"Jace!" I hissed out his name and he came strolling over like he didn't have a care in the world."What's up baby? You don't see anything you like?""Jace, it's the Hermes store, what's not to like? Who are those men?""What men?" He looked around directly at the two men I pointed out to him."Those two.""How the hell should I know? I don't know everyone in L.A." He walked away again but I knew he was lying. "Just for that, I'm buying two bags."He didn't need to know that I'd have to order the really expensive ones since they didn't carry them in the store. "I already had mom order you the coming season's limited editions. You should call and make sure you don't buy the same thing twice, or at least get a different color."I hung my head and went back to looking at summer wraps for the beach. I guess he realized I like bags at some point. He doesn't miss a damn step. I have to come up with ways to keep him on his toes. Can't have him constantly one-upping me.I saw th
This is what I like. Days like today. After the shopping trip from hell we all went out to dinner and now me, and princess pain in the ass were back home with her million and one bags.Sleeping beauty was upstairs resting after I fucked her ass to sleep to keep her from annoying me and getting into my shit, which I was about to get up to. I had the monitors in my room working overtime so I'd know if she woke and needed me."Dad!" I walked into his study where he can usually be found these days since mom had deserted him for Sian's mom. Her dad was at their place overseeing the last minute details on the repairs before they moved back in, so this one was on his lonesome. Jared was somewhere sniffing around his girl I'm guessing as per usual."What did you do now?""Me? I didn't do shit, what do you mean?""I'm just checking, these days I can never be too sure. You know son, I'm still trying to figure out how you went from never getting into shit, to constantly staying in shit.
The interview went well. I can see now why she has the reputation that she does. It's like she's perfected the art of reading people. She knew what I was up to ten minutes after we sat down, and proceeded to ask all the right questions.Now it was over, but it was only just the beginning."Jace, I don't understand; why does the whole world need to know about us getting married?" "It's just a Saunders thing baby." My ass! I was sending out a message loud and clear.""Tomorrow's our big day why don't you get some rest?""Jace, it's the middle of the afternoon."So? Are you hungry?" She stopped walking and gave me one of her suspicious glares."No, no I am not tired and I am not hungry. I want to go swimming." Swimming? Was that allowed? "Gimme one minute." Google has been my friend the last few days with this pregnancy shit.I walked a few steps away from nosy and looked that shit up. Something else to add to the okay list. "Okay. Let's go change into our suits.""What di
I like that when we leave here she's still going to be getting the same treatment, that it wasn't an act when her father in law kissed her hair in passing when she was sitting down at the table. Or how her mother in law speaks to her so relaxed, asking her opinion like they were old friends.I know my sister, and if there was any artifice there, I would've seen it long ago. Of course I have no doubt Jace would put an end to any such thing."Mom, what're you doing here? Why aren't you with Sian helping her get ready?""She sent me to talk to Belle for you. Why did you guys choose the last minute to decide this is what you want to do?"Is it weird that none of our parents were complaining that we were getting married at our age? Jace's parents had invited Tammy's and Belle's to the wedding and that was before we knew anything about Jace's plans.I'd had to meet her dad one more time to ask permission, and when I asked him for an explanation as to why he wasn't losing his mind o
"Jace, everyone's going to be waiting.""This is where it all began." He moved inside me again."I know, you said the same thing last night." He's either nervous, scared, or overly excited, I'm not quite sure which. Last night he'd dragged me off here after our moms teased him unmercifully. But now, hours before the wedding was supposed to start, he'd brought me back here again.I ran my fingers down his cheek and smiled up at him, not caring that my wedding gown was being crushed beneath me, or that I was sure to have sex hair when we were through.He bit my finger and stroked into me again. "Are you happy?""I've been happy since the day we met." I don't know why that should make him stop and stare down at me with a look of... what was that look?Whatever it was it was new. He brushed the hair back from my cheek and gave me a butterfly soft kiss that I felt in my heart. "Now you have to hurry before we're late for our own wedding."I knew just how to get him to finis
"Wait, it's done? The fuck, did I say anything?" Sian clapped her hand over me mouth. Married two minutes and she was already starting her shit. I seriously don't remember saying my vows or answering shit, but apparently I'd done my part.I'd been too busy watching her and the others. Seeing the smiles on their faces made me happy and at the end of the day that's all I cared about. For me, this was just the beginning and not the most important part of our journey.I know most people put a lot of stock in these ceremonies and the big show of it all, but for me that wasn't as important as the life that follows. Of course Sian's ass was loving it. She's such a girl.She made me get into that damn carriage to ride to the place where we were going to take pictures, before coming back here for the reception. I didn't mind as much as I let on, since it was playing into my plans.Sian beamed from ear to ear but I could tell she was glad it was over too. There were actually people lined
I left her for two minutes to go check on something and came back to that damn kid teasing her ear with a flower or some fuck. I'd gone to stand with the guys since the girls were getting acquainted with her hometown crew and was just in time to see this shit."Who the fuck is that kid?" Jared turned to follow my gaze."Oh Sam, he used to be Sian's boyfriend.""Her what?""Chill Jace they were five.""I give a fuck; excuse me.""Come with me." I took her arm and led her away after scaring the fuck out of the kid with my glare. The little shit looked like he was going to shit himself. "Jace, behave.""What did I do?""You scared poor Sammy half to death."His name is Sam." That Sammy shit sounded too much like an endearment to me. She opened her mouth to argue and I kissed her to shut her up. I was jealous at my own wedding and none too happy about it.I kept her by my side the rest of the evening and noticed that though the other kids from her hometown came around,
"The young bride, the beautiful and talented Sian Saunders nee Claiborne herself, hails from another prominent business family of notable mention, the Claibornes of Claiborne Inc.""With these two coming together in wedded bliss, I for one am more than excited to see what this new generation has in store for us. Stay tuned later for an exclusive interview with the bride and groom..."I turned off the TV and flung the remote across the bedroom, slamming it into the wall. My pulse raced and my breathing escalated as fury swept through the blood in my veins."That was supposed to be me." The phone rang again and I don't know why I rushed to answer as tears started rolling down my face. "What?""Did you watch? What happened to you and Jace getting back together?""You bitch Kelly you'd better never let me see your face again." Her laugh grated on my nerves and made me feel small, something I haven't felt since I learned how to look out for myself."You don't scare me, I'm not L
They looked around the room at each other until Logan nodded his head. I guess that was the go ahead because Mancini took point again."What we're about to share with you doesn't leave this room. We've come together along with some other friends that you didn't get to meet this time, to form a kind of group if you will.""Each of us serves a purpose in this group. It's also top secret, which you should understand." He looked at Track and I moved to stand in front of him. "It's okay Jace, he knows.""I'm not working for the government, no disrespect." I looked at the SEALs. The men in the room started to smile. I wasn't sure what the fuck they were, but it wasn't hard to tell that they were something. What with the compound that was more secure that the Pentagon."That's not who we are. What we propose, if we all agree is that you boys become part of our elite group. We'll fill you in on all the pertinent details a little later once you get on board. If not we can stop this lit
I just held her and let her get it out, knowing that she'd be right as rain in no time. "Come on baby, let's get you dried and dressed." I turned off the water and lifted her to take her out of the shower."Jace, do you ever regret marrying me?" I want to answer this shit for the one hundredth time. What is it with women? The guys were all complaining about the same thing, except for Alex who was always smiling these days, the fuck."Sian, just like I told you yesterday and the day before that, even if I live to be a hundred, I won't ever regret the best decision I ever made.""But we're so young." I rolled my eyes and dried her feet that she couldn't hardly see anymore. "Does that mean that you regret it because you're younger than I am?"That one always stumps her but she still asks the same damn question over and over. So I knew what was coming next. "But it's not the same for men.""That's not sexist or anything. I should start worrying as often as you ask me that. Maybe
Not scared like a punk, more like amazed at the shit these fucks can get up to. So when he so casually mentioned something that he should have no knowledge of, I got the sense there was much more left unsaid. I'm sure a man of his caliber wasn't just wasting his time on some kid that he didn't even know."I sense a catch.""No catch, I just think you're wasted on those fucknuts is all. Anytime you're ready give me a ring." He'd rang off after that but there was no mistaking the smile in his voice. I'm pretty sure he knew that I was going to look into him.And that was my reason for being hesitant about taking Jace with me. I'd got a glimpse of where those SEALs live and I have the feeling that shit would only give Jace ideas. He was already making noise about building a place like the one on the island where we all could live. The kid's a damn hippie at heart.***JACE***"Track wants us to go to Georgia to meet his sister. We're going this weekend if you're not too sick
I didn't feel shit when I put pressure on his neck. Everything was happening so fast. Sian was screaming, finally giving into the fear and Track was trying to talk me down."I told you not to touch her you fuck. Did you forget?" I tightened my arm around his neck, adding just the right amount of pressure and barely restrained myself from doing more "I'm going to break your fucking neck.""Jace no, let him go, he's not worth it." I ignored Track and twisted my arm quick, snapping Stanley's neck. "Call the cops.""Fuck Jace! What the fuck did I say?""Call the cops.""No, let me think let me clean this up. Shane, Alex bar the door make sure no one gets by..." I hadn't even heard the others rush in behind me. But turned to see them now with horror in their eyes. "He's not dead Track his neck's just broken. Call the cops." I dropped Stanley on the floor just as the men who were supposed to be watching the school came through the door."What took you guys so long?""He didn
For now, it was fine. For the next nine months I knew she was going to keep me on my toes. We had an appointment with the best Obstetrician of course, who'd been vetted to within an inch of her life before I agreed.I was trying to make it so that she only had to worry about school and giving birth, other than that I was there to pick up the slack. I had the fridge in our suite stocked with all the things she's been asking for lately and hoping for smooth sailing.I was getting used to waking up with her in the morning to hold her hair while she threw up. Then her horny ass would need a fix on the bathroom floor after a quick nap.Other than that, there was no sign that her tiny ass was even pregnant. Of course she's decided that she can get away with shit now, because I can't fix her ass, but I have other ways of keeping her ass in line.That Monday as soon as we'd reached the school yard the whispers started. It wasn't long before we heard the whole story of Mandy being dropp
Mom came down with a tray of something in her hands instead of letting one of the servants do it."Hey mom, how come you're doing this yourself?""I don't know. We didn't go to the shelter this year because we've invited everyone, so I guess I'm feeling a little bit guilty.""Didn't you donate all the food this year? I'm sure they don't mind us missing one year mom, we'll go for Xmas, and make everyone that's here today come with us.""Sounds good son. By the way, I'm going to let you off the hook for telling your dad before you told me.""Shit, mom...""It's okay, he explained. By the way her parents know so you two don't have to keep putting it off any longer.""How?""Veronica is a mother son. We both figured something was going on that day in the hospital.""Well, that's all good and well but Sian has decided she's never telling her dad. She doesn't want him to know she's having sex."Mom thought that shit was hilarious but the rest of my crew, except for Track,
With Mandy behind bars, all I needed was to find Stanley to tie her into the attack on Sian. I need that to put her away for the rest of her life.I'd been leaving clues and making anonymous phone calls to the cops for a while. Once I'd contacted the men she'd been extorting and told them the truth about her age, some of them were more than happy to come forward. The only ones that tried to hold out were the married ones. Some of them I let slide, like Cassie's dad. But the others I put the squeeze on.That's why I'd needed her phone and the stuff that she left behind when she got kicked out of her house. My team had already confiscated it all. That, along with the computer stick Liz had mailed me, were locked away in my safe. Everything except the phone which had been mailed to the cops. I was still protecting Carter, but I had to do it for Cassie's sake.The ones that did have sex with her when she was underage, their names had been handed over to the cops. There were going
I drove down the driveway slowly with the lights off. There was one light on in the house and I wasn't surprised that it was in Sian's room. I got out of the truck and looked around at the dark night.It would be so easy... But I couldn't do anything here, not where my girl's family slept. Instead I walked around back. How did she get in anyway? And how do I get in without alerting her to the fact that I was here. I wasn't left wondering long.The alarm hadn't been set because of the workers going back and forth, which was an oversight. No one expects to be robbed in this neighborhood, but still. I knew it wasn't on since the night I'd come back here for her medicine, but hadn't thought much of it. Missed that one.I walked up the stairs, being as quiet as I could and stepped into Sian's bedroom door. Mandy was sitting on the bed, the new bed that replaced the one that had been burned in the explosion."What are you doing here?" It was obvious what she was doing. The door to Si
I'd been so excited I'd forgotten to score some drugs. I hadn't seen a male anywhere in that stupid place anyway, that might've been willing to help me, so it was most likely a bust. I sat in the car and formulated my next move in my head. How can I get close enough to do what I have to do? There was no way to get onto the Saunders' property without being noticed.Unless...No they've had the same domestic staff for a while, they probably know each one on sight. How can I get there? I don't have anything suitable, anything that would disguise me until I got close enough. Close enough to destroy her, that bitch.I drove around for a while still no closer to a solution. Thanksgiving was in two days. Another thought hit me. It was something I'd learned about Jace and his family even before we dated. When he still used to act like I didn't exist. When I used to read anything I could get my hands on about the ultra-wealthy family. Yes, that would be perfect. I'd forgotten all abou