King of the Underworld by RJ Kane

Chapter Thirty–Six

Sephie

I cleaned up and left the bandage supplies on the counter. Everyone had since disappeared, so I wasn’t sure where they went. I wandered up the stairs to Adrik’s office. I was chewing on my bottom lip when I walked in, my hands in my pockets. I was completely lost in thought. About Ivan, about Andrei and Tori, about everything that happened the last three days.

“You okay?” Adrik asked from his desk.

As soon as I saw him, I was snapped back to reality. I smiled warmly at him, taking in his features. He had ditched his shirt again and was just in jeans sitting at his desk, a stack of papers in front of him. He leaned back in his chair, pushing it away from his desk. He turned toward me as I walked toward him.

“Did you find your answer?” I asked, standing beside him, and picking at the top few files in one stack.

He shook his head no, letting out a frustrated breath.

“I can come back later. I don’t want to interrupt.”

A smile came over his face. “Give me twenty more minutes? This is really eating at me.”

heard him blow out another frustrated breath and curse quietly as I walked

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into that and lie down while I waited for him to finish. Between the sprinting and Andrei

I checked my bruises in the mirror. They were still clearly visible, but they were starting to fade just a little. A few more days

later. It was completely dark outside. The only light coming from his office. I got up

was.

when he looked like he might’ve found his answer. Or at

asleep, so I came back in here,” he said, leaning back in his chair and turning toward me again. He had changed into pajama pants but kept his hatred for shirts

of responsibility. I can’t be mad at that,” I said, walking toward him. He motioned for me

immediately running over my legs and

might be touched in the head‘ different?” I asked,

past hated when I worked. They always complained when I worked or tried to distract me from it. It made me want to work more to avoid them. You? You try not to bother

my skin as I listened to his words and his hands continued to roam under my shirt. I didn’t really know how to respond. I

lip as he said, “you know what