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Jaeger pulled his eyes froed beauty at theand turned back to the stones Kash into his brain? Jaeger picked up his desk phone and punched in a number, impatient for Beckett to answer His brother had a computer-like brain and ree of ten, he, Beckett and Sage, along with the housekeeper’s son, Linc—who Connor adopted along with the rest of theemstone-related tales Beckett always remembered the finer details

“You’re calling because you can’t handle the hot chick and you need my help?”

Jaeger scowled at his brother’s greeting “Yeah, that’s why I’,” he sarcastically replied

“Thought so Hang on, sweetheart I’ll be right there to rescue you”

If he’d been alone, he would have told his cocky younger brother exactly what he thought of his coer just asked him what jumped into his head when he heard the phrase Kashmir Blues

It took Beckett less than ten seconds to respond “Great-Grandfather Mac called a cache of sapphires he saw in the London store the Kashem dealers, like Jim Moreau, also saw theely, they’ve never, as far as I know, turned up again”

Until, inal fifteen? If they were, Jaeger was staring at a hell of a find He placed the handset back into its cradle Good God Could he really be looking at the biggest gem discovery of the last fifty years?

“Well, are they worth anything?” Piper deer couldn’t help noticing the sun shone through her thin silk blouse He could see the curve of her breast, the lace of her bra He wanted her stones but, by God, he also wanted her with a ferocity that roared and clawed

Pull yourself together, Ballantyne This is not the time to think about sex

“Yeah, they are worth soht now, I’m not sure I need to do some tests I’d like other experts to look at them”

“I thought you were an expert”

“I anificent, i, expensive stones “—I like to make doubly sure”