King of the Underworld by RJ Kane

King of the Underworld

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Adrik

I caught Sephie observing me as we got dressed to go downstairs. I could tell she was noticing new things, but she wasn’t sharing yet. Or the was talking to one of the guys and keeping me out of the conversation. It could go either way.

“Are you talking to someone else?” I asked before we left the bedroom.

She giggled. “No. You were right. I’m watching you. You feel different.”

“Different how?” I stopped her from leaving so I could hear her answer first before we shared everything with the guys.

She inhaled, thinking of how to word it. “Before, you were always hot. Like me. Even more so than me, I think. It’s one of my favorite things about you, if I’m being honest. Now, you feel hot and cold…”

“At the same time?” 1 finished for her. She grinned at me.

“You can feel it too?”

“I did when your dad zapped me. Normally, my anger is always present. It’s always hot, to varying degrees, like you said. But when your dad zapped me, everything got turned up. My fire was a raging inferno, but it felt cold at the same time. But the kind of cold that will burn you,” I said.

She chewed on her bottom lip, her eyebrows scrunched as she thought about what she was feeling and what I’d just said. She looked up at me, eyes changing to purple as I watched. “You’re the balance between good and evil now.”

“Did you look in my head for that answer?” I asked.

She looked confused. “No. It just popped in my head. Were you thinking it just now?”

her

“No, but that’s what your dad said to me. You, me, and Ivan. Eventually the Wonder Twins and Stephen, too. We’re all the balance between good and

evil.”

we need to come up with a new nickname for the three of them. It feels awkward to always

to me forcefully, making her squeal. “I just love you,” I said, laughing along with her as I gave her a quick kiss. I went to open

in that moment.

one we saw when we came downstairs. He was in the kitchen, looking for something for lunch.

message, then put his phone back in his pocket. “It’ll be her shortly,” he

giggled and hugged me tighter. “I think you should make him wait,” she said.

you ha te me now, princess?” he said, clutching his

should make you wait until the rest of the guys are here,” she said, innocently. He looked at her skeptically, knowing full well that is not what she meant when

it with water, drank half, then handed the rest to her. She finished it, handing me the empty glass along with her sweet

devious grin on his face. “You two

here, Squish. Bring it in. Come on. You know you

around her. “Gotta get

everyone else walked in the kitchen. She knew she would

level unlocked, but you look like it was you?” Misha asked,

know how it’s going to work with the

thought you said you ha ted school and never paid attention?” Stephen asked

said I ha ted school and never paid attention. I didn’t say I wasn’t

Misha said as he walked to the fridge to look

guardian. Vinny’s is on

much right

was his idea,” she said,

me, then very seriously said, “I love you so much right now.”

See Ivan? We’re not the only ones that are di sgusting right now. It’s spreading.” she

“Now that everyone is here, I want

was looking at me earlier before we came downstairs. She grinned at him. “It’s not you that’s impatient right now. Your

looked at her, clearly surprised. “Is that what this is?” He looked at me, saying, “now I understand why you needed to go