“I’ll make you happy,” Silver darkly promised.
Nuri came on a sob, the orgasm so intense he momentarily lost consciousness. It wasn’t for very long, a fewseconds, ten at most, and the Emperor was still fucking him when he came to.
He ripped through Nuri with his exacting cock, prolonging his climax to the point of overstimulation, rutting him into the mattress with enough force it was hard to breathe, and it didn’t appear as though he was going to let up any time soon.
It was as if something had taken him over. Like a part of him thought he could fuck Nuri into submission and make him agree to the sort of proposal.
“You can’t stay here. You can only ever live with me. You’re mine, Nuri. You always have been.”
Chapter 25:
“The venue called,” Nuri kept his gaze firmly on the screen of his holopad, “and said everything is set for this weekend. Over one hundred of the guests have RSPVs, along with several news outlets.”
They were going to celebrate Rein Inc.’s win of the Luxe award, an event that had kept them fairly busy in the days since their return from Vitality. Even the rolling of the dice had taken place between late night meetings, done here in Silver’s office.
The Emperor had won, and Nuri, unsure how to feel about everything, had opted to ignore the problem and focus all of his attention on work instead.
Some might call him a coward.
He wouldn’t disagree.
“What about the mole?” Silver questioned, leaning back in his chair. “The last thing we need is for someone to cause problems that night.”
Nuri had begun an official investigation with the aid of a small team. Everyone was sworn to secrecy, but they’d yet to track down the person who’d sent the video to Ackor Hue. Since discovering the secret he’d kept, Silver had demanded to know every detail, which meant more meetings and time spent together, often over trivial things.
When Nuri had tried to express he couldn’t get anything done if he was called in here so frequently, Silver had countered by threatening to move his desk into his office.
He’d stopped complaining after that.
“I have the best team working on it, but whoever is responsible, they were thorough. Every time we trace it to one computer, and look into the employee it belongs to, they end up having a clear alibi.”
The signal had been routed through several devices, and they weren’t sure if they were any closer to locating the original. Luckily for those who owned the others, the message had been sent after hours. Most of the employees had clocked out and were nowhere in the building. Security cameras could prove as much, so they were crossed off the list of suspects.
Involving the police was out of the question due to the nature of the video, but it wasn’t the only mystery Nuri had been charged with solving. He was also leading the Imperial Guard in their search for whoever had attacked their warehouses. They were fairly certain the two things were connected, but he was only getting official aid on one side of things.
“If we could read the guard into this situation as well—” Nuri began, only to be cut off.
“No. You can handle this, Narek.”
“With all due respect, sir, I’m not sure I can.”
“We haven’t been attacked in weeks, isn’t that right?”
“Yes, but—”
“My cousin insists he has nothing to do with it, but the timing is suspicious, don’t you think? As soon as Brixton is taken out of the picture, the leak seemingly plugs itself and the mole vanishes.”
Nuri had considered that angle. “You said you interrogated him yourself.”
“Exactly. His lies only lasted so long. He caved eventually.” Silver was staring at him, had been this whole time, but Nuri had stubbornly refused to meet his gaze. “He admitted to making up all of that stuff about you and corroborated your story about the random meetup. Did I mention that?”
“No, sir,” he drawled. “It must have slipped your mind.”
“Would you like me to release him?”
“I don’t care what you do with him.” Nuri meant it. “Although I must remind you to move with discretion. The public isn’t as forgiving about their regent shooting people in the streets as they once were.”
He’d read Romeo’s file. There was more than enough evidence to back Silver’s claims of his crimes. The company he’d built off planet was a mere front so Romeo could pad his bank account in preparation for buying out Rein Inc. stock. The plan to force Silver out was clear. Apparently, he’d been rather good at hiding his true feelings. He’d had most of the galaxy convinced he wasn’t jealous of Silver, but that had all been a lie.
