Jesse Owens had taken over the security department of Nascosto Scelto. He hired ex-marines and put them through a vigorous training regime before they were accepted into their ranks. He handled everyone’s personal security and he scouted locations before they travelled. Kelley, Mason, Lee and Marella were living in St. John’s City in a five bedroom house where he’d redone the entire security system and placed three armed guards on the perimeter. On Kelley’s eighteenth birthday he received his first deposit from his hotel shares and a threat from Charles Alexander. Jesse hadn’t taken it lightly. He had personally vetted and screened the live-in nanny who was also their housekeeper, an older woman named Theresa. Carey and John had received the same treatment with a live-in guard in their house. They had tied the knot in a small, private chapel with only their family present. Jesse had moved too and he’d sold his dojo. He now lived in the better part of Yorkdare Bay, central to most of
Jesse woke up with a smile. Marley’s body was warm next to his, her hand clasping his. He could feel her breasts rising and falling with each breath and he wondered what it would be like to wake up like this every morning.He untangled himself from her and switched the shower on in the bathroom. He got under the spray and closed his eyes as he turned his face up into the water. The door of the shower opened and Jesse turned to look at Marley.“No regrets, Jesse.”“No regrets.”Marley went down on her knees in front of him and gripped his stiffening erection and then started sucking. Jesse closed his eyes as Marley took him deep and her one hand started fondling his balls. Jesse lost himself in that moment as her tongue swirled over his head.He could feel it at the base of his spine and he pulled out of her mouth, pulling her up and pressing her against the shower wall. He kissed her and lifted her one leg before pushing inside her. The steam rose around them and Marley’s cries echoed
Four years later …Kelley was now twenty-four and he had successfully completed his degree in Economics two weeks earlier. He was packed and ready to move back to Yorkdare Bay to implement the next phase of his plan. It was his last night in St. John’s City and one he planned to remember.His time at St. John’s University had been fruitful. He took Grace to every game and Mason patted his heart before the time, signaling to Grace. Kelley had also resigned himself to his life and as time passed it didn’t sting as much when he thought about Jule.His decision hadn’t come lightly, he’d taken his time in thinking through it all. He vowed never to fall in love again, never to put someone’s life in danger like that again. Kelley believed that Jule had been a target with every fiber of his being. Petey had seen his opening and had taken it.They had only been together for five months before she died and he knew that at some point he’d move on. That time wasn’t now though and his plan for Pet
Lee Munroe stood in line as the Dean of the University called out names. It was graduation day and he had finally completed his law degree. Marella sat in the audience with David, Cecile, Blaire and Blain. Behind them sat Mason with Grace on his lap and Kelley next to him, both of them looking as proud as could be.David and Cecile were still annoyed because the twins had opted not to go college but had started working for Kelley’s company straight out of high school. Lee hadn’t commented because the twins did valuable work for them, work that David and Cecile didn’t have to know about.“Lee Munroe, Summa Cum Laude.”Lee stepped forward as the Dean shook his hand, handed him a scroll and he smiled for the photographer. He had graduated in the top five percent of his class and he already had two job offers in St. John’s City.He walked across the stage and took his seat again. The valedictorian, a girl named Sue-Anne Maloney, gave her speech and then they clapped politely. They left th
Kelley stood in the foyer of his childhood home, now his home and left his suitcases right there as his phone rang. He fished it from the inside pocket of his jacket and looked at the name highlighted on his screen.“Hello, Charles.”“We need to talk. You went too far this time, Kelley!”“With what exactly? I’ve been quite busy the last few weeks.”Kelley could hear the irritation in Charles’s voice and he had to smile. He loved irking the old man. “Are you still in St. John’s City?”“No, I’m in town.”“Where are you?”“My house on the hill overlooking my new kingdom.”Charles’s intake of breath was audible and Kelley waited patiently for him to recover from the shock of that news. “I’ll come to you.”The line went dead and Kelley grinned as he pocketed his phone again. It would be an enlightening conversation. Approaching footsteps made the grin disappear and his features returned to stoic as the man stopped in front of him.“We’ve cleared the house, no bugs and no cameras. Your secu
Kelley sat at a round table in a private room in Razz and waited for Ernesto Romano. He had opted to come alone although Connor was never far. He was Kelley’s personal bodyguard and sometimes he blended in so well that even Kelley couldn’t spot him.The door slid to the side and the hostess appeared with a man behind her. “Your table, Mr Romano.”Kelley stood up as the man walked past the hostess. She smiled and disappeared from view, the door sliding closed again. “Mr Romano, Kelley Alexander.” They shook hands and the man pulled out one of the chairs and sat down, so Kelley sat as well.“Your lawyer doesn’t take no for an answer.”Kelley smiled at the thought of Lee browbeating this man. “He’s good at his job.”“I find it hard to believe that Charles told you about the arranged marriage.”Ernesto was pure Italian, average in height and weight with an air of arrogance. His olive toned skin was scarred across his cheeks and his black hair was oiled back. Kelley got the idea that this
By Wednesday Kelley realized that Ernesto had never given him the name of the Romano daughter he’d marry. Blaire’s initial searches turned up five Romano daughters living in Ernesto’s household. Two of the girls had been adopted after his brother had died.The first one was Fernanda, aged twenty-one. She was a beautiful young woman but something about her didn’t feel right to Kelley. She looked spoiled, pampered and shallow. Her hobbies included shopping, getting her nails done and pouting for selfies.The second daughter was Milana, aged eighteen. The smile on the photograph seemed timid, almost shy and she didn’t share her older sister’s beauty, though, she wasn’t ugly. Her face was innocent, too young and Kelley almost felt bad for her.Kelley dropped the folder on his desk and realized that within two days he’d be a married man. Marella had organized a small ceremony at a chapel with a pastor he’d never met and didn’t know. Afterwards they’d come back to the house for a small rece
Lee sat in his car in the driveway of his house. Marella was inside, probably looking at takeout menus and trying to decide what to order for dinner. His heart rate had calmed, the adrenaline having worked out of his system in what felt like seconds.Seeing Keith in that warehouse, looking so smug had done a number on him. He hadn’t felt that type of rage in years, had worked so hard to bury it all. He had no idea what the hell he was doing. He’d left Kelley to deal with the aftermath of his rage and he felt guilty as hell.‘I’ve got you, Lee.’ He heard Kelley’s voice in his head.‘Yeah, you’ve always got everyone, Kelley,’ he thought grimly to himself. ‘But who’s got your back?’ It was one of the reasons why he’d studied law, to give back, to help protect those who couldn’t protect themselves.Lee opened the front door and found Marella on the couch with a staggering number of takeout menu’s on the coffee table. He needed that type of normal now. Marella looked up at him, the smile o