Page 90 of Night's Fall
My answer was planting my face in his chest.
He wrapped his arms around me.
In the top of my hair, he murmured, “Thedoctor is on his way.AllainandMurielare dealing withNova,CometandJupiter, bringing them, along with other things you’ll need, here, so we can settle in and start to process all that’s going on.”
“Right.”Myword was muffled by his chest.
“Before my parents commed me,Imade the decision theRSwill interrogate the male in custody about the plot tonight, because it happened on their watch.However, theRICandRMIwill collaborate, cooperate and communicate fully, becauseI’vetasked theRMIwith taking over the investigation of your earlier attack and what happened subsequent to that.Obviously, they overlap.”
“Obviously,”Imumbled.
By the by, theRSwas theRoyalService.Theywere responsible for the security of the royal family, royal lands and properties, and sacred relics, artifacts and other things of historical significance and value, including theCataloguesand jewels.
They were known as the best of the best of the best.
TheRICwas theRoyalIntelligenceCommission.
They were spies.
TheRMIwas theRoyalMinistryofInvestigations.
They were cops who operated on a realm-wide level and held higher authority than local constabularies.
Aleksei kept speaking.
“I want that investigation closed with no delay.”
It was safe to say,Idid too.
I just nodded.
“Allain has checked the brief, and he has a comm into the investigators who compiled it.There’sno mention of your assault, the police report or the stay at the hospital.He’sgoing to get down to the reason why there wasn’t.”
That was interesting.
And scary as all heck.
I didn’t have the energy to think about it.
I tipped my head back. “Yougot a lot done whileIwas swiping at my makeup.”
His lips curved up. “It’simportant to know how to multitask and communicate succinctly.”
Mm.
Moving on.
“Is your mom sort of…”Howto put it? “Anti-male?”
“She gets like that when my brothers are up to something, and when she and my father are arguing.Whenthey’re not, all that disappears.They’renot overtly affectionate.Theirmarriage, it probably won’t surprise you, was strategized by someone likeGermaine.Butthey did grow to love one another.Andjust to say, my father is a decent male, but he can be spoiled, thoughtless and obtuse.Mymother is none of those things.Sheworked hard to get where she was before their marriage, and she considers her role as the ofQueenofNight’sFallbeing the second most important occupation in this realm, and as such,Dad’sposition as king is the first.SowhenDadacts like an idiot, it gets on her nerves, andIdon’t blame her.”
Hmm.
Moving on again.
“Jupiter is not going to be happy in a new space,”Itold him.
“Jupiter would prefer to be here with his momma than be alone in your flat without you.Jupiterwould also be happier his momma continues breathing while agents work to uncover whatever plot is unfolding than having to be rehomed because you are no longer of this earth.Icannot claim to understand the feline mind, but my guess would be, he wants you safe, likeIdo, and is content to do what he must to make that so.”
