Page 24 of Unstoppable Billionaire (The Hardcore Novels: Special Editions #2)

CHAPTER TEN

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Aurei

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Seeing Siri emerge from the crowd unscathed and uninvolved was more of a relief than I want to admit to myself. There was no reason for her to be involved, yet instinctually I was afraid for her.

As soon as we arrive at our table, Siri points to the bottle of Crown waiting for us in a bucket of ice and asks, "So… who?"

"Don said it was the owner."

She frowns, "Why?"

I shrug, "I don't know. The fight broke out, and I didn't wait to find out."

"What happened?" Steve asks them. "We hear FIGHT, FIGHT. Then Aurei charges up, 'Where's Siri.'" Steve demonstrates how massive I looked, puffing his chest out, and frowning severely.

That must be 'my thunder' face. I look over at Siri, and her eyebrow is cocked in a 'see-what-I-mean' way, making me smirk.

Steve continues, turning her attention back to him, listening attentively. "I point to the bathroom, and he charges off like you needed your ass saved. Like you were in the fight."

Scarlett giggles and Siri cuts her eyes at her, but play slaps my chest. "I have you know I didn't need saving. I wasn't anywhere near the fight when it broke out. I was talking to Scarlett ."

Scarlett is giggling her ass off, so I cock my eyebrow, giving it back to her. But Siri's face is sincere, and her eyes truthful. And Scarlett is sitting on Paul's lap, so I'm not one hundred percent positive those giggles are from what Siri said or other activities happening below the table.

Then, "Put me down! Let me go, you stupid bro," drowns out all the other noise.

Two bouncers, strong-arming Ruth, approach us.

Followed by two more dragging a couple of her bitches.

As soon as she spots us, she comes unhinged, and the other two glare at Siri.

"YOU ROYAL BITCH! Who do you think you are moving in on MY man!

" She fights the grip the bouncers have on her, but they hold on tight. "PUT ME DOWN!"

I step between them and Siri, blocking their view. But as soon as they are out of sight, I slowly turn around to face her. Everyone within hearing distance stares at her waiting for an explanation.

She crinkles her nose and smiles but doesn't say a word.

I frown, feeling thunderous. If she's lied, my heart will be broken, but we're through. I can't afford not to trust the woman I choose to be with one hundred percent. "What the hell happened?"

Before she answers, I hold my finger up. "Choose your words carefully. I want it straight line. Not curved. Brutal honesty."

She looks guilty, and my heart stops beating, then starts to hurt. Her eyes apologize, "Ok, I was involved, sort of."

Steve says over my right shoulder, "I told you so." My hands ball into a fist, wanting to smash his face for being right, but I ignore him. Siri has my undivided attention. This was her first test of how she handled it matters. And if she's lied, we're done.

She confesses, "I wasn't anywhere near Ruth when the fight broke out, but I was the reason."

"How?" The relief that floods through me that she told the truth nearly takes my breath away.

"Ruth tried to jump me when I came out of the bathroom."

"What?"

Scarlett chimes in, "Dude, Ruthless physically assaulted her!"

"What the fuck?" Comes out much louder and harsher than I intended. I reach for her, concerned, but she stands her ground. Is she angry that I doubted her? I step forward to brush a stray strand of hair behind her ear and run my thumb down her cheek. "Did she hurt you, Little Thang?"

She leans into my caress, "No. I'm ok. I can take care of myself. But, Aurei, she really does think I'm trying to steal you away."

"Hmmm." I put my arm around her, and she hugs me.

We listen as Scarlett brags, "You should have seen her!

Siri stood up to ole Ruthless and all her bitches.

Every one of them! She was fearless. When Ruth grabbed her hair, Siri punched her square in the face and shoved her against the wall.

Then she backed off and dared the rest of them to jump on her.

'Who wants to go first?' She challenged the whole damn gang.

It was great! Those pussies bailed on Ruth without a second thought. "

Siri looks up at me and finishes the story. "Ruth went in the bathroom after them, and that's when the actual fight broke out."

I pull her against me, and her arms encircle my waist.

Gaby asks, "You mean the fight was between Ruthless and her crew because Siri scared the shit out of them?"

"Yes!" Scarlett laughs her ass off. "It was fucking awesome, Gaby. Siri is a badass!"

"I want all the details. NOW!" Gaby hones in on Scarlett for the details.

While Scarlett tells us precisely what happened, starting with Siri's bitch slapping Debbie, I sit in the chair and pull Siri on top of me. She straddles my lap.

"I'm ok." Then forms a heart over my eyebrows, down my temples, and finishes on my lips. The caress relaxes me. Then she cups my face, tilting it up as she leans in. "Aurei, Ruth is a bully, and although I've trumped her three times tonight, I don't know if it will be enough."

She kisses my forehead, and her breasts brush my chest. Then she stares into my eyes. "Is Ruth obsessed and delusional? Yes. Is she a mean bitch? Absolutely. But is she a deranged stalker? Her next move will answer that question. Will she continue the game or give in?"

I scowl at her. "This isn't a game, Siri."

She almost laughs in my face, "Of course, it's a game, Aurei."

"I assure you. I haven't played games with her or anyone else."

Her smirk is condescending sympathy, "You're the King on the chessboard. You haven't been consciously playing, but they have been, and Ruth was playing as the Queen guarding the King against capture."

I frown and shake my head in disbelief.

"Which is why we kissed." She puts her nose on mine. "So everyone playing the game knows I'm your Queen. And now, they all know I will not back down. You are mine."

She wiggles on my lap and snuggles up intimately. Her breasts press into my pecs. "Hey, Scarlett has a video of the kiss. Damn, it was hot watching you devour me. We should film ourselves fucking."

My cock hardens. "We'll discuss that tomorrow." Then I slide my hands over her butt to stroke her skin above the waistline with my thumbs as she nuzzles my neck, inhaling deeply. Then she nips me and rests her face in the crook of my neck, humming, "Amazed" by Lonestar. Her voice is beautiful.

I close my eyes and shut out the chaos, enjoying the intimacy of this woman who seems so perfect for me.

I hear her softly say, "Aurelius…. What a beautiful name…

. The name of a Roman Emperor…. Aureus is Latin for golden.

How appropriate for a Golden God." She unbuttons my shirt to play with the patch of hair on my chest. "What a beautiful man you are.

" She lifts her face to study mine. "Your hair is like a halo.

Your eyes are like a peaceful lagoon. I get lost in them, then find I'm centered by them.

" Her fingertip traces down my nose lightly.

"Your nose is straight as a Roman statue.

" Then her fingertip lightly traces over his lips. "Your lips are so sensuous."

I smile, then pull her lips to mine. She hovers, then runs her tongue across. "And so tasty."

I chuckle and lick them. "Mmm. That tickles."

"Your skin is soft." She takes another deep breath, "You smell so good too." She kisses my cheek, "Did I say tasty already?"

I chuckle. "Mmhmm."

She shifts on my lap as she plays with my chest hair. "Moore…. You leave me wanting more. More of your smiles. More of your kisses. More of your laughter. More of the touch of your skin on mine. More of your time. More of everything about you, Aurelius Moore."

She traces a heart over my heart, then kisses me, taking my tongue in her mouth and massaging it, grinding me until my cock rock hard. Then she leans back and teases me. "More of you inside of me."

"I like the way you think."

Gaby stands, saying to Steve, "Behave. The boss is on his way here, so Booty call is on hold, Steve-o."

"I'm not going anywhere, Gaby. You know I'm waiting on you." He reaches out and takes her hand. "To say the word."

She looks surprised, then smiles at him, leans over, and says. "Word."

She looks at us, "the boss is coming to see you." Then she walks back to the bar.

I cradle Siri, and after a few moments, she says, "Aurei, "I want more with Moore. I don't want just to be friends who fuck."

Her words hit me deeply, and I'm amazed at my innate response to everything about her. I bring her hand to my lips and kiss her palm. "Sei tutto ciò che voglio."

She slides her fingers lightly over my lips, tickling them. I lick them, then rub them as she asks, "Italian?"

"Si."

"It sounds so sexy. What does it mean?"

I smile, "You're everything I want."

"Oh my Golden God!" She melts with my words and nuzzles deep into me. It feels so fucking good to be so connected to her. "And in the elevator?"

"Ah. An early confession." I stroke her with my thumbs. "Day and night, I dream only of you."

"Oh, fuck!" She giggles. "If you would have said that in English, we would have hooked up right then and there."

I chuckle.

"And in the parking lot?"

"You're the woman of my dreams!"

"Wow! You're really romantic, aren't you? I was thinking the same thing about you."

"I know. I could see it in your eyes."

She smiles. "And when we … fucked?"

"Another confession. I am yours."

"That was so sweet."

"I'm really a sweet guy."

She laughs, "Yes, you are."

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Siri

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"Everything is resolved, folks. Let's settle down with some Motown sounds. Let me see what I can find." DJ Mike announces.

Motown! Brilliant! I have an idea and slide off Aurei's lap.

"Where are you going?" He reaches for my hand.

I smile as I back away. "I have a song request."

"Hang on. I'll go with you." He stands, not wanting to let me out of his sight again.