King of the Underworld by RJ Kane

Chapter 452

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Stephen stood in front of me and Sephie. I could feel she was still unsure about letting him help her. She wouldn’t look at him for a few moments. Finally, he said, “I promise it won’t affect me, Seph. I think Viktor can help me get rid of it, in the off chance that it does.*
“Let him try, love. Anything is better than what you’re feeling right now. We all know this isn’t you. We would all like you to come back,” I said.
She finally turned toward Stephen. “What do you need me to do?” she asked.
“Nothing. Just give me your hands. I’ll do the rest,” he said.
She timidly held her hands in front of her for him to take. He smiled at her. “Promise it won’t hurt,” he said, as he took her hands in his.
It didn’t look like anything was happening, but we could all feel what she was feeling. As soon as Stephen grabbed her hands, I could feel the intense pressure. She’d never struggled so much to control her emotions, but Stephen was right. It was because she was trying to contain them, not control them. In trying to prevent them from flowing through her to us, she stopped everything and that was more than any one person should ever try to contain. I could see the small smile on Stephen’s face as he found what he was looking for. Gradually, the pressure decreased, like a pressure release valve being slowly opened.
We could feel her emotions come at us like a tidal wave. One right after the other hit us, wave after wave, crashing into us. But as soort as the emotions hit us, they were gone. What was left was the normal connection I had with her. I could feel everything she was feeling like normal. Stephen said something to her, but I was too busy trying to look in her head to hear it.
“You’re not shutting me out anymore,” I said to her, almost giddy that I could talk to her again. I could hear her laughing in her head, but she looked like she was talking to Stephen and watching him move to Andrei. “Don’t ever do that again,” I said, probably more seriously than I meant to given her
reaction.
She turned toward me, her eyes black, and told me, “I will do it again if it means protecting you from seeing what I had to witness today. There are things in life that no one should ever have to see.” She crossed her arms across her chest, her anger preventing her from coming any closer to me. I wasn’t quite sure, but I could almost swear that even her demon was angry with me at the moment. Something felt different.

Ivan chuckled, having witnessed our silent exchange. He could feel Sephie’s anger and knew I’d likely said something to bring it out. “Stephen fixed her. She’s all s*icy and s*it again,” Ivan said.
Misha clapped his hands, rubbing his palms together. “Extra-sp*cy Sephie is my favorite!”
I finally gave in and pulled her to me, whether she wanted me to or not. I didn’t like being cut off from her. As soon as my arms were around her, she silently said, “I hated cutting you off as much as you hated being cut off, but you still didn’t need to feel any of that. Or worse, see it. We’re going to need a warning from Battista next time.”
I could feel a wave of sadness from her. She still had her arms crossed in front of her, so I unfolded them and put her arms around my waist so I could hold her closer. I felt her body start to relax the longer she was in my arms. “I love you, Sephie.” She sighed, holding me tighter, hiding her face in my chest as I watched Stephen help Misha and Andrei the same way he helped her.
After Stephen was done with Misha, it was Viktor’s turn. Misha asked, “can you fix all of us at one time? Is there like a limit on how much you can do
at once?”
“I don’t think there’s a limit. It’s not really me doing it anyway. Kostya does it. He just uses me when he does,” Viktor said.
“Does it zap you when he uses you though?” Misha asked.
“Not the same way, I don’t think. It doesn’t last nearly as long. I might be tired for twenty minutes, then I feel fine,” he said.
“How do I sign up for that,” Misha said under his breath.
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“Can Kostya fix you again after Stephen helps you?” Andrei asked. “Is there a limit to how many times a person can be fixed? I’m looking at you, Misha,” he said, trying not to laugh.
“As far as I know, there’s not a limit. Your aura is a part of you. It’s an extension of your energy field. As long as you’re alive, your aura will be there and will be repairable to some extent. I think you can reach a point where it’s past the point of saving. Like, I’m sure I would’ve been useless for that guy today,” Viktor said.
“Do you want to see what Andrei saw? His aura was almost non-existent,” Sephie said. Viktor hesitated. She turned toward him, moving slightly away from me. “Andrei only sees auras. It’s Ivan that sees demons. I haven’t shown Andrei what Ivan saw yet. You won’t see anything you don’t want to see,” she said. “He can show you, even. Misha can help him, the same way he helped me.”
Viktor was more agreeable to Andrei showing him than Sephie. He really was terrified of our demons. Andrei, however, was much more skeptical that he could show Viktor what he sees than Sephie was.
She laughed quietly at him. “You can show him, Bubba. It’s the same as with everyone else, it just takes a little longer. You need to concentrate a little harder. Do you want a snack first?” she asked, grinning at him.
“I hate you,” Andrei said, walking to Viktor. He couldn’t hide his smile as he walked past her.
“Not me. I love you,” Misha said, wrapping his arms around her and picking her up quickly before joining Andrei and Viktor. Misha was needed for Sephie to show Viktor before, so it was very likely he was also going to be needed for Andrei.
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