Next in Line (Monarch of the Kohler Mafia) Book 5 of the Köhler Series

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The next morning Xerxes awoke with Riley in his arms. A smile came across his face as he jumped out of bed, doing his morning routine before going to make breakfast.

He was halfway finished when Riley walked in, looking around the room as she sat at the island with a small smile.

"I was just going to call my Ma to come get me. You didn't have to cook X," She said, making him stop turning to her.

No, he didn't have to cook, but he wanted to. Today was her birthday. He wanted to make it special, showing her that he did care.

Xerxes turned off the stove walking over to Riley, spinning her around where he was standing between her legs.

"X..."

He cut her off with a kiss as she lifted her on the counter to be at his height. He wasn't letting her go and didn't care how bad people thought they were for each other.

Xerxes phone rang, breaking up what he and Riley had going on. Making her pushed him away, snatching up his phone until she read the name handing it over to him.

"Ant, what's up?"

"Nigga, I been calling your phone all night. Where the fuck you been?"

"Taking care of business."

"Is that business a curvy chocolate chick by the name of Riley? Because every time your ass goes missing, you be shacked up in a hotel or in the states with her... Shit, Breanna has been looking for you, man. She says she's pregnant."

"Pregnant by who?"

"Who the fuck pregnant, Adriel? I know you don't have a fucking bitch pregnant. Hell no, Hell no, Hell fuck no. I'm out. Fuck you, fuck you!"

"Yo, Ant, let me call you back."

That bitch had him fucked up. Getting his fucking best friend to call him with that fucking bullshit in front of his girl.

"Riley, that a whole load of bullshit. I don't have anybody pregnant unless we made a baby last night. That's the honest truth. If you don't believe anything else, please believe that. These hoes are mad because I'm cutting them off."

"Listen to me. I want you to fully understand what the fuck I'm about to say," She said, and he nodded.

"We just got good. We got through yesterday without arguing. And I fucking promise you if this bitch is fucking pregnant with your baby. I'll be sitting front row of your fucking funeral with a smirk on my face. We haven't even been good for a good 24 hours, and this shit. I'll believe you until you get a DNA test done. Now I'm about to eat this food and take a shower. I'm not about to let this shit ruin my day." She told him, and he gulped, nodding his head.

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Later that day, Xerxes was back at his family home in D.C. Thinking about Anthony's talk, he couldn't believe these bitches were trying to pin babies on him.

"What's wrong? I know that face. Do I need to go in Mama Bear mood?" His mama asked, walking into his room, sitting on the bed.

Xerxes was like his dad. She knew when Luca was in his thinking mood or when something was bothering him even know he didn't show his emotion. Xerxes was the same.

"Some bit–– girl is trying to say she pregnant by me. Then Anthony had the nerve to call me knowing I was with Ri. Telling me the shit, she heard, and we had another freaking fight over it this when I thought I was making things right with her."