King of the Underworld by RJ Kane

Chapter 441

441
Adrik
“You caught your breath right away. That’s definite progress,” I said.
“It’s getting easier each time. I was starting to have issues with catching my breath at the end, but I didn’t panic about it this time.”
1 wrapped my arms around her tighter. She held her arms on top of mine, leaning her head against my shoulder. She looked happy. Lighter. Everything that had happened lately seemed to be leaving and her light was brighter again.
I had expected Vitaliy to get tired of watching Misha and Ilya, but he stayed the entire time. They were well-matched. Ilya was fast, like Misha. They were similar in height and build. It made for a good match. As it ended, Vitaly looked at me. “Viktor’s brother. What are his plans? Is he done with his
service?”
I understood what Sephie had been planning at that moment. I nodded my hal. “Yeah, he’s out. I’m not sure what his plans are though. I don’t think he has any yet. I think he’s trying to figure that out. Viktor was talking about giving him a job.”
“He knows everything about all of you?” he asked.
I nodded. “Most everything, I think.”
“He’s okay with it?”
“Yeah, he even did some research to find out what it was that was hanging on to him when he first got here that jumped to Sephie that first night,”
said.
Vitaliy looked impressed. He glanced back across the gym toward Ilya, then to his little flowers. He walked away, calling Aleksei to him. They walked away from everyone, deep in discussion.
I turned Sephie to face me, her wide smile across her face. “You set that up, didn’t you?”

“Ilya wants a job, much like what Viktor has. Vitaliy needs replacements for his little flowers. Ilya could replace both of them for the moment and they’d still be fine. But we both know it’ll go better if it’s Vitaliy’s idea versus Ilya asking him for a job. So I might’ve suggested this happen,” she said, grinning at me. Her eyes were sparkling in the bright lights of the gym.
“Your idea to put him in with Misha too?” I asked. She nodded. “How did you know they’d make a good match?”
“They’re built the same. Misha is the fastest, next to Ivan who shouldn’t count because he’s superhuman.”
I just looked at her in wonderment. “Perfect in every way,” I said quietly, leaning down to kiss her.
That night at dinner, Vitaliy looked at Ilya during a lull in the conversation. a, what are your plans now that you’re done with your service?” he
asked.
I looked to Sephie, who was smiling at me.
“I’m looking for a job, sir. Something similar to what Viktor has, if I can find it Ilya said.
Vitaliy said, “I can give you a job. I need another guy who has actual training. You clearly have training.”
“Really?” he said, excited. He quickly cleared his throat, then said, “that would be great, sir.”
“We’ll talk more,” Vitaliy said, waving his hand in front of him. “But you’ll come work for me. You can stay close to Viktor for a while. I’ve decided to
stay for a bit longer now that I have a house here again.”
“Thank you, sir.” Ilya said. He looked to Sephie, smiling widely at her. She winked at him.
“How’s it going furnishing your house, Vitaliy?” she asked.
“I might hate shopping as much as you do, sladkaya. I hired someone to do it for me,” he said, his sly grin evident.
“Smart man,” she said.
While everyone else was talking, I made sure Ivan would stay in the penthouse after everyone else left. “Sephie had a conversation with Kostya last night. She knows why Viktor feels different to all of us now. If you can, stay when everyone else leaves. Or else come back. She wants to tell the other three too, but not when Viktor is around. She’s worried about singling him out.”
“Yeah, I would really like to know why I feel irritated around him now.”
“You’re going to love it,” I said, laughing.
Ivan came up with an excuse to pull me aside while everyone else was leaving to make it look like he’d forgotten to tell me something important. Vitaliy and Aleksei both went to their rooms for the night, so it was just the bree of us in the penthouse.
Ivan looked at Sephie expectantly. “Kostya came to you?” he asked.
“Yeah. Kind of creepy, not gonna lie. I mean, he’s adorable, but I was not expecting to turn around and have a little boy standing in front of me. Also? Hét like four curse words fly out of my mouth, then promptly felt like a heathen for cursing in front of a child. I apologized to his parents before- figured out who he was,” she said.
Ivan and I both laughed. “That tracks,” we both said.
“What did he tell you about why Viktor is different?” Ivan asked.
“When the Wonder Twins found out that you and Adrik could also control you demons, Misha said you guys just unlocked a new life goal for him. Andrei and Stephen both readily agreed. They essentially strengthened our corection because they made the choice to learn how to do what we do. They’re going to be able to walk between Heaven and Hell eventually.”
Ivan took a deep breath. “Let me guess. Viktor wants no part of that,” he said.
“Exactly. He asked to have his demon removed because he wants no part of Hell. He’s still unnerved by our demons. When he was in that Syrian prison, the guy that would torture him was completely consumed by his demot. Viktor caught glimpses. Now, he’s essentially having PTSD when he sees ours. He wants nothing to do with it,” she said.”
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