Chapter 340
King of the Underworld
Chapter Three Hundred Forty Sephie After dinner, while everyone else worked on cleaning up the kitchen for me, I pulled Misha and Andrei to the side. âSo, Iâm really not sure how we got sound last time, but I want to see if we can get sound again this time. Although if heâs speaking Spanish the whole time, itâll be useless anyway. But letâs give it a go and see what we can find out about the du mbest Colombian to walk the earth,â I said. They both laughed at me, each one taking one of my hands. âI have both hands available this time. Maybe itâll be an extra power boost.â
It was different this time. I could clearly see Andreiâs thoughts while Misha worked on finding Martin. I wanted to ask if he could see mine, but I didnât want to interrupt Misha. It took a few moments for Misha to find Martin, but once he did, we could clearly see him and hear him, like he was standing in front of us.
This time, instead of it being a movie playing in front of us, we were in the movie. It was like we were standing in the room with Martin, only he couldnât see us. He was talking on the phone, in Italian, which was incredibly surprising but ended the call before I could tell who he was speaking to. He dialed another number, waiting for the person to pick up. I vaguely heard Viktorâs phone beep in the background, so I knew he mustâve been calling Giana before I heard her voice answer his call.
They talked briefly, but he told her his plan for trying to get her out. In English, thankfully. She started crying. She was switching between Italian and English while she told him how happy she was and how she couldnât wait to see him. She started to tell him all the di rty things she was going to do to him once he got her out. Of course, she said that part in Italian so I was the only one made to suffer through that part of the conversation. I mustâve made a face or said how gross it was to have to listen to out loud, because I could hear the guys laughing quietly behind me.
After their conversation, the fast forward button was pushed and we saw Martin making another phone call. He was in a different location than before, but I still didnât recognize it. I fully expected him to speak Spanish when the person on the other end of the line answered, but I was wrong. He had a Conversation in Italian, but I understood everything. Then, we all heard it. He said Salâs name. Both guys squeezed my hands when he addressed Sal by name. âShi t,â we all said at the same time. The vision ended shortly after, leaving the three of us in stunned silence, I felt Adrik walk up behind me, touching my shoulder gently. I think he could feel my emotions going completely off the rails as my mind raced through possibilities. âSephie?â he said quietly. I instantly knew he was worried about my eyes giving everyone a show. I let go of Misha and Andreiâs hands and turned to look at Adrik, immediately seeing the look on his face that meant my eyes were doing their own thing. I groaned, then put my head on his shoulder, hiding my face from everyone else while I tried to get a handle on my emotions. I felt Adrikâs arms around me, holding me firmly against him. âItâs okay, solnishko. We can show them. I donât think youâre going to be able to hide it forever,â he whispered to me.
I took a deep breath, trying to get a handle on everything and just concentrate on my anger. They already knew about my demon eyes, so I could show them that. I just needed to let my anger overtake everything else and it would be okay. When I looked at Adrik, he smirked at me. âDemon eyes for added emphasis,â he said, still barely above a whisper.
âI can do this,â I said quiet enough that only he could hear me. I felt the pull in my chest from him as he leaned down and kissed my forehead.
I turned to look at everyone else. âHoly shi t, spider monkey, theyâre black now.â
âItâs her warning system,â Adrik said, laughing.
âNo shi t,â Misha said. âWhat were they saying, gazelle?â
âWait, she can understand Spanish now?â Stephen asked, completely confused. âThatâs impressive for a mere human brain.â
Andrei laughed. âMartin apparently knows Italian. I assumed he was using a translator for her texts, but he was speaking Italian almost the whole time we saw him.â
âUnexpected from the du mbest Colombian to ever walk the earth,â Ivan said.
âHeâs still vacillating between semi-smart and du mb as f**k. His plan for Giana is actually pretty solid. I did not expect such strategy from him,â 1 said.
Ivan was thinking over what Iâd just said, running his hand over his goatee the whole time. He looked at me and I could see him figure out his plan. I grinned at him, knowing heâd nailed it. âHeâs going to have Giana fake an illness to get her out of the building He can get to her away from the building,â he said.
âWinner winner chicken dinner,â I said âSheâs supposed to take being in so much pain that they have to take her to the ER. Heâs either going to grab her en route or at the hospital.â
âWhat about his last conversationâ Misha asked.
I looked at Misha, somewhat amused that he didnât want to be the one to say it. âCo ward,â I said. His wide smile stretched across his face and he eagerly agreed with me.
âWho was he talking to Viktor asked.
âSal,â Andrei and 1 said at the same time.
âWHAT!â Adrik asked, his level of anger now completely overtaking mine, but also feeding into mine. I was secretly happy I wouldnât need to worry about my eves for the foreseeable future. I turned to him, putting my hands on his chest, helping to keep him calm.
âThi actually quite helpful, if you think about it. It was the missing piece. Everything is now connected nicely,â I said, smiling up at him and loving the fire that was building in both of us. We were about to unleash chaps,