Legally Bound 4: Allegations of Love (17 page)

Epilogue

Thomas’s phone buzzes on the nightstand pulling him from his sleep. He frowns at the blocked number, but answers it anyway. Clearing his throat, he looks to his side as the body next to him stirs.

“Hello,” he says groggily.

“Your friends and family love taking what doesn’t belong to them. Let’s see if you can protect your stupid whores from me. So it begins,” a voice says before the line goes dead.

Thomas sits up bolt straight in bed. He had been waiting for this. They may have gotten to those videos, but whoever was helping Christian covered their tracks. He never dismissed Christian’s rantings. He had just been waiting for the time to come and it looks like it was here.

Too bad he didn’t see how far this web was spun. He would find out soon enough. Gripping his phone tight, he starts to call on the troops.

~B
~

“So, your Uncle and Liv, huh,” Marie wrinkles her nose. “That has to be a little weird, right?”

“I don’t know. It was at first, but seeing them so happy, I got over it,” Jas shrugs. “They both deserve to be happy.”

“Do you think things will be quiet now,” Marie murmurs into Jas’s chest.

“One can only hope,” Jas sighs.

“Yeah, well I’m hoping,” Marie purrs happily. “I wouldn’t want the newest Briggs missing their daddy too much. I hope I don’t show too much for those new ads you want me to model for –.”

“What did you say?” Jas cuts her off as he sits up, cupping her face.

“I hope things will stay quiet,” Marie smirks.

“Stop playing with me, Rie,” Jas says with a stern voice, but with a smirk on his lips.

“You’re going to be a daddy, Boss,” Marie laughs.

“God, I love you,” Jas says against her lips before delivering a searing kiss.

Their kiss is interrupted by Jasper’s phone ringing. Jas reluctantly pulls away and picks up the phone. At the same time, Marie’s phone rings and she answers.

“Hello,” Jas says into the phone.

“Jas, it’s Nate I need a favor,” Nate says gruffly.

“What is it,” Jas asks just as Marie gasps beside him.

“Oh my God,” she cries out and moves to rush and turn the TV on. “It’s Shannon.”

Shannon had become a part of the family just as Valentina and Uri have. Marie and Rita have taken a liking to her, much like the other women. However, Rita and Marie being younger seemed to have made their bond stronger. Whenever Shannon is in New York, she is with one of the two, which has been a lot lately.

Nate sighs. “I need you to get to the hospital. We are on the jet now getting ready for takeoff, heading back. Something doesn’t feel right,” Nate says after hearing Marie’s sob.

“I’m there,” Jasper says already moving to get out of bed.

His other line starts to beep in his ear. He pulls it from his ear and sees it is his uncle. “Nate, that’s Uncle Thomas on the other line. I’ll get to Shannon as fast as I can,” he rushes into the phone.

“Thanks,” Nate responds and hangs up.

“Uncle Thomas, what’s up? I’m on my way to the hospital,” Jas says.

“Is Marie okay,” Uncle Thomas asks with alarm. Jas is surprised at the sound of his voice.

“Yeah, she is fine,” Jas answers. “It’s Shannon; she has been in some type accident. Nate isn’t feeling too right about it and asked me to go over to the hospital.”

“Shit,” Uncle Thomas growls. Jas’s hackles really go up. His Uncle never loses his cool,
never
. “Don’t leave your wife unguarded. I want all the women on lockdown,” Uncle Thomas demands.

“What’s going on,” Jas asks as his jaw starts to twitch. He snaps his fingers at Marie and signals for her to get dressed.

“I got a call tonight. I don’t think Shannon’s accident is a coincidence. I’ll meet you there and explain.”

Uncle Thomas doesn’t even say goodbye as he ends the call. Jas rolls his eyes and groans. He is going to have to teach Marie to never mention that things are quiet. Things almost always turn up as soon as someone says it out loud.

His phone rings again and as he looks at the caller ID, he literally wants to throw a temper tantrum. This can’t be good. There was no way this call can be good.

“Hello,” Jas sighs into the phone.

“We have a problem,” Wyatt Black says into the phone.

“Yeah, they are adding up right now. What’s going on?” Jas grumbles.

“My wife is being framed for something I promise you, I know she didn’t do. Bobby and Paige are here smoothing this shit over, but I get a call telling me that if I want this to go away, I need to talk to Nate and Donati. I can’t get in touch with either so I am calling you,” Wyatt rumbles back.

“What,” Jas says with furrowed brows. This was getting crazy.

Who the hell knew them well enough to make such a connection between them all? As far as Jas knew no one in the Mairettie or Briggs family did anything with both the Blacks and Donatis at the same time. Not privately and definitely not openly.

“They mentioned a Vanessa. Bobby turned pale at the mention of her name and Paige had a mixed look of being pissed and in horror,” Wyatt growls. “This doesn’t sit well with me. Bobby can’t get a hold of Nate either.”

“Shit, dude, a lot is going on right now. Nate is on his way back to the States, that’s why you can’t reach him. Uri happens to be with him. That’s the most I know right now,” Jas offers.

“I need to know everything you find out. Have Nate get in touch with me the moment his plane lands,” Wyatt says in frustration.

“You got it man, call me if there is anything I need to know or if there is anything I can do,” Jas says.

“Yeah, someone is barking up the wrong fucking tree,” Wyatt snarls.

Jas snorts. “Yeah, some dumb bastard sure is,” he says as he thinks of the forces in play.

Who would want to go up against the Blacks, Briggs, and Donati’s? They must be insane. Whoever they were, they just opened the gates of hell and would pay in pounds of flesh. Jas hoped they knew how to pray, only God could save them now.

Blue Collection Character Tree

Legally Bound 1

Bobby Mairettie and Paige Kemble – Mairettie
father and mother of:

Peyton and James Mairettie (
Twin Boys
)

Sydney Mairettie and Maria Lynn Mairettie (
Twin Girls
)

Legally Bound 2

Marcus Mairettie and Rita Briggs – Mairettie
father and mother of:

Daniel Mairettie

Hannah Mairettie

Legally Bound 3

Nathaniel (Nate) Briggs and Pamela (Pam) Kemble – Briggs
father and mother of:

Tiffany and Tracey Briggs (
Twin girls
)

Nathaniel Briggs Jr.

Legally Bound 4

Jasper Briggs and Marie Mairettie -Briggs
father and mother of:

Clay Briggs

The Mairettie Family

Grandpa Marcello Mairettie and Grandma Marie Ann
father and mother of:

Marcello Mairettie Jr.

Andrew Mairettie

James Mairettie

Jessie Mairettie

Lynn Mairettie

Gianna Mairettie

James Mairettie and Minnie Mairettie
father and mother of:

Bobby Mairettie

Sam Mairettie – (Ellen Kensington – Mairettie,
Wife
)

Marcus Mairettie

Marie Mairettie

The Briggs Family

Roman Briggs and Belinda Perez (
Divorced
)
father and mother of:

Kevin
Briggs
(
Mariah
, wife)

Thomas Briggs and Raquel Marinos -Briggs (
Deceased
)
father and mother of:

Nathaniel Briggs

Rita Briggs

Earl Briggs (
Younger Brother of Thomas
) and Caitronia Marinos – Briggs (
Twin sister of Raquel
)
father and mother of:

Kelly Briggs – Fecteau (Alexie Fecteau,
Husband
)

Jasper Briggs

The Kemble Family

Peyton Kemble and Davina Kemble
father and mother of:

Paige Kemble

Pamela Kemble

Other Important Legally Bound Characters

Camille (Cam) Mc Wien - Carter (Seth Carter,
Soon to Ex-Husband
)
father and mother of:

Seth Carter Jr.

Eddie Carter

Aiden Carter

Austin Mc Wien (
Camille’s father
)

Baroness Olivia Kontos (Baron Kontos’ widow.
Ex – Lover of Jasper/ Thomas Briggs new love interest
)

Vanessa (
Julissa
) Smith - Mims (Patrick Mims,
Husband,
now deceased
)

Hush 1

Uri Donati and Valentina Caprisi – Donati
father and mother of:

Vita Khayla Donati

Nori Donati
(
Introduced in Ballers 1
)

Inzo Donati
(
Introduced in Ballers 1
)

Eva Donati (In the womb in Ballers 1)

The Donati Family

Angelo Uri Donati (
Deceased
) and Donatella Manzo – Donati – Zuko
father and mother of:

Uri Donati

Nico Donati – Zuko (
Reese, his girlfriend in Ballers 1
)

Annabella Donati – Zuko (
Nico’s
Twin sister
)

Michael Donati – Zuko

Uncle Nicholas Donati (
Brother of Angelo Donati
) and Ava Donati
father and mother of
:

Luca Donati

The Caprisi Family

Vincent Caprisi and Khayla Grant– Caprisi
father and mother of:

Valentina Caprisi

Lissette Caprisi

**
Shannon Caprisi (
Vincent’s daughter
)

Other Important Hush Characters

Uncle Valentine Caprisi (
Vincent’s Brother
,
head hitter
)

Iman Grant (
Khayla Sister,
**
Shannon’s Mother,
Deceased
)

Roberto Donati – Zuko (
Donatella’s current husband
)

Ballers 1

Bradley Monroe and Tamara Hathaway – Monroe
father and mother of:

Brielle Monroe

Ashley Monroe and Ashton Monroe (Twins)

Corey Monroe

The Monroe Family

Vernon Monroe and Gloria Monroe
father and mother of:

Trevor Monroe (Donna,
soon to be ex-wife)

Bradley Monroe

Ann Monroe (
Bradley’s twin sister
) (Tom,
Husband
)

Trevor Monroe and Donna Monroe
father and mother of:

Jessica Monroe

Toby Monroe and Paige Monroe (
Twins
)

Jonathan Monroe

Tom Rivers and Ann Monroe – Rivers
father and mother of:

George Rivers and Melissa Rivers (
Twins
),

Amy Rivers

The Hathaway Family

Byron Hathaway and Fiona Hathaway
father and mother of:

Ellerie Hathaway

Tamara Hathaway

Other Important Ballers Characters

Stacey (
Tam’s best friend
)

Reese (
Tam’s best friend, Nico’s girlfriend in Ballers 1
)

Alee (
Tam’s best friend
)

Cyrus Pierson (Tam’s Boss)
father of
:

Tommy Pierson

Carey Pierson

Stephanie Pierson

Brothers Black 1

Wyatt Black and Lanelle (Nellie) Byrant – Black
father and mother of:

Baby Nora Black

The Black Family

Joseph Black and Cassidy Black
father and mother of:

Wyatt Black

Noah Black

Johnathan Black

Flex Black

Toby Black

Braxton Black

Ryan Black

The Lockhart Family

Lockhart Brothers

Rob Lockhart

Steve Lockhart

Chase Lockhart

Rob Lockhart and Faith Lockhart
father and step – mother of:

Heather Lockhart

Steve Lockhart and Nora Bryant – Lockhart
step
–
father and of:

Lanelle (Nellie) Bryant – Black

Chase Lockhart and Jennifer Lockhart
father and mother of:

Rebecca (Bean) Lockhart (
Noah’s best friend and love interest.
)