King of the Underworld by RJ Kane

Chapter 513

513

Sephie

We decided to stay at the house until it was time to meet with Trino the following evening. It meant we had one more day to relax and not worry quite so much about everything else going on.

Because of Stephen’s admission about his wavering confidence in his abilities now that Adrik had been leveled up, I decided that today was the day that he was finally going to the lake. Because he and Viktor were almost always the ones that went with Adrik to his office anytime we were at the house, it meant Stephen hadn’t been dragged to the lake by me like the others had. And it was starting to show.

“Get your coat, Yoden. We’re going on an adventure,” I said once everyone had cleaned up from our morning workouts.

“Well, this sounds like a fun addition to my day. Is it like a side quest kind of mission? Multi–day mission? Do I need to find someone to feed my bearded dragon?”

he asked.

I laughed. “I didn’t know you had a bearded dragon, Yoden. I’ve been to your apartment, even. I never saw it.”

“I don’t. It just sounded like something someone would need to feed when gone for multiple days,” he said, laughing as he walked back toward his room to grab his

coat.

I looked at Ivan, who was in kitchen with me and having a hard time not laughing at our exchange. “I don’t know how you can both love someone so much and hate them just as much all at once,” I said.

“Want company, princess? Or this side quest needs to be a solo venture?” Ivan asked.

“The more the merrier, Squish. I’ve never dragged Stephen to the lake before. Today’s the big day for him. He just doesn’t know it yet.”

see this for months now,” he said as he quickly left the kitchen to also go grab his coat.

he walked to me. He wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me against him. I felt the immediate relaxation of my body as soon

more.

with you. I’m

I said, giving him

he heard Stephen and Ivan

I said, walking quickly to the

beginning to warm up, but the air still had a bite to it. Enough that I was happy for a warm coat and Ivan’s almost as warm as Andrei’s but not as perfect as Adrik’s body temperature. He wrapped a giant

Ivan looked down at me. “I think seeing the stress melt off you helps the stress melt off me when we come here,

I do find myself wondering if Adrik will ever even tell Vitaliy about this place. I think we all love our little sanctuary a

he does tell Vitaliy, he’ll threaten him and his guys to within

no one ever ratted the location of this

be on a good day. He sat every single person down and explained, in horrifying detail, what he would do to them should they ever reveal the location of the house or that

lie, I was

started laughing. “What do you want to bet that’s the moment that Tori

like him as much as she thought she would once they started dating. He’s so quiet, but he looks like the stereotypical alpha male asshole that bitchy chicks like. She thought she was getting someone who she would get a challenge out of breaking, but she got

deserve to have to deal with her.” 1 sighed. “I do wish more women understood that a true alpha male isn’t domineering or an asshole. Confidence is quiet, not

spot. I glanced at Stephen, who was still

worth it.

similar to Ilya’s relationship. I find myself wondering if there was something extra to Tori that we could never confirm. It would explain why you always hated her, but never

gift earlier to take care of some of these people. Massimo is another one I regret not being able to break,” Stephen said.

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