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

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"ADRIEL!" Riley yelled, making him laugh. She had to be happy to hear his voice since he had been avoiding her calls for a month now.

"Excited, aren't we?"

"No. I have heard from your ass in a fucking month, and now you calling. What you tried of your whores?"

"Funny, but no..."

"See, I don't want to hear your bullshit about how sorry you are. I'm done X..."

"Riley, that's not the reason I haven't been answering your calls. I was taking care of business, and no, I didn't cheat. If you don't believe me ask Madison, Aria, Leah, and Tyler, because you know that won't lie to you. I promise you I haven't thought about no other woman but you."

"X, I want to believe you but--"

"No, buts you either believe, or you don't, I'm not going to beg you. I just wanted to tell you I was back in D.C. and want to see you for lunch tomorrow. We need to talk."

"About?"

"You will find out then. Get some sleep. Tomorrow at twelve, Riley, don't make me come look for you."

Xerxes hung up the phone and laid back on his bed soon as he did, both of his siblings came snuggling against him.

"Love you, X," Kamaria whispered in her sleep, making him brush her hair out of her face kissing her forehead.

Xerxes loved his little brother and sister. Although Kamaria was a little scheming child who likes to bring AJ into her shit, he couldn't help but love them.

"Love you to princess."

The next thing Xerxes knew, he was drifting off the sleep, then waking up the next morning with AJ pulling at his eyelids.

"I think he's woke, Maria."

"What are you two doing?" He asked. Both stared at him as Kamira brushed his hair from his face feeling his head.

"You were talking in your sleep. Something about Riley and loving her, begging her not to leave you. She loves you too, X," Kamaria said, hugging him getting off the bed going to his door. She was just like their father at such a young age. The shit was creepy.

"You bet not have pee in my bed AJ," Xerxes said to his little brother, looking at him with his big greenish-grey eyes like he did something wrong.

"I didn't, but I need help take a bath. Kamaria wouldn't have me because she said I was too big for her to help me now. Mama and Dad are out. Mel and Eli told me to f-off."

Xerxes sighed. The younger twins hated the thought of AJ. They were okay with Kamira, but when their mom became pregnant again with AJ, they hated it.

"Come on, but you washing your own balls," He said, making the little boy giggle, jumping around his neck.

After making sure his brother got his bath, brushed his teeth., he got him dressed.

Then Xerxes did the same before going downstairs to eat, meeting Melody and Elijah.

"Where are the other twins and Lucas?"

"With Mom and Dad. When are we going to see the new houses? Hell, I still can't believe Dad is letting us stay in D.C.," Elijah said with Mel agreed. Kamaria and AJ looked at them, shocked and confused.

"X, you not coming back home with us? When we leave in two weeks?" Kamaria asked, sounding sad and mad at the same time.

"The only person you worry about not coming home is X?"