“it used to worry me, too. I had to hold back so much with her in the beginning, but the last time I was in the ring with her, I was surprised at how much she’s progressed.” “She’s been excited about this ever since you agreed to it. I have to admit to being quite curious to see if there’s a difference since my last level-up gave her so much extra too.”
“S*it. I didn’t even think about that. I better stretch too,” he said, walking over to join Andrei and Sephie.
Vitaliy took advantage of me standing alone. He walked up, asking quietly, “how do you feel so different to me now?”
I laughed quietly. “I got a new level unlocked.” I glanced toward Sephie, who was still warming up. “It’s actually a much better effect if Sephie is here when I tell you the specifics of it.”
“I need your demon eyes, for added emphasis. It’ll only take a moment,” I said to her. She was standing next to me a few seconds later. Vitaliy looked surprised to see her appear without me saying anything.. He snapped his fingers. “I forget you can do that now.”
“It’s quite useful,” I said. I glanced at Sephie, then looked back at my father. “I can no condemn souls and demons to Hell,” I said, flatly.
Sephie slid her arm through mine, as she said, “he’s the King of the Underworld now
Vitaliy’s eyes went wide as he looked at her eyes. She glanced at me, knowing I enjoyed the red almost as much as the blue, then looked back at Vitaliy
“What does this color mean, sladkaya?”
“It’s not so much a meaning as it is homage to the King,” she said. “This one isn’t actually me doing it. It’s my demon. Turns out she loves him just as much as I do.”
Vitaliy cursed under his breath. “If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes and felt it with my own hands, I wouldn’t believe it. Why did this happen? Who do you need to use it on?”
“Ricardo and Martin, specifically. Maybe Sal too, we’re still waiting to see, but he’s recently made a deal as well. Ricardo and Martin are confirmed.”
He ran his hand through his hair. “We apparently have much to discuss.” He looked at Sephie, saying, “I appreciate you letting Jessica come to dinner last night, but we obviously missed out on very important conversations because she was there.”
“Don’t worry, Vitaliy. She’ll be okay with everything soon. It’s just a little overwhelming for her right now. I didn’t want to jump straight to him being the King of the Underworld the first time she came to dinner,” she said, laughing.
Vitaliy looked surprised again. “They turn red every time you call him that?”
She shrugged her shoulders. “I don’t actually know the answer to that question. You tell me,” she said, laughing.
Vitaliy laughed at her. I kissed her temple, then pushed her back toward Andrei and Ivan. She ski*ed back over to them to continue her warm up and stretching session.
“How do you deal with her constantly surprising you with the most amazing things?
I laughed. “You do get used to it after a while. Hang around her long enough and she’ll unlock some new level for you, too,” I said, laughing at his shock.
A la
Adrik
Andrei and Ilya got in the ring together, after Viktor and Aleksei were done, as well as Eduard and Stephen. Sephie was right. They both wanted to prove themselves. It was an even better match than Ilya and Misha had been. Training Sephie had made Andrei pay attention to his own technique. He was also faster now, as he had to stay ahead of her at all times. Aleksei was quite impressed with both of them.. “We should do this more regularly. I think it’s good for all of them,” he said as he stool and watched.
“You guys are always welcome. Sephie talked Ivan into sparring with her once a week for the foreseeable future. Show up when you want in,” I said.
He looked surprised. “She asked to spar with him more?” I nodded my head. “She’s no scared to do so?”
I laughed. “Those two have a special relationship. She couldn’t be scared of him if she tried. She knows he’s the biggest challenge. She’s determined to get good enough that he doesn’t have to hold back with her.”
Aleksei’s sly smile stretched across his face. “I remember someone else who was much the same when he was younger,” he said, putting his hand on my shoulder. “It’s why you’re the only one that doesn’t need to get in the ring very often.”
“I do see some of the same determination in her that I’ve always had. For her, though it’s so no one can ever hurt her again. She has survival as added motivation.”
“Heaven help the next person that tries to hurt her. We’ll all go after them,” he said, seriously before he walked back to talk to Vitaliy.
I watched the rest of Andrei and Ilya’s match, looking forward to seeing Sephie and an. I never thought I would be waiting to watch my fianc?e fight one of my guys, but I couldn’t imagine it any other way. She was perfect for me. Other women didn’t exist for me.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.