Finding the Light (Whitsborough Chronicles Book 3)

by C. A. Rene

  “I don’t want anyone to know,” Jeremy stresses. “I’m just glad the fucker is dead.”

  “We just want to make sure you’re okay and to let you know we’re here for you.” Kevin says.

  “Okay.” He nods and gets up to grab his bag. “Me too.”

  We watch him leave and we silently grab our shit too. Kevin clasps me on the shoulder and throws me a nod before he leaves the locker room. I feel a lot better knowing I have people I can talk to about this and they know exactly how I’m feeling.

  I get home and see Emmett’s bike parked in the driveway. I don’t want to lose him over something we can easily work out. I press my thumb to the finger scanner outside the front door and hear the click of the lock. Once I’m inside, I head up to E’s room to drop off her trig assignments. I open her door and find her and Emmett laying on the bed looking at her laptop. Two identical faces look up at me, one with a smile and the other a scowl.

  “I got your trig.” I tell her.

  “Thanks.” She pats the bed beside her, “can I ask you something?”

  “Sure.” I sit down beside her and look at what’s on her screen. It’s the list with Adri’s parents on it.

  “Do you think it’s time to finally bring Adri into this? Or at the very least ask her what she may know about her parents?” E asks me.

  “I think we should start off small and maybe ask her about why her parents are on that list.” I scratch my chin, “she’s still recovering from the shock of your fight.”

  “Right,” she nods. “That’s true.”

  “I’m going to go over there and get her.” Emmett stands up and stretches, his shirt inching up and showing his firm abs and Adonis belt.

  He catches me staring and throws me a small grin. I don’t bother to withdraw my attention and feel myself smiling back.

  “Bring pizza back, too.” E demands.

  “What?” Emmett looks incredulously, “I don’t wanna go anywhere else.”

  “I need pizza to recover, fool.” E snickers as she watches him stomp out of the room. “Sucka.”

  I can’t help it as I burst out laughing, their antics and how they feed off each other is fucking funny. They should really have a reality show.

  “I heard that!” He screams from the foyer which sends us both into another fit of laughter.

  She clutches her stomach and groans, “ugh, this shit is annoying.”

  “Sorry!” I cover my mouth with my hand.

  “No, don’t be.” She smiles at me, “I love when you laugh.”

  Truth be told, before E and then everyone else, I rarely laughed. Sounds depressing and fuck, it really is. I wasn’t a happy person and I hadn’t been in a really long time, if ever before Ember.

  “You stopped smoking.” She says to me.

  “Yeah, they can kill you.”

  “True dat.” She nods. “Any ideas on what this list means?”

  “No, I really can’t imagine. I can’t see Adri’s parents having anything to do with babies, they didn’t even want her.”

  “Harsh.”

  “It’s true. As soon as they could get the fuck out, they did.” I say.

  “Do you think they gave a baby to Talia?” Her eyes widen. “What if they had another one and didn’t want it?”

  “Holy shit, you could be right.” I nod.

  I look at the rest of the list but it’s people I don’t know and they certainly don’t live in Whitsborough, but they could have at one point.

  “These people aren’t in Whitsborough.” I point at the list.

  “Could it also be surrounding areas, like Toronto as well?” Her finger hits her mouth, “your dad was the Head for there.”

  “Yeah, you’re right. It could very well be people that live around there.”

  About an hour later, I hear the front door open and Emmett with Adri come up the stairs.

  “Ember!” Emmett yells out, “your boyfriend is a bitch, he won’t let me pretend I didn’t get pizza.”

  “Watch your mouth, little man.” Vin sneers, “I’ll put you over my damn knee.”

  “Now, now baby.” Emmett purrs, “don’t make promises you can’t keep.”

  “Is it weird that I’m slightly turned on?” E whispers to me and I fall back in another fit of laughter.

  Vin comes in and crawls up the bed to squeeze himself between E and I. He tucks each arm under our heads and brings us into him. “I love my family.” He says in contentment.

  “What took you so long?” E whines, “I texted you to come over here when Emmett left to get Adri.”

  “It’s my mom,” he pulls his bottom lip into his mouth. “She’s been really sad since we had that talk with her.” He looks at me.

  “Really?” I sit up, “is she okay?”

  “I think she’ll be fine, but reliving that shit put her in a funk.”

  “Understandably.” E nods.

  “Hey guys,” Adri sticks her head in the room, “another meeting?”

  “I promise it won’t be as traumatizing as the last one.” E winks at her.

  Adri nods and comes into the room to sit at my feet. She’s wringing her hands and looking nervous.

  “What’s up?” I ask her.

  “I’m hoping I don’t hear anything about having to kill someone else because I just need some time to process the last one.” She whispers.

  “It’s not.” E reassures her.

  Emmett struts into the room with three pizzas and a stack of plates. “If this shit tips, you are all getting up and doing the Opa.” He points at E, “especially you.”

  “Bring me food now, fool.” She grumbles.

  After making sure E was fed and Emmett was done with his grumbling, we all watched as E opened the laptop.

  “Adri,” she motions her over. “Come look at this list. I believe your parents are on it.”

  Adri’s face scrunches in confusion and she goes to sit beside E. We all watch as she looks over the list and the confusion on her face worsens.

  “Those are my parents.” She nods, “but why is the list titled ‘Babies’?”

  “We’re not exactly sure,” I answer her, “we just have theories.”

  “You and your theories.” Emmett grumbles, folding his arms across his chest.

  “I’m sorry about the whole Carm thing. I was just trying to see things at all angles, I should’ve considered your feelings.” I say to him.

  “Wait,” Adri exclaims as she moves closer to the screen. “I also know this couple, Sandra and Leon Telis.”

  “Who are they?” Ember asks her.

  “Sandra is a distant cousin to my mother.” Her mouth puckers up in thought. “What is the theory?” She looks at me.

  “Okay, we know your parents didn’t really want kids.” I begin, “could they have had another child by accident and given it away?”

  “Impossible.” She shakes her head.

  “Wait,” I hold up my hand. “Think it through. They barely wanted to raise you.”

  “All that is true.” She nods, “but it’s literally impossible. I am going to tell you a secret I have never told anyone else.” She takes a deep breath and continues, “I was adopted. My mother was unable to have children but they needed an heir. I found out when I was five. That’s why I’m not too bothered with them not being around. I get it, I was only meant to carry on the family line.”

  I feel like I’ve been doused in cold water and the silence around the room means everyone else is also piecing it together. Adri’s parents got her from Talia and most likely that connection was made through my father.

  “Why are you guys so quiet?” Adri asks as worry lines her face.

  “We told you about Talia and why we were in Spain,” Vin says quietly.

  The second she figures it out registers on her face, “my mother’s cousin’s daughter was also adopted.”

  “Or sold to them.” E says quietly.

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p; “Oh God.” Adri covers her mouth. “This town is so fucking corrupt.”

  “I’m going to rectify that.” E swears. “You want to stay here tonight?”

  “No,” Adri shakes her head. “I want to go home and search their office. I’ll get more information for you.”

  She looks determined and I can’t help but be really proud of how tough she’s become.

  “I’ll drop you home.” Vin says as he stands. “I’ll be back later, I’m just going to make sure my mom gets to sleep.”

  E nods at him and we all say goodbye to Adri. I hug her and watch as Emmett gives her a soft kiss. One day I will be able to as well.

  “Goodnight guys.” Adri says with a wave, “I’ll see you tomorrow.”

  “I’ll pick you up.” Emmett calls out to her.

  I bid E goodnight and nod to Emmett. I’m deadass tired and just want to get some sleep. I don’t know how many more revelations I can take. I know I’m at my fucking end with the surprises. I take a quick shower and when I come out I find Emmett laying across my bed. He’s in a pair of boxers and his mahogany hair is damp from the shower as well. He turns his ocean eyes on me and smirks.

  “You owe me an apology.” He sneers.

  “Emmett,” I raise a brow, “I already said I was sorry.”

  “I know.” He pulls his bottom lip into his mouth and bites down, “this time I want you to show it.”

  “Okay,” I start, “what do you want?”

  “I want you to finish what we started in that bathroom.” His voice is husky and his eyes become heavy while he stares at me in a towel.

  I’m nervous, I’ve been with guys, but this is different. I have real fucking feelings for him and I don’t want to fuck it up. He’s never been with a guy, what if he decides he doesn’t like it? What if I’m not good enough and I’ve fucked up all chances of being happy?

  “Okay,” he gets up and stalks over to me, “you’ve convinced me, I’ll finish what we started in that bathroom.”

  He rips off my towel and throws it to the side. I’m instantly hard and throbbing. He drops to his knees in front of me and grins as he looks up, “your dick is fucking huge.”

  Before I can say anything, he has me in his hand and my tip in his mouth. I can’t hold back the moan that escapes me and I can only hope E doesn’t hear. I look down and watch as he lavishes my cock with his mouth and tongue. Then he fucking sucks me in so deep and gags, his throat constricting around me. When he pulls back he releases me with a pop and continues licking the head and massaging my balls.

  “I’ve been wondering what you would taste like for weeks now.” He murmurs as he strokes his hand over me. “I never imagined it’d be this good.”

  “I want to taste you, too.” I state and pull him up from the floor.

  His mouth slams into mine and our tongues tangle together in a mess of saliva and moans. The kiss is downright sloppy and unrestrained. We’ve been building up to this for quite some time.

  I fall to my knees in front of him and yank down his boxers. His cock springs free and stands thick and firm in front of my face. The drop of precum on the tip is tempting as I lean forward and lick it off. His taste is so intoxicating and I’m sure I will never have enough of Emmett. I want him so bad, I’m fucking shaking. I pull him into my mouth and groan as his taste floods my tongue. How can one person be this fucking delicious?

  I suck him and lick him in sequence and revel in the noises he’s making. I want this to be good for him, I want to be good for him. I don’t want him to ever want any other man. He pulls himself out of my mouth and I watch his chest rising and falling as he fights to calm his breathing.

  “I want to go all the way,” he says quietly.

  That’s a big step and I want that too, so fucking badly.

  “How do you like it?” He asks me, clearly looking nervous. “Top or bottom?”

  “You’ve done your research.” I grin at him.

  He shrugs but the blush that gathers on his cheeks is fucking adorable.

  “I like both.” I answer his question.

  “I want to try both then.” He states.

  “Tonight? Are you sure?”

  “Yes, Travis. I don’t know how much longer I can wait. I’ve wanted you since the first day I saw you at that fucking diner.”

  I remember that day and I wanted him from that very first moment, too. We stand chest to chest and I watch as his blue-green eyes darken. I put my hand on his cheek and spread my fingers into his hair. His plush mouth is just begging to be ravished and I do just that. He opens immediately under my assault and lets out a loud moan. I walk him back towards my bed and when his thighs hit my mattress I break the kiss and push him onto my bed.

  “Hurry,” he moans as I spread his legs and run my fingers over his asshole. “I want you so bad.”

  I open my side table and grab the small tube of lube I brought with me from home. I smear it over his hole and insert a finger. He groans at the intrusion and moves to bring himself closer. I ease one, then two more fingers to spread him and prepare him for my cock. Once he’s panting and the noises are becoming louder, I pull out and grab a condom from the side table. I roll it on and then smear more lube over it. I don’t want him to feel too much pain. I position myself between his legs, bringing his knees up close to his chest and line myself up with his rear hole. I slowly ease myself inside him, stretching his asshole over the head of my cock.

  “Fuck,” he groans, “you’re so big.”

  I continue to push in until I bottom out inside him. “How are you?” I ask as I press my mouth against his neck. His pulse vibrating quickly against my lips.

  “I’m good, keep going.”

  I pull out slowly and ease back in. He’s so fucking tight and when he clenches I feel like he’s cutting off the blood in my cock. I pull out again and this time I slam back into him. He moans so loud and his legs fall open. I grab on to his thighs and really begin to fuck him. I couldn’t stop now even if someone begged me to.

  “I’m cumming.” I tell him and slam in to the hilt, cumming so fucking hard.

  I pull out of him and roll off the condom. His cock is still hard and angry looking.

  “How do you want me?” I smile at him.

  “On your hands and knees.”

  I do as he requests and crawl onto the bed on all fours. He pulls out the tube of lube and slicks it against my puckered hole. When he eases two fingers inside me, I hang my head and moan softly.

  “It’s tight.” He sounds curious.

  “Mmhmm.” I say as I push against his fingers.

  I hear the foil from the condom wrapper rip and turn my head to watch as he rolls it down his cock. Then he liberally applies the lube and lines himself up.

  “I want to be gentle, but I don’t know if I can.” He whispers and begins to push himself in.

  “It’s okay.”

  He grabs my hips and in one rough thrust, he’s in balls deep.

  “I’m sorry.” He groans as he begins to do shallow pumps. “I can’t.”

  “I’m good, I’m really good.”

  He begins to really fuck me at a punishing rhythm and I’m hard once again. As he’s fucking my asshole, I begin to jack off my cock, trying to match his thrusts.

  “I’m going to…” He groans as he slams in one last time and I feel his cock jerk with each spurt of cum.

  As he’s coming, I begin to cum as well. Shooting my load all over my bed sheets. I feel like a preteen again, unable to control my ejaculation. That’s the effect Emmett has on me. He pulls out and stumbles over to my bathroom. That was better than I ever anticipated and I’m amazingly content. When he comes back out he picks his boxers up off the floor and shrugs them on.

  “Why’d we wait so long to do that?” He asks me.

  “Not sure.”

  “I’m going to sleep like a baby.” He states and leans down to kiss me softly.

  “I’m g
oing to change these sheets.”

  He chuckles at me as he leaves my room and heads to his own. I wait for his door to shut then I walk over to my dresser and pull on a pair of pajama pants. I go out to the hallway and open the linen closet. After I grab the sheet, I close the door and find Vin leaning against the wall behind it. I muffle my yelp by putting the sheet over my mouth and glare at him.

  “Why are you being so creepy?” I whisper harshly at him.

  “It’s a good thing Ember is on pain meds and can sleep through a hurricane right now.” He smirks at me. “The sounds that came from your room were intense, I’m not gonna lie,” he pushes himself off the wall and walks towards E’s room. “I got a chub from that.”

  “You’re gross.” I shake my head at him.

  “Night.” He says over his shoulder as he chuckles.

  26

  I watch as Adri walks down her driveway towards the car, she has on her Precious Blood uniform but she still looks like a supermodel. Her hair is bone straight and flowing over her shoulders and her face has that sparkling dewy look. When she gets into the car, I lean over and kiss her softly on her glossy lips.

  “Morning.” I smile at her.

  “Morning, you’re in a good mood.” She raises her brow.

  “I feel like things are starting to finally come together.” I shrug and back out of her driveway, “did you find anything last night?”

  “Yeah, I found a file with some documents in it. But I can’t tell what the fuck it means.” She sounds irritated.

  “Hey,” I reach out and curl my hand around her bare thigh, “we’ll figure it out together.”

  She grabs on to my hand and pulls it up higher between her legs. I’m instantly hard and find it difficult to concentrate on driving. My fingers brush against the silk of her panties and I groan at the feeling of dampness.

  “I need to fuck out my irritation.” She growls, “pull over.”

  “Whoa… what?” I don’t even realize I’m already doing as she asks and pull over to the side of the road.

  “Good thing these windows are tinted.” She says as she reaches under her skirt and pulls off her underwear. “Pull your dick out.”