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.”

for the three of them. It feels

kiss. I went to open

that

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

his pocket. “It’ll be her shortly,” he said. “Do I have to wait until the food arrives to hear

me tighter. “I think you should make him

te me now, princess?” he said, clutching

said, innocently. He looked at her skeptically, knowing full well that is not what she meant when she first said it, which made her laugh again. “You love me,

deposited her on the counter, grabbing a glass from one of the cabinets. I filled it with water, drank half, then handed the rest to her. She finished it, handing me the empty glass along

devious grin on his face. “You two are extra

toward him, but did not make a move to leave her spot on the counter. “Come here, Squish. Bring it in. Come on. You know you want to,” she said, trying

around her. “Gotta get in here before everyone else shows up.” he said, laughing along

everyone else walked in the

it that Boss is the one that got zapped and likely has a new level unlocked, but you look like it was you?” Misha asked,

it’s going to work with the red

ha ted school and never paid attention?” Stephen asked in his usual thoughtful

and never paid attention. I didn’t say I wasn’t still

as he walked to the fridge to look

adorable Russian guardian. Vinny’s is on the way,”

so much right

It was his idea,” she said,

to look at me, then very seriously

the only ones that are di sgusting

said, smiling at her. “Now that everyone is here, I want to know what

him for a minute, much the same way she was looking at me earlier before we came downstairs. She grinned at him. “It’s not you that’s impatient right now. Your demon is all itchy.”

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