “Oh, this is going to get me in

a protein bar at Adrik, who ripped the wrapper open with his teeth and handed it

know why men think women are that complicated. Keep us warm and give us snacks. It’s not

like most women are slightly more complicated than you are, spider monkey,” Andrei said.

fair. Totally fair.”

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