King of the Underworld by RJ Kane

King of the Underworld

477

Sephie

I woke up before Adrik the next morning. We had planned on getting up and working out this morning, so I was somewhat surprised that he didn’t wake up when I started to stir. Even the few times he’d wanted to stay in bed longer, he was always awake for at least a few minutes once he felt me stir. Guess he really did get new level zapped.

I decided to let him sleep a little longer, thinking he definitely needed it. I laid my head back on his chest, lazily tracing random patterns across his chest and stomach. I could feel him like normal; he felt quite happy. There was a moment or two of worry, but it was short-lived.

I started to worry when 1 felt his emotions start to increase. I suddenly felt massive waves of every emotion hit me, one right after the other. I sat up to look at him. When I did, he looked like Viktor was touching him. He was completely lit up. I could clearly see his aura, like I was looking through Andrei’s eyes. It was plain as day. It was so bright, it illuminated the entire room, forcing me to shield my eyes from the brightness.

I reached out and timidly put my hand on him, trying to wake him. I wasn’t sure what was happening, but something was definitely happening. He started to return to normal, the light around him fading gradually. He still wasn’t responding to me trying to wake him up. Not even in the slightest. I tried talking out loud to him. I tried talking telepathically to him. I tried to look inside his head, but I could see nothing. I could still feel him. He still

felt happy, at least.

“Princess? Everything okay?”I heard Ivan ask. He must’ve felt everything that just happened through me.

“I don’t know. Can you come up here?”

“Be right there,” he responded.

He walked into the room not a minute later, a worried look on his face. “I can’t get him to wake up. Did you feel what just happened?” I asked.

“Yeah, it felt like you were all over the place. It’s why I checked on you.”

“That wasn’t me. That was him.”

happened before,” he said.

fixing him. Only brighter. It lit up the entire room. Now I can’t get him to respond

feel him?”

feels like

happened. Like his m om came to him or Kostya or maybe even your dad. He might still be talking to them, which is why we can’t wake

them.”

made sense. It was just very unlike Adrik to not be able to wake up at all. “Maybe. What if

be able to tell if something was really wrong, princess. You’d be the first

soft knock on the bedroom

all the way in the room. I smiled at him. “It’s okay, Bubba. Really. You can come

said.

fine. Kostya said he needs a few more hours of sleep and that he’ll

the one that’s been talking to him?” Ivan

was fine and you shouldn’t worry,” he said,

chewing on my lip. “Now I understand why it fr eaks all of you out so much when this happens to me. I don’t like

and not sitting up at the end of the bed with

fair. This is much easier to deal with.

you tried looking in his head? Is he dreaming?” Andrei

I can see is

can you feel him? Is that why you fre aked out

normal. I just can’t see anything right

Andrei asked, surprised.

were fixing him, too. But brighter. I’m surprised you guys didn’t see

talking to him, then?” Andrei said, trying to come up with