All Chapters of Sapphire (Book #3 of the Jewel Series): Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

“Give it away; you have been cranky for the last two days.” Luke asks. “Piss off, you, imbo. My cousin Kyllyan came back from New Zealand. Sapphire and I went to my parents to meet her and she told us something that pissed me off.” I reply. I was still trying to process what Kyllyan told me. I am not mad that she is pregnant, but I am pissed that the fucker ran off. Kyllyan might be older than me by a year, but I have always acted like she is a little sister to me. I want to find this bastard and rip him apart. I sit there seething until I feel soft hands run my shoulders. I relax when one of the hands slips into my hair and scratches my scalp. Damn, that feels fucking great. I let out a groan when I hear someone snickering. I am sitting on the couch, which we did get deep cleaned after Sapphire’s little revelation. We are waiting for Riley to finish getting ready and heading to my parent's house. Riley will go over there and have some of them ride in his car while the o

My family leaves tomorrow. I know they aren’t my family by blood, but as Dylan told me, they raised me and are my family. Family isn’t always blood. Although, now I do have family that is blood. I had always felt weirdly comfortable around Mathius, but I never understood why. I am still trying to process everything we discovered these last three days. I was surprised to hear that Mom was in a polyamorous relationship, but if it worked for them, then it is incredible. I couldn’t have a relationship like that. I will blatantly admit that I don’t share. I am having dinner with Jack and Yasmin tonight. Dylan is going with me, and I am beyond fucking grateful for that. I am not sure I could do this by myself. My brain already feels overloaded with information, and I am unsure I can deal with more revelations. If it weren’t for my presence at her funeral, I half expect someone to tell me that my mother isn’t dead but faked her death to escape psycho-ass Gary. I am starting to t

The last two days have been interesting. Emery has been staying in the basement of the house. We turned it into a game room, but it has a space that we converted into an extra bedroom if needed. My precious jewel is still pissed at Emery’s father, but she isn’t as murderous as the first day Emery showed up. I admit that Riley, Luke, Arlo, and I were becoming more pissed as Emery told her story. Emery has become more relaxed around us, which I think is good. When she first walked in, I could tell she felt like running once she saw Luke, Arlo, and me. I did hear the two of them talking the following day, and Emery was teasing her about being my girl. I felt that my precious jewel was blushing, and I was right as I walked in and saw the two of them. They had both gone silent as they looked at me. I walked by them, kissing my precious jewel as I filled a cup with coffee. She was almost as red as a tomato. “Jack wants all of us to come over and have dinner.” Sapphire says. “Ok

I let my finger trail down the side of her face, then down her neck to her bare shoulder. She doesn’t even move; that is how exhausted she is. We spent all day yesterday in the sun; then, I had my way with her. I hadn’t meant to be that rough, but when I saw her with her head tilted back, rinsing the remaining soap off her, I couldn’t help it. I love everything about this girl and every inch of her. She turns in her sleep, pressing herself against me. My finger keeps tracing every dip and curve of her body. I knew I was being stupid yesterday when I made a big deal about her bikini, but the thought of all those other guys seeing her in that bikini made my jealousy flair up. I had been awake for half an hour, but after doing my business, I slipped back into the bed and pulled her against me. She is so fucking beautiful it is damn near painful, and I am not sure how the fuck I got so lucky. I must have fallen back asleep at some point because I was alone in bed when I woke up.

Jack I was standing behind Emery as her fingers flew across the keyboard. I was skeptical when Sapphire told me about her, but after seeing her in action, I know Sapphire was not overly dramatic about Emery’s abilities. Carmine did some digging into Emery’s background. Everything Sapphire and Emery told us was true. Her parents were both worthless pieces of shit. We even discovered that what happened to bring Emery to Australia was true, which set Mathius off. I knew when Mathius laid his eyes on her that he was interested. I know my son and the type of woman he is interested in. He has always had a thing for redheads. I would have no issue with them together. Besides being a brilliant young woman, Emery has to be one of the sweetest people I have ever met. I did tell him to be patient with her after learning what happened and what she went through growing up. He told me not to worry, and I was not worried. He might be your typical twenty-something male, but I made damn s