Brian’s POV

I couldn’t believe that Shads had Dan here already and why so soon?! Did he want to get rid of my princess that fast?! Why would he even care?!

I wouldn’t let anyone take Emery from me! I didn’t care that Dan was a friend of ours and I didn’t care that he was a really great guy, normally… He wasn’t the right man for Emery, she was fucking mine and I wasn’t talking about responsibilities anymore.

I wanted her, I wanted her bad! I fucking needed her even! And now we sat around the goddamn table with everyone and fucking playing happy Sevenfold family?!
The hell I would play along, no way!

Emery was not sitting next to me, nooo some genius had the idea of sitting her next to Dan. To check out if the chemistry between Dan and Emery would work out.
Who made this fucked up plan?!

I let my eyes move over to Jolie, Emery’s sister and watched how she looked at my sister and Dan. She didn’t look too pleased and had a hushed discussion with Shads. My first thought was that she might have something to do with all this, all about her speeches about making her sister happy and sending her to someone who would deserve and love her, what a bullshit, when I could be the one to hold her and make her happy.

I mean look how perfect we fit at the beach bungalow, we both loved it there, we were an amazing team and we both wanted to stay there. If this fucking job and brotherhood didn’t need me that much I would have gladly retired and went to the beach, staying there with Emery till we were old and grey.

Jolie’s eyes met mine, normally she would flinch away or look away right the instant our eyes met, but now she held my stare. She motioned with her head to Emery and I frowned a little, what did she want to tell me?! Or was I now imagining things?!

She almost rolled her eyes and put her head to the side, motioning over to her sister again, while she then pointed discreetly at Shads and pulled him to the kitchen.

Was she telling me I should make a move on her sister?! Why the hell would she give me signs like that? And pulling Shads away, was that a meaning that Shads was watching me?! Did he know something was going on between the princess and me?!

Or was Jolie trying to tell me that she would take care… maybe Jolie was indeed not happy about the fact that her sister would be send away so soon?!

While I still pondered the meaning of all that, I let my eyes wander back to Emery. She seemed to be absent and I was wondering why. Was she afraid she would be leaving us already?!

The only hope I was having right now, was that they didn’t seem to click right away, or however Shads had thought this would be going. I mean, Emery wasn’t paying much attention to Dan, while he was watching her with hawk eyes.

I relaxed a little bit and leaned back in my chair, maybe… maybe I was worrying for nothing and this would be over sooner than I thought.

“How’s your dinner, Emery?” I heard Dan’s voice and I tried to not jump over the table with the tone he took on her. I fucking knew that guy long enough to know that this was his hit on a girl voice. The ‘I’m-telling-you-whatever-you-want-to-hear-voice” he accompanied that with his smile and I gripped the
table hard between my hands.

At first Emery seemed surprised to even see that he was still sitting there so I slowly let loose on my death grip on the table, but when I saw her face transform, and that absent look went out of her eyes and a smile spread over her beautiful lips I swallowed thickly, what was happening?!

“Emery?” Dan tried again and I tried to look anywhere but at them, I couldn’t lose my shit now. I just couldn’t. I looked to the side and tried to listen in on the conversation that Jimmy and Zack were having over my head. I couldn’t let Shads see that this whole plan he made up was driving me insane.

“It’s pretty good,” Em admitted, and she leaned closer to Dan as I laughed at the joke Zack had told now for the hundredth time I guess. I couldn’t look at Emery now, or I would rip Dan over the table and punch some sense into him, that it would be his best option to leave and never be seen again!

I didn’t hear anymore what Dan and Emery were saying, I only heard the blood rush in my ears, as I saw how Emery touched Dan. Her elegant fingers running over his arm and I felt something spread inside me. It felt like a fucking disease. Spreading its wings, demanding to hurt someone, to hurt – Dan!

I watched with an open mouth how Dan was now feeding Emery. I fisted my hands when she let out a moan “Mmm…” Her eyes closed, her face almost the one, that she was making when I was having sex with her, when we were making- “So good…” Emery let out and I let go of whatever I had been holding.

A loud clatter sounded and I must have held my fork above my plate, all attention went to me but I didn’t give a damn, didn’t apologize and soon everyone went back to their business, especially Dan and Em, they were now talking quietly or almost, I could barely hear them and had to concentrate really hard.

“So where are you from?” Emery asked and wasn’t that cute, they wanted to get to know each other, wanted to fucking connect, well… fuck with that. I answered instead of letting Dan speak for himself.

“Dan is from Huntington Beach but moved out of the area a few years ago. He works for us,” I snapped, narrowing my eyes warningly at Em. But she didn’t seem to take my hint. She didn’t seem to care at all that I was here, sitting right in front of her.

“Matt, could you help me take the dishes to the kitchen?” I heard Jolie say and when I looked around I saw how Matt leaned forward, his eyes were fixed on me, and he didn’t look too pleased.

Had he caught wind of me interrupting Em and Dan?! “We can get that later babe,” Matt argued but Jolie distracted him and I didn’t know why she was helping me, but I was glad she was taking care of Matt, so I could distract her sister and Dan, I wouldn’t let them get away with this.

Emery Jane Pagano, was fucking mine! And I would make her see, as soon as this dinner was done, I would make sure, she would never forget that ever again.

I wanted her as mine, I needed her in my fucking life! I had no idea how to handle all these emotions inside of me, but… I just knew, I wouldn’t let any other men touch what’s mine!

“Yeah, I do financial stuff outside of the area where no one else can find it,” Dan added. “You know, like secret funds in all that fun stuff.” And I narrowed my eyes, as if Emery would be interested in anything like that, fucker!

“So where is your place?” Em asked, and I couldn’t keep my anger inside me anymore, why would she fucking ask that, my fist hit the table.
“Is it on a beach?” Em asked and robbed even closer to Dan, what was this!? Why did I even watch this?!
I should be going, I shouldn’t keep up with watching her all over Dan, I should walk out and find some woman to fuck, get my frustration out and-

“I love the beach… hell I would live there if I was ever allowed out of the house,” Em continued and her eyes met mine. I knew exactly what she was talking about. She was thinking at the times that we had spend at the beach together, made love and now she was thinking of sharing that with someone else?! She wouldn’t dare! She was mine… I never took another woman to my beach bungalow, and she was throwing it away like that?!

“Actually my place is on the beach,” Dan said and I growled, now he really didn’t want to get out of this place alive, did he?! Dan didn’t really think he could take Emery away from me, right?! He would get to know what Synyster fucking Gates would be doing to him, if he would lay just one more finger onto my woman.

And I guess I never would imagine saying this, but I was glad that Jolie interrupted what played out before us. “Is anyone up for desert?” Jo asked, with a smile, but the relief wasn’t for long, because then I heard Emery say, “Hey Dan, could you help me with my desert?”

I pushed myself up from my chair and it almost doubled over, Emery was not even looking at me, while I was ready for murder.
Was she really that much under Dan’s spell? Did she think I would let her fucking leave with him?! Was she really thinking that?! I couldn’t believe that.

Like in trance I watched how Dan got a dessert of ice cream for Emery, he placed spoon after spoon into her mouth, her pink tongue shooting out, licking the cream away, he held the spoon away, and she had to get it, almost landing on his lap, and I frowned when I felt a female hand on my arm.

“If you don’t want to lose whatever it is you had, you should do something about it… and not murder people with your looks.” Jolie whispered and I frowned down on her, was it really that obvious. “I don’t know how long I can keep Matt occupied without seeing what’s really going on… and please, let go of the gun.” Jolie tapped my hand and I noticed just then, that I instinctively had put my hand on my hidden gun, at the side of my pants.

Shit, was I really that far gone already?! What did Jolie mean with do something about it?! Wasn’t it obvious that Emery wanted Body more, that she even ignored me?!
“Don’t look like someone stole your candy… get it back if you really want and mean it, if not, stop the dirty looks and man up” I opened my mouth in disbelieve, no woman had spoken to me like that before, no one beside Emery.

No wonder they were sisters, it was now clearer than ever, and with that last sentence Jolie walked away and headed straight for Zack’s plate and then Jimmy’s to take it away, and that’s when I noticed she acted like she cleaned the table, so Matt wouldn’t see she was talking to me.

Damn, those Pagano girls were sneaky things, but… no wonder we fell in love with them that easily… wait a second?! What?!

My eyes widened and I looked at Emery, she really sat in Dan’s lap now, and was feeding him, she threw her head back and laughed loudly at something he said and inside me, something snapped.
I stood up and hissed to Zack “Be a friend and play along” Zack looked at me with a frown but nodded.

“Get Emery away from Body” I instructed and moved around the table, Jimmy was talking with his hands and feet trying to explain something to Matt, and was really doing me a favor with that.
“How?” I heard Zack snap and I shrugged “Just do it”

When Zack walked around, and was at Dan’s side he whispered something in his ear. Dan nodded and eased Emery to the side, pulling a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and a lighter. Easy as that, huh?!

The moment he was distracted, I grabbed Emery’s arm and pulled her into the next wall, so we were hidden from anyone’s view. I pushed my hand to her mouth to silence her, my lips at her ear.

“Ssshhh princess. You will stay right here, don’t say a word. I am not up for games right now. Believe me, you pushed me way too far tonight, and you wouldn’t like the consequences.” I licked her ear shell and felt calmer the moment I had her body pressed to mine, but all the anger, jealousy and hurt was doubling up when I heard Dan’s voice “Wait, where is Emery?!”

“She isn’t feeling well, I’ll take her to my room” I yelled, my hand still over Emery’s mouth. And the moment I pulled away, I pressed my lips to her. She opened her mouth, to yell? To answer? To disagree, I didn’t know, because I plunged my tongue into her mouth and only a moan escaped her.

Consequences be damned I lifted Emery up and carried her to my room. I locked us inside and threw her onto the bed. Emery stared at me, her eyes looking confused and hurt, waiting for an explanation from me, something I had no words for.

I didn’t know what to tell her, had no experience with it. I did want her to know she was mine, but how?! I wouldn’t let her go, never… that much was clear, but how could I say it, when I could make her feel it so much better?!

“Brian, what the hell-” She started to push herself up but I started to undress, she stopped her movement to look at me, at least that effect I still had on her. “Wh-What are you doing?!” She looked me up and down and I walked to the bed.

I would make her feel how much I wanted her, would make her see, how perfect we fit. She would be mine, and mine alone… “Brian?!” I started to pull her shoes off, she wanted to push my hands away, but I wouldn’t let her.

“Let me.. please” I said and she looked at me with wide eyes when I gently undressed her, each part of her skin that I newly reached, I began to kiss. All this glorious skin, all this tight flesh, all those sexy curves were mine, no one else should be touching them.

“Mine” I murmured when I had her all naked on my bed, I just couldn’t put it in words what I was feeling, when all the teasing and anger was gone… I loved teasing my princess, but this wasn’t about punishment, this wasn’t about simply fucking her, this was so much more and I didn’t know how to tell her this… I would show her, make her scream mine name so she would know I meant it true.

I pulled her up and into my arms, I let her feel just how perfect she fit there. Right under my chin, my hard body pressed to her softness, her cold skin to my warmer skin, my dark hair to her blonde, as if now we were one whole.

I felt her hands and arms reluctantly lay around me, holding me… I never had someone hold me like this.. never allowed, would she think that was weird, if she knew?!

The way she touched me, I thought she would get the meaning of it, I hoped she would get it, because I wouldn’t let her go, never again.

I gently eased her down on her back, me between her legs. I eased her thighs father apart, my hands running up and down her boy, with gentle strokes, she was perfection made to flesh.
“Brian” Emery saying my name was a pleasure itself.

“I’ll make you feel it” I said because that’s what this was about. I captured her lips gently with mine, when we often did it harsh and hard, now it was sweet and slow. I could do that too, I liked it rough and playful but I also enjoyed to just have her, possess her and let her possess me… maybe it was just because of Emery, because never before had I had this feeling, and that must mean something, right?!

I let my hands explore, my tongue enter her mouth, her hands were running over me. I let her explore the gentle side of me, as well as the wild, she should get the full experience… now that I knew she would need to see me completely to know who I am, to stay with me… because I couldn’t let her go.

When I let my mouth glide from her lips down to her collarbone and nibble on the soft flesh, Em moaned, I loved that she made these sounds. I loved to know that I was the reason she was making those sounds, no one else was responsible for that.

No one else, would be making her feel like this, just me. No matter what Shads, or the rest of the crew thought, this little princess was mine, would always be mine! Look at her, she was perfect for me.

I latched onto her nipple and sucked, my hands kneading her flesh until Emery shook with desire, desire for me and no one else. She moaned my name! MY NAME!

“Please.. god.. please” Em moaned and I pressed my lips back down on hers “Tell me you want me!” I growled when I eased myself between her legs. I let my hard member run over her soaking wet folds.
“Tell me Emery!” I demanded and her eyes snapped up to mine, those blue orbs latching on to me.

“I want you! Please.. now!” She moaned and when I began to slowly enter, her eyes rolled back, a groan escaping her, while I tried to be as gentle as I could.
I stared down at her, remembering every move she made, every look she gave me. I wanted to see it all, this was the day where I finally realized, I couldn’t let her go, not ever!

I pushed in and out of her, a slow rhythm to drive us both to the edge of reality, I wanted us both out of our minds. I began to move faster, kissing every inch of her body that I could reach. My hand moved to her clit, massaging softly, until Emery moaned my name loudly.

“God Em! So fucking beautiful…” I groaned watching her writhe beneath me in bliss. Her hands on my shoulder, pulling me down on her to kiss me. She moaned when I plunged in deeper, harder and I felt her inner walls vise down on my cock.

“Fuck Em… so close! Come for me, be mine!” I growled and as if that was all she needed, Emery screamed within my next movements and I finally let go and buried myself a final time inside her, letting go of everything.

We both breathed heavily and I rolled to my side, not to crush her with my weight. I wouldn’t let her pull away, so I crashed her to my chest, breathing in her soft perfume and letting my eyes fall shut, this felt right… like I had finally made up my mind, I just hoped Emery got what I haven’t told her, because wasn’t this more than just words.

Jo’s POV

I had Emery by my side and was glad that we were talking again, I knew we still weren’t back to where we had been before but with some working on it, we would be back to being one unit.

We walked past Matt’s office, when his voice interrupted Em and my talk “Jo? Come here for a minute, babe,” I excused myself and Emery nodded. I knew she still wasn’t too fond of the idea of me and Matt, but at least she admitted that she was just jealous and not completely disliked him or the fact that we were together. I walked into Matt’s office and he smiled right away, he pulled me into his arms asking “How is everything going?”

“Good, Emery and I talked everything out,” I was happy that it would work out again, and that we didn’t have to fight anymore, I wouldn’t stand that. I was confident that Emery would be fine, and if she could work with the little hints I had given her, maybe her happiness wasn’t as far away as she thought. “I think she’ll be okay.”

“That’s great news because I’ve got someone I’d like her to meet coming to dinner,” Matt said and my eyes widened, what was he talking about now?

I opened my mouth to reply that it wasn’t a good idea, that I had just set something up for Emery… but knew I couldn’t tell him that, not at least until I was sure it would work out and now that Matt had been planning something completely differnet in my absence, my plan was probably going down the drain. How could he do that? Invite someone so quickly, did he want to get rid of my sister?!

“Tonight? That guy is coming tonight?” I asked, biting my lower lip, shit that would bring everything I told Em into a problematic phase. “Matt… I don’t know if that’s such a good idea right now…”

Matt sighed and ran a hand over his eyes, like he wasn’t getting why I was not so fond of the idea “Well it’s a little too late because he’s—”

“Hey Shads! Long time no see!” A deep voice interrupted Matt and the new arrival stood in front of each other clapping his opponents hand and giving him a bro hug. I looked him up and down, he was fitting right in with the rest of the guys, heavily muscles, tattooed, not as tall as Matt though. He smiled when his eyes landed on me, inviting, charming even, “And who is this?”

“Body why don’t you come in and shut the door so I can fill you in with the rest of the details,” Matt said and gestured to a seat.

Dan or Body who Matt called him raised a brow but did as instructed, he looked at me longer, probably wondering why I didn’t have to leave the office, when Matt was talking business.

“So remember how I told you that we have high profile clients?” Matt asked, pulling me down on his lap. Probably the information Dan needed to count two and two together if he hadn’t already. “Well, what I’m about to tell you can’t leave this compound. If it does, we will all be dead, do you hear me?”

“Dan, I would like to introduce you to Jolie Pagano,” Matt said and Dan’s jaw dropped to the floor.

“You-you…” Dan stammered leaning forward with wide eyes as he whispered the rest of his question. “You have the Pagano girls?”

“Yes, and the girl I was talking to you on the phone about is Jolie’s sister Emery. These girls have been through a lot and we want to keep them safe,” Matt explained and I cuddled a little closer, I loved how protective he was, about me and Emery, even if he acted like he wasn’t such a fan of my sister, he would never let anything happen to her or me. “Are you still up for the job?”

“So where is she?” Dan was not afraid of a little danger, but was he really up for taking care of my sister, like for real.. and was he really the guy my sister would want. I couldn’t blame her if she fell for him, he was good to look at, I could understand, but I knew a little detail Matt didn’t know… and that was that Emery had set her eyes on one of Matt’s other men… but was that man ready to admit he was feeling the same way?!

“She just went to help the Rev set the table for dinner,” I said softly, watching Body carefully, I didn’t know this guy, and even though Matt was trusting him, I wasn’t too sure if this would work out.. or if this should work out… damn now this dinner would be filled with a lot more action than I thought.

I watched the introduction between Em and Dan, I watched how Gates was already starting to kill the guy with a look. Oh shit, this was going to give bad blood. Even a blind could see that Gates was fallen for my sister, he probably was just too stubborn to admit, and my sister wasn’t any better either.

I guess I had to help those two a little and I had to keep Matt from interfering, I also was mad at him for making this decision to inviting Dan over without me. He should have talked to me before setting this up, it seemed like he wants to get rid of my sister as soon as he could, and I wouldn’t allow that.

Even though I didn’t know what to think of Brian or Gates, or however he is liked to be called, I could see just how he suffered with the way Emery was hanging on Dan. I made eye contact with Emery, she just shrugged and giving me a clear sign, she was trying to get a rise out of Brian, which was working perfectly if I may say so.

I grabbed some of the plates from the table and leaned over to Brian, we haven’t really exchanged words before, but I could see he was on the edge and that his jealousy would soon have the better of him, and if he wouldn’t be doing something soon, all this could escalate. I whispered to him and Brian seemed angry for a second, then he looked confused, probably confused why I would know and help him but in the end he seemed to understand.

“Don’t look like someone stole your candy… get it back if you really want and mean it, if not, stop the dirty looks and man up” I said harshly and he finally nodded looking back to Emery and it seemed like he was making up a plan, and I sure hoped so, or we would be losing Emery, probably both of us.

Every now and then during a sticky situation where I knew Matt could catch up on what was going on between Brian and Dan or Brian and Emery, or whatever it was that was happening there, I decided to take Matt away from the situation.

I let him help me put away the dishes, help him get the dessert. He seemed already annoyed with the work I was putting him though, but I didn’t care. He ruined my plan on letting Emery have a talk with Brian and was about to send my sister away, so I at least had to help Brian to make the right move, if he wouldn’t do that now, I would support the decision of Emery if she wanted to go, but first I would try my best to make her stay and be happy. Because somehow I knew she could be happy here… and with one person in particular.

“Are you okay, babe?” Matt let his hand run over my thigh and I pulled my leg away, giving him a clear sign I wasn’t okay.
Matt frowned, and his attention was on me, I needed his attention, because what I saw before me wasn’t going good…

“Babe?” Matt’s head was turned to me, when I saw how Brian grabbed Emery’s small form away form Dan and I sighed... maybe now was the time he would really get clean with his feelings. I hoped so because it was written all over his face, he had feelings for my sister and from the way I talked to Emery, she had feelings for him too.

When Dan spoke up to know where Emery is, I knew I had to do something… but what.. shit! “What the hell?” Matt turned to look at the scene before us, but I put my hand on his cheek, making him look at me.

“Can we talk in private, for a minute?” I asked quietly, and Matt’s fearutes softened right away when he looked at me and heard my voice.

“Babe, we should stay I need to find-” I let my hand run from his cheek down to his shoulder, softly massaging, making him close his eyes for a second.
“Please?” I asked and Matt finally nodded “Alright”

I took Matt’s hand and guided him to the kitchen, as soon as we were alone, he grabbed me and pushed me against the kitchen island, his hands on my hips, his mouth about to capture mine but I pulled my head to the side last second.

His lips landing on my throat “What’s the matter, babe?” He growled and I pushed against his chest.
“Why didn’t you ask me before you invited Dan to the dinner?” I asked and Matt slowly pulled away from me, his head hanging low, he must have heard the seriousness in my voice.

“What? Are you mad at me now?” He lifted his head up and a frown fell over his face. “You said we would work together, Matt… Why did you make this decision on your own, especially when it also concerns me?! Do you want to get rid of my sister that quickly?” I demanded and Matt groaned, he closed his eyes looking annoyed.

“Babe, I am used to work alone and make decisions on my own, now this is something new for me, okay? I just thought you would like to know your sister is being safe and happy… You said she should stay with someone to who can protect her and make her happy. It was your idea even. I thought Dan would and could be that man, and as far as I could see it was working out quiet well” He gestured back to the living room and I sighed, he was really putting that on me?! And he didn’t see what had been going on between Emery and Brian? Was he really that clueless? He must have had a foreboding about it. I grabbed his hand turning him to face me.

“You know that if Emery was leaving this compound with Dan, I would be going with her, right?” I asked, pulling the last ace. Matt turned slowly towards me his eyes narrowed to small slits, the vein in his neck pulsating dangerously, he looked about ready to burst but I didn’t care.
I knew he could kill, knew he killed before, his temper only a thin line, but I also knew, he would never hurt me.

“You wouldn’t” He dared and I lifted my eyebrow, did he really think that tone would work with me?!
“You really think, I would send my sister away just like that!? Without helping her to settle in? Without being there for her at a strange enviorment? With no one she knows?! You really think that? Then you don’t fucking know me at all, M Shadows!” I yelled the last part, my anger now getting the best of me too.

He was talking like he could demand everything and could do everything he wanted, but it wasn’t just him and his men anymore, Emery and I were also here, and if he didn’t finally think about that, maybe it would be good for us to spend some time apart. Even though I would hate that time and I would probably regret it right after…

Matt took a step towards me, his face a mask of anger and pain “You are staying with me, you are not going anywhere!” He stood so close I could feel his hot breath fanning over my face but I wouldn’t back down.

“If you send my sister away, I’ll be accompanying her.” I stood my ground and waited for Matt’s next move.

Notes

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