Re del Sottosuolo

Re del Sottosuolo

RJ Kane

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Introduction

Nella mia vita da cameriera, io, Sephie - una persona comune - ho sopportato gli sguardi gelidi e gli insulti dei clienti mentre cercavo di guadagnarmi da vivere. Credevo che questo sarebbe stato il mio destino per sempre.

Tuttavia, un giorno fatidico, il Re degli Inferi apparve davanti a me e mi salvò dalle grinfie del figlio del più potente boss della Mafia. Con i suoi occhi blu profondi fissi nei miei, parlò dolcemente: "Sephie... diminutivo di Persefone... Regina degli Inferi. Finalmente ti ho trovata." Confusa dalle sue parole, balbettai una domanda, "P..perdono? Cosa significa?"

Ma lui si limitò a sorridermi e a spostarmi i capelli dal viso con dita gentili: "Ora sei al sicuro."

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Sephie, chiamata così in onore della Regina degli Inferi, Persefone, sta rapidamente scoprendo come è destinata a ricoprire il ruolo del suo omonimo. Adrik è il Re degli Inferi, il capo di tutti i capi nella città che governa.

Era una ragazza apparentemente normale, con un lavoro normale, fino a quando tutto cambiò una notte quando lui varcò la porta d'ingresso e la sua vita cambiò bruscamente. Ora, si trova dalla parte sbagliata di uomini potenti, ma sotto la protezione del più potente tra loro.
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Chapter 1

Sephie

Sento l'app del rumore bianco spegnersi sul telefono e la mia sveglia che si alza gradualmente. Aspetto che le campane smettano di suonare prima di girarmi e toccare lo schermo. Con un respiro profondo, mi faccio forza per alzarmi dal letto e trascinarmi sotto la doccia.

Un altro glorioso giorno nella vita di una cameriera. Mi trattengo dal saltellare verso la doccia, così entusiasta all'idea di essere rimproverata di nuovo dai clienti arrabbiati oggi. La gente è solo di cattivo umore ultimamente.

Dopo la doccia, mi preparo una colazione veloce, anche se è tardo pomeriggio. Lavorare di notte significa saltare la colazione, ma diciamocelo. Il bacon può essere gustato in qualsiasi momento della giornata.

Una volta che i piatti sono fatti e lavati, prendo le chiavi e la borsa, chiudendo la porta a chiave mentre esco. Vivo da sola. Forse non è il miglior quartiere, ma tutti i miei vicini sono davvero gentili e ci teniamo d'occhio a vicenda. Quando mi giro dopo aver chiuso la porta, vedo il signor Turner salire le scale verso il suo appartamento di fronte al mio.

"Buongiorno, signorina Sephie. Vai da qualche parte di interessante?" Sta salendo lentamente le scale, con la spesa in mano. È giovedì, dopotutto. Il signor Turner passa sempre dal supermercato tornando a casa il giovedì.

"Ciao, signor Turner. Sto andando al lavoro. Com'è andata la tua giornata? C'è stata qualche emozione all'hotel oggi?"

"No, non oggi, ma sono grato per i giorni noiosi, se devo essere sincero."

Il signor Turner lavora come portiere nell'hotel più costoso del centro. È il portiere da 32 anni e conosce ogni singola persona influente della città di conseguenza.

"I giorni noiosi ti danno più tempo per cercare il mio principe azzurro, giusto? Anche a me piacciono i giorni noiosi," ridacchio.

Il signor Turner ride mentre raggiunge la sua porta e posa la spesa per sbloccarla. "Non ti preoccupare, signorina Sephie, ti troverò l'uomo perfetto un giorno. Te lo meriti."

"Non so se sia vero, ma accetto volentieri ogni aiuto. Buona serata, signor Turner. Ci vediamo domattina e come sempre, se hai bisogno di qualcosa, chiamami." Gli ho fatto un cenno di saluto mentre entrava nel suo appartamento.

Il mio sorriso persiste mentre scendo di corsa le scale verso il parcheggio. Avere dei buoni vicini può davvero cambiare le carte in tavola.

Una volta arrivata nel parcheggio del ristorante, trovo il mio solito posto occupato. Borbotto tra me e me mentre sono costretta a parcheggiare più lontano dall'edificio ora. Sono una persona di abitudini, se non altro. Non avere il mio solito posto significa che sarà una serata difficile. Evviva i giovedì.

Quando esco dalla macchina, noto le nuvole temporalesche che si avvicinano lentamente. Inspirando profondamente, respiro il dolce profumo della pioggia in arrivo e assaporo l'ultimo momento di sanità mentale prima che inizi il mio turno. Ce la posso fare.

Non è un giovedì qualunque. È l'ultimo giovedì del mese, il che significa che tutti i boss del crimine della città si incontrano in questo ristorante per discutere di "affari". Prenotano la sala sul retro e chiedono sempre che sia io a servirli. Non so se è perché sono tranquilla, tengo la testa bassa la maggior parte del tempo, o se è perché ricordo cosa piace e cosa non piace a ciascun boss, ma mi richiedono sempre. Mi lasciano sempre una mancia fantastica, quindi rende il dover servire noti criminali un po' più gestibile. Le loro mance stanno riempiendo il mio salvadanaio, il che significa che potrò trasferirmi dal mio quartiere malfamato prima o poi.

"Ehi Sephie. Vieni dentro o rimani vicino alla tua macchina con gli occhi chiusi come una pazza tutta la notte?"

"Stai zitto, Max. Arrivo, arrivo," dico mentre corro verso di lui. Max è il barista e ha il suo fan club di donne che vengono al ristorante solo per essere servite da lui. I suoi drink non sono speciali. Ha persino ammesso di annacquare le loro bevande la maggior parte delle volte. Vogliono solo fissarlo mentre sorride loro servendo i loro Cosmopolitan.

Max è alto, muscoloso, ma di una muscolatura snella. Sembrava che potesse giocare nell'NBA, non nella NFL. I suoi capelli biondo sporco erano più corti ai lati, ma li stava lasciando crescere più lunghi sopra. Diceva che alle donne piacevano i capelli un po' più lunghi di questi tempi, quindi stava facendo una ricerca di mercato per vedere se i capelli più lunghi gli portavano più mance. Max aveva un fascino da ragazzo, ma sapeva come usare i suoi occhi verdi smeraldo per conquistare le donne. Uno sguardo da lui e la maggior parte delle donne sveniva. Apparentemente ero immune a quello sguardo. Ci provava spesso con me, ma ridevo ogni volta. Diceva che ero buona per la sua umiltà, se non altro.

"Stavi meditando adesso? Hai bisogno di trovare la pace interiore prima della riunione di stasera?" mi prendeva in giro mentre mi apriva la porta sul retro.

"Stavo cercando di trattenermi dal darti uno schiaffo, idiota," ridevo mentre entravo in cucina.

"Oh. Mi ferisci."

"Sono sicura che riuscirai a trovare una donna che curerà le tue ferite, in... circa 30 minuti," dico guardando l'orologio per vedere quanto tempo abbiamo prima che il bar apra. Da giovedì a domenica, le donne si affollano al bar per vedere Max.

"Ma nessuna di loro avrà mai il mio cuore come te, la mia piccola stella," dice mentre si mette davanti a me, si avvicina e mi mette delicatamente un ricciolo sciolto dietro l'orecchio. Aggiusta la mia spessa treccia sulla spalla e finge di sistemare il colletto della mia camicia.

Lo guardo profondamente nei suoi grandi occhi verdi, mentre le sue dita indugiano sul mio collo. Poi rompo immediatamente il personaggio in una risata mentre anche lui si mette a ridere.

"Vai a lavorare, Max."

I SUV neri iniziano a presentarsi intorno alle 20:00. Max è completamente sommerso da donne single che cercano di attirare la sua attenzione al bar, ma trova ancora il tempo di correre in cucina come un bambino di 5 anni e gridare, "SONO QUI" e poi correre di nuovo al bar. Scuoto la testa, ridendo delle sue buffonate, prendo un respiro profondo e mi preparo per la serata.

I sei capi vengono a questa riunione con almeno 2-4 persone aggiuntive ciascuno. Alcuni sono guardie del corpo, altri sono i loro figli, e altri sono sottocapi. I capi sono tutti molto rispettosi, così come le guardie del corpo e i sottocapi. Sono i figli che detesto. I figli dei boss della mafia hanno gli ego più grandi che abbia mai incontrato e, peggio, si sentono in diritto di comportarsi come vogliono. Sono invadenti, maleducati e tutti pensano che dovrei dovrei inchinarmi a loro solo per chi sono i loro padri.

Fortunatamente, non vengono a ogni riunione, ma saranno sicuramente qui stasera. Apparentemente, questa riunione è particolarmente importante poiché il capo principale, il sovrano? Non so come chiamarlo. Signore Re Boss? Suona giusto – il Signore Re Boss – sarà qui stasera. Appare raramente in pubblico, quindi mi chiedo cosa sia così importante da farlo presentare stasera, ma sono sicura che raccoglierò frammenti di informazioni durante la serata. Dato che sono sempre io a occuparmi di questa riunione, so più cose sugli affari della città di quanto dovrei. Tengo quelle informazioni per me, ovviamente. Non sono stupida.

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