Legally Bound 4: Allegations of Love (16 page)

Chapter 27

At least an hour has gone by and Olivia wasn’t sure if help was on the way or not. Jasper had not committed to anything. He was stalling for time letting Christian spew his crazy talk or, at least, that is what she thought.

Christian hadn’t given her enough time to give Jasper many clues as to where she was and what the situation was. She was surprised when Christian cut her off to start barking orders at Jasper himself. Christian seemed to be becoming more and more impatient and unhinged.

Christian received a call not too long after they hung up with Jasper. Whoever it was seemed to be pissed off at him from what she could gather from her end of the conversation. Christian had started to snarl curses and threats at whoever it was before they hung up on him. Christian stood fuming calling into the phone to what was apparently an empty line.

Olivia knew something had changed and she now worried even more for her safety. If Jasper wasn’t coming to help and no one else knew she was in trouble, she was going to have to fight for her life. She wished she would have just stayed put for one more day.

She could only hope that as promised her hero was still on the way to see to her situation himself. It was never his intention or hers to get involved. It just happened, but now he was the one she trusted most other than Jasper. Although she had been hoping one of the two would show up to save her by now, she had to do something soon. She could see in Christian’s eyes that he had some type of evil plan running through his mind.

Olivia had been a victim enough in her life. That is how she ended up marrying the Baron. It was what made her crave control in her life there were too many times that she had none. This would not be one of those times.

“Let’s go, you, cunt,” Christian barks through the bathroom door.

She had asked to go to the bathroom again when his eyes started to linger on her legs and breasts for too long. He had finally stopped the pacing. Instead of wearing a hole in her floor he pulled up a chair in front of her and just sat staring at her. She wasn’t sure what he was thinking, but he was freaking her out.

When they first met, there had been a few times where he really was charming. It was one of the reasons she continued their relationship. She had thought that her feelings for Jasper were leading her to find flaws in Christian. Now she knew her instincts were spot on. He is a nut job.

Olivia moves to the bathroom door with new resolve and a plan to fight no matter what. When she opens the door she expects him to be standing there she just didn’t expect his next move. Christian reaches for her breast and pinches her nipple, hard.

Olivia has to bite down hard to keep from crying out in pain. That is exactly what he wants. With his other hand, he grabs a hold of her hair once again. His hand that is pinching her nipple moves to roughly squeeze the same breast.

Christian licks his lips and gives her a sly grin as if they are both enjoying this. He reaches for the thin strap of her camisole and pulls it down until her breast is fully exposed.

His eyes grow dark and his lips part. Olivia takes this as her one opportunity. His eyes are so focused on the lush swell of her breasts he doesn’t see it coming.

Olivia raises a swift knee to his balls. Using the momentum of his body dropping forward as he reaches to cup himself, she uses her body to rush forward ramming him with her shoulder. It stings like hell, but it is enough force to send him reeling backward.

Olivia rushes out of the room heading for the front door. To her shock and dismay, she exits the room to find a man sitting on her living room couch. He is relaxed and looks as if he has made himself at home. Everything about him says authority and confidence.

In her panic Olivia rapidly takes in two things. The instant look of anger that crosses the man’s face and secondly, his resemblance to another man she knows very well. He is just an older version. Breathing a sigh of relief, she rushes forward into his arms as he stands from the couch.

“Oh God, Thomas, what took you so long,” Olivia practically sobs into his chest.

“Shh, Sweetheart, I told you I was coming. Where is he, Baby,” Thomas’s strong voice is like a soothing balm to her soul.

His strong arms around her make her feel safe and cared for. She also feels electricity flowing through her, unlike anything she has felt in the arms of another man before. It stuns her for a moment, making her forget the danger that lurks in the other room.

“H-he’s in my room. I tried to fight him off to get away,” Olivia stammers.

“That’s my girl,” Thomas replies and tightens his hold on her.

Thomas pulls away and shrugs off the lightweight leather bomber he is wearing. He drapes the jacket over her shoulders and kisses her temple. The simple touch of his lips sends a shiver through her and Olivia’s eyes round with awe.

Their phone calls have been intense in the past, but she had no idea she would react to him like this face to face. Pictures of Thomas Briggs are hard to come by. She had tried plenty of times to find photos and more information online. The few photos she did find were old and grainy. They did nothing for the man that was standing before her.

Olivia shakes herself, allowing the reality of their situation to take over her mind once again. She turns to look toward the bedroom where she can still hear Christian groaning and hissing in pain. She didn’t stick around to watch, but she is sure she heard his head crack against the hard floor in her bedroom when he fell.

“We should get out of here,” Olivia says urgently.

“No, we will wait right here for him to come to us,” Thomas says calmly. “With me is the safest place for you and we need him to enter this room right here.”

Olivia looks up at him in confusion but doesn’t protest. She was just happy he had once again wrapped her up in his arms. Olivia stiffens when Thomas swiftly shifts her to stand behind him, pulling a gun from seemingly thin air.

“Who the fuck are you,” Christian snaps as he stumbles from the room still cupping himself with one hand and holding his gun once again in the other.

Christian’s face is red with pain and anger, his eyes looking crazier than before. Olivia tries to peek around Thomas’s large body, but when her eyes land on Christian, she quickly ducks back behind Thomas pressing herself closer to his warmth.

“I’m the beginning of your end,” Thomas growls before firing a shot at Christian’s knee cap causing him to howl out in pain.

“Uncle Thomas,” Jas growls into the ear piece. “I have a clean shot. We agreed I wanted to take this bastard down. He disrespected my woman’s privacy and threatened her and my friend.”

“Yeah, well he was holding my woman hostage and he put his hands on her,” Uncle Thomas grumbles back.

“What,” Jas, Nate, and Rita gasp into their ear pieces.

“This is not the time kids,” Thomas sighs. Thomas proceeds ignoring his nephew, son, and daughter. “Who are you working with,” he barks at Christian.

“Fuck you, you shot me, you fucking prick. Do you know who I am? Do you know how deep in you’ve just gotten yourself for some slut and punk kid she has the hots for,” Christian snarls as spit flies from his mouth.

Olivia cringes behind Thomas. She didn’t by any means think he was ignorant to her relationship with Jasper. It was just something they hadn’t brought up since the first time he confronted her with it.

Thomas snorts. “That punk kid is my nephew and if I were you, I would watch your mouth in front of the lady. Call her one more name and I will make sure there is no mercy when I give the okay to end your life,” Thomas says calmly as he narrows his eyes at Christian.

“I want names and I want them now,” Thomas hisses.

“I’m not telling you a fucking thing. This doesn’t end with me and it sure as hell doesn’t end with her. If you are related to that little shit stain she was throwing herself all over, then I really have nothing to say. You all have it coming to you,” Christian starts to laugh as if he has lost his damn mind.

Thomas gives a slight nod and within seconds, a bullet rips through Christian’s skull. Jas can feel the smile on his lips as his finger still lingers on the trigger of his sniper rifle. No one threatens the happiness and safety of his woman and family.

Jas shifts the focus of his scope to see his Uncle holding a shaken Olivia. He had no idea what was going on there, but he wasn’t as pissed as he thought he should be. They were both two people he cared about. He also knew that they had both gone on way too long without someone to love and love them back.

They just had a hell of a lot of explaining to do. The whole scene before him felt too intimate to look upon. It reminds him of the video of Marie and the invasion of her privacy.

“Rita, how are we doing on locating that video and the pictures,” Jas says into the two-way earpiece.

“All over it Jas, I tracked the origin of the text to Marie. Teddy is working on shutting down the server it is on and wiping everything clean. I’ll be digging deep to see if he transferred or stored it some other way,” Rita responds.

“Thanks,” Jas sighs.

“Anytime, now come collect your woman before I strangle her. She is pacing the floor with Hannah in her arms. If Marie rocks my poor little daughter any harder she is going to puke all over her,” Rita teases.

“On my way,” Jas chuckles.

Chapter 28

“Come on Jas,” Marie huffs.

She could barely contain her excitement they had been married for a month now. After the wedding, Jas wanted to take Marie to Greece to meet all his family that couldn’t make the wedding. They spent a month away on their honeymoon.

Marie had been planning her surprise the entire time. After the fiasco with Olivia and her ex, Jas was able to start plans on his idea for his own business. He had decided to open a gym where he could train and teach others various martial arts, combat, and fitness skills.

Nate had been excited for his little cousin and jumped on helping him out. He even encouraged Jas to think about franchising and starting online lessons and developing an app. Everything was coming together so quickly once Sam, Nate, and Bobby got involved.

The family had jumped right in on her surprise when she asked for their help, just like they did with the wedding. Their wedding was perfect.

~B
~

Marie was stunning in the lace gown that hugged her slim curves. The neckline plunged low making the gown elegant, but sexy at the same time. Her dark hair was woven into an intricate style thanks to Rita. It looked as if her hair was looped into bows that increased in size with each layer, stopping at a large bow at her nape.

Her makeup was flawless and made her face shimmer as if she was wearing fairy dust. Marie watched Jasper’s chest swell with love and pride as she came into view. Minnie was able to pull some major strings at the castle Marie had dreamed of having her wedding at since she was a little girl.

Everything was perfect. Nothing looked as if it was thrown together within three weeks. Marie could feel the love that surrounded them as her father proudly walked her down the aisle and her brothers and Nate stood with Jasper. Marie looked over to see the pregnant members of her wedding party wiping at their eyes. Even Rita and Camille wiped at tears as they stood with the other ladies in the gold dresses Marie had picked.

Marie hoped that like Rita, Pam, Paige, Ellen and Camille, she would soon know the joys of motherhood. If it hadn’t happened already, it wasn’t for lack of trying. Jas was keeping her plenty busy when it came to making love. She even found out for herself what all the buzz was about concerning the infamous Club Desire.

It was an early wedding gift from Camille. With all that Olivia had taught her, Marie had learned just how much Olivia had held back. In the end, she and Jas had just gone to a private room to be together after spending time with the owners, Remi and Ramses. The two were far from what Marie expected the owners of a sex club to be.

Jasper’s green eyes and breathtaking smile brought Marie back to the present. He looked amazing in his black tux with a gold tie. His blonde hair was combed into a regal style, which made Marie smile. She had every intention of messing that hair up.

“Finally,” Jas breathed after James kissed Marie’s cheek and handed her over to him.

“Finally, they don’t have to speculate on whether we are in love. They can see it for themselves,” Marie whispered to him.

“No more allegations, just pure truth,” Jas winked at her.

~B
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That day had been unforgettable and their love shined through to everyone. Now all Marie had to do was get him to the location he picked out for his first gym. It is an amazing location and the space is to die for. She was so proud of him.

“Jas,” Marie huffs again.

“Woman, what is your rush,” Jas grumbles as he steps out of his office with his eyes glued to his phone. Marie knew he was checking on progress with the gym. It was all he talked about on the way back home.

“Your parents are expecting us. We are going to be late if we don’t get moving. I know you want to swing by the gym first. Don’t you,” Marie asks innocently.

Jas finally tears his eyes from his phone and Marie can see the sparkle in his eyes. “Yeah, about that, you don’t mind do you? Construction is going to start this week and I just want to go check on some of the materials that were supposed to come in. It shouldn’t be long,” Jas says excitedly.

“It’s fine, but we need to go now so we aren’t late,” Marie says as she peeks at him through her lashes hoping she didn’t give it all away.

Jas helps her into her jacket and places a hand on the back of her neck. He kisses her temple before leading her out to his car.

The gym isn’t far from the house at all. It is in a central location from the house and their parents’ homes. In no time, they pull up to the gym and Marie can feel her heart pounding in her chest. She hopes like hell he won’t be mad at her for this.

As Jas moves around the car to let her out, she tries to calm herself. Jas gives her a questioning look as he opens the door, but she just puts on a smile and gets out. Jas’s hand finds the nape of her neck once again as it always does.

“Are you really that worried about being late,” Jas asks as he unlocks the gym door and looks at Marie with narrowed eyes. Obviously, she wasn’t doing well hiding her nerves.

“We just haven’t seen everyone in a long time,” Marie beams at him as he pushes the door open.

“Surprise!”

Startled, Jas turns to look into what should be his empty gym. Standing together in front of the reception desk, that shouldn’t even be there yet is, is their entire family. Jas looks around the gym in awe as he steps further in. When his eyes land on a cutout of Marie in workout clothes, posed in a fighter’s stance he bursts into laughter and turns to her.

“You did all this,” he asks with a lifted brow.

“Yup, it is your wedding gift. Do you like it,” Marie asks biting her lip.

Jas scoops her into his arms, burying his face in her neck and spinning her around. When he pulls away and places her on her feet a wide smile stretches across his face. The place is everything he had envisioned and more.

“I love it, Baby, thank you,” Jas says as he places his forehead to hers.

“I know you wanted to get started as soon as possible and the only reason you put it off was because of our honeymoon,” Marie says bouncing on her heels. “I thought if it were finished when you got back you could get to what you love.”

“Is it too soon to marry you again,” Jas asks with a big smile.

“Well, what are we chop liver? We all helped you know,” Pam grumbles playfully as she rubs her tiny baby bump.

Jas throws his head back and laughs. He looks around at his family and his heart swells. Kevin was right, they were really supporting his dream. He still worked for Briggs, but he would be able to run his business as well. He couldn’t be more content at that moment.

Everyone in this building had helped him get his girl, marry her, and now they were helping make his next dream come true. There wasn’t anything that he wouldn’t do for them. Once a Briggs, always a Briggs. He would make his two worlds work.