TouchNode | Complete

46 | And They All Fall Down

Empires have been crumbling before your ancestors took their first breath.

"You honestly didn't think it would be that simple, did you?"

Dom sucked in a deep breath as Carter grasped the back of his head and yanked, angling his neck until he let out a whimper. Carter chuckled low and released his hair, gently patting the back of his head.

"Put it back where you found it."

Quickly, Dom jumped into the action. His fingers clumsily pushed Carter's cock back into his boxers and buttoned them. Carter slapped him across the face and pointed at his abandoned trousers.

"Those too."

Without a word, Dom bent over to lift and buckle Carter's pants, a deep frown marring his face. When he finished with his task, Carter straightened them out and walked away, humming happily under his breath. His stride ended at the fireplace and he leaned against it, palms pressed flat on the wall above the roaring flames.

"I could consider you five the best of my staff." He sighed heavily, "then you all had to make the mistake of going into some agreement with Ballarina. You broke my trust and ruined your chances of continuing with MPD. As if that wasn't enough, you stole from me."

"You have no evidence of what you accuse us of, Mize. This is a witch hunt. I have better things to do than lick your boots."

He turned towards the feminine voice with an eyebrow raised, "you'd rather lick my cock instead?"

"I'd rather you drop dead."

He smiled then and stepped back to the circle of furniture. Motioning forward, Carter turned his gaze to me. I weathered an empty grin, trying with all my might to ignore the burrowing vibrator still working inside of me. Desperately, I fought to remain calm and collected.

"You already know Dominic and Olivia, Dev. Let me introduce you to the others. This is—"

"I have heard about your little toy, Mize." The woman interrupted him. She sneered at me, scoffing indifferently. "A TouchNode? She is lower than low, and yet you believe we will accept her as the new co-head? Have you lost your mind?"

"Accept her?" Carter tipped his head to the side and sank his hand into his right breast pocket. "That's what you think this entire meeting is about?"

"Of course. Why else would you have flown me halfway around the world?" She dropped her surrendered hands and leaned back against the sofa. "We have businesses to run."

"You're right, Edamina. Businesses tend to need leaders to run them. Unfortunately, you have been relieved of your position and its perks."

"Excuse me!" She screamed, scrambling to her feet. The guards intervened, stopping her just as she reached Carter. "You can't do this to me!"

"I can and I will." He turned to Rick, "take her to the Pleasure House. The Madam will be happy to see her."

I watched as they dragged the woman from the room. They ripped her beautiful red hair from the prim and proper bun at the base of her neck and took a knife to the green crushed velvet dress she wore, exposing her skin. She struck out blindly against the hands worming into her panties and bra but was quickly overpowered.

"Awww... Devani, that was Edamina Martin. Please accept my apologies for the manner in which you met her."

Unable to respond, I simply nodded my head and crossed my arms, sinking back into the sofa. The other four stared between us, watching our interaction with mounting tension. Dominic had risen from the floor and caught his twins' hand, putting himself between the bodyguards and her.