Chapter 18

Alyssa

Once Niko returned from whatever illegal shit he was doing, Mason said goodnight and went home. Niko suggested that I sleep in King's room with Zuri while he took the guest bedroom. I was hesitant at first, but then he said King would most likely not be back tonight.

When I wake up, sometime in the middle of the night, I catch the outline of a man standing at the end of the bed. Zuri is sleeping in her crib right beside me.

Panic surges through me, and I sit up, ready to defend us. What if Isaac found us? What if he's about to drag us back to the house and kill us?

"Relax, kitten. It's just me," King murmurs, his voice instantly calming me somehow.

I breathe a sigh of relief as my heartbeat gradually climbs back down. "Oh, sorry we stole your room. Niko said you wouldn't come back tonight. That's the only reason we slept in here."

"I have absolutely no problem with you sleeping in my bed."

He quietly climbs into bed, settling beside me with his arm above his head. Even in the d