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  Logan’s Reaper

  Soul Reaper #1

  By J.D. Lowrance

  Text copyright © 2013 by J.D. Lowrance

  Image by A.R., November 4, 2009

  This ebook is intended for adult readers only. It is work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the writer’s imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locales or organization is entirely coincidental.

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  ISBN #: 9781304586247

  Contents

  CHAPTER ONE

  CHAPTER TWO

  CHAPTER THREE

  CHAPTER FOUR

  CHAPTER FIVE

  CHAPTER SIX

  CHAPTER SEVEN

  CHAPTER EIGHT

  CHAPTER NINE

  CHAPTER TEN

  CHAPTER ELEVEN

  CHAPTER TWELVE

  CHAPTER THIRTEEN

  CHAPTER FOURTEEN

  CHAPTER FIFTEEN

  EPILOGUE

  CHAPTER ONE

  Colton

  It had been a long trip and I could not wait to get home. Long runs were good for the soul though, at least my soul. The open wind, sun, and speed calmed the beast inside me, appeased it even if just for a little while. My pop saw these trips as me stepping up for the club, taking on more responsibility, but really I just could not sit still. A piece of me was missing and the only time I found comfort was riding away from the quiet in my life.

  Who I am kidding? The only quiet time was when I was alone and the silence was deafening. So instead of finding out why, I drove head first into club business, booze, and the endless pussy that stared me in the face. It was all I ever knew and all I had in this life. The MC was my only priority since I became my father’s number two, the big VP. Riding and fighting were what I was raised to do and this trip took care of both.

  Tank, Knox, and Worm came with me; my crew within the club. We all started out as prospects together for the Soul Reapers Motorcycle Club, with me and Tank growing up in the MC. Tank’s pop, Whistler, was the MC’s Enforcer and the toughest son-of-bitch I had ever seen. Tank made his pop proud by being just like him. Whistler was Prez’s shadow and Tank was stuck to me like pussy on a whore. Not that I could complain. Tank knew me better than I knew myself and seemed to know what I was thinking even before I did. Trigger was here as well, our token tag-along. A pain in the ass but a brother none-the-less.

  As we entered town, the guys pulled off one-by-one as we passed their streets. All of us needed a shower and a night’s sleep in a bed instead of the desert floor. Tank was the only one that stayed, protecting my flank as we turned onto my street.

  Logan

  I heard the rumble of the pipes before I even saw the motorcycles. I closed my eyes and savored the sound. I loved it and always found myself pausing when I heard one. I fell in love with the sound when daddy brought his bike home that first time. Other kids covered their ears and ran to stand behind their mommas, but not me. I raced toward the sound with my arms and eyes wide open, never wanting it to stop.

  Campbell came running out of the front door of the furnished duplex we just rented not wanting to miss the potential drive-by either. We were still unpacking the Beetle of the few things we had time to grab. Daddy’s warning was so short we did not leave with anything other than the bags that were already packed. I hated leaving behind any clothes, as we had so little to start. Campbell seemed to be taking it better this time though. All smiles and shit talk as we drove into Camden City. Her smile was contagious as she joined me leaning against the faded yellow Volkswagen, both of us savoring the moment.

  As the rumble grew closer I straightened and turned towards the start of our street to find two hogs. I was full-on drooling at the sight. I was a junkie for a leather-clad rider sporting snug jeans and shit-kickers. I acted without thinking as I only wanted to get closer to the bikes. I was at the back of Beetle before I knew it so I turned to grab whatever was left, trying not to show my excitement over the bikes and their owners. My life was too complicated without adding a layer of bad-ass biker to the mix.

  Of course, the last bag rolled all the way to the back of the trunk and I had to bend in half practically climbing in to reach it. My cheeks reddened as I felt the slight breeze under my cut-offs letting me know that I was showing off my assets to the two riders.

  What am I thinking? I was trying not to be noticed and found that I was doing just the opposite. Oh crap! The rumble was now an idle roar. Oh God! I wanted to finish climbing in and shut the trunk until the riders were long gone but obviously that was not an option as the quiet clued me in that the pipes were laid to rest.

  Colton

  I was instantly hard seeing that sweet butt shoving her ass in the air for me to see. She had the longest legs I had ever seen and an ass that was perfect for spanking. I could not wait to hear the sounds she made in that position when I was ramming into her - - hard. We pulled into my driveway and shut off the bikes. I adjusted my semi-hard cock as I dismounted. It had been a few days of hard riding but that would not stop me from filling her from behind. Tank was right behind me as we walked across the yard to the two sweet butts.

  “Hello ladies.” No sense calling them what they were to their face. They did not have to know they were sweet butts just yet.

  “Hi,” the strawberry blonde said as she bit her bottom lip and pulled on a strand of hair twisting it around her finger. Her cat-like eyes were the deepest brown I had ever seen, like pools of dark chocolate with gold flecks throughout them. I saw Tank adjust himself out of the corner of my eye. No shit buddy.

  “And hello to you,” I said to Long Legs as she joined us, giving her all of my attention. I slowly worked my way up her amazing body starting at her Barbie pink toenail polish. Her legs, even longer than I thought, were tanned and toned. Her cut-off denim shorts hung off her hips so that her belly button played peek-a-boo under the bottom of her long-sleeve t-shirt. She must have liked my perusal because her nipples pebbled as I spent a little extra time on them, envisioning myself grabbing two handfuls.

  “Hello, eyes up here,” she hissed placing one hand on her hip and waving the other one at me to lift my head. My gaze reluctantly followed as I adjusted myself, AGAIN.

  I opened my mouth with a flirty comeback but froze, speechless as I stared into a pair of sapphires that shared the same cat-like shape as the blonde. A slight breeze brought an errant strand of hair from her ponytail across her cheek. I stuffed my hands into my jean pockets to keep from reaching out to push it behind her ear.

  “You guys moving in?” Tank asked as he shouldered me from behind trying to get me to snap out of it. I gave a sheepish grin but could not look away.

  “I’m Tank and this is Colton.” Tank and the blonde, I think her name was Campbell, were talking while I memorized the beauty before me. She kept sneaking peeks at me from under her long lashes to see if my attention had moved on but after having seen her I did not think it would ever move on again.

  “Hi Tank, Colton, I’m Logan,” the auburn-haired goddess before me said.

  Logan

  “What the hell was that Logan?” Campbell turned on me the minute the front door was closed.

  “I have no idea.” I put my hands up in mock surrender after throwing down the bag.

/>   “Logan, did you hear him call you beautiful when we said good-bye?”

  “He was just trying to earn some brownie points after blatantly checking me out,” I replied.

  “Well both of those guys were so fucking hot. It was love at first sight. Did you see how Tank’s black hair curled right above his cut? So hot! His eyes are like oil pits and I bet they catch fire when he is hot for a chick.” Campbell fanned herself as she walked back into the kitchen.

  “Cam, you know I hate when you curse.” I knew she was rolling her eyes at me. “I am serious. You are too pretty and too young to have a foul-mouth.”

  “I turn 18 in one month.” Her typical argument and answer to everything.

  “And that is why we are driving to the public library first thing tomorrow morning so we can look into what it would take to get your GED.” God, I hated that we could not put her in the local high school to finish. She only needed two more months but there was no way we could register her and give them her social security number. That was the easiest way to track someone and we planned on staying under the radar.

  “Not this again. I don’t need a GED to work at Denny’s or whatever the hell name a diner takes in this podunk town.” She came back into the room chewing on a cold McDonald’s french fry.

  “Yes, you do. We need every advantage we can get and that is one of them.”

  “Ok, enough about this MOM. Let’s get back to the eye-fucking that just occurred outside between you and Hottie McHotterson.” She leaned onto the side of the couch.

  “It was nothing.” I ignored the language as I tried to ignore her. Frankly, I could not get that image of Colton out of my head; all leather-clad, snug-jean wearing, ass-kicker that he was. The danger just rolled off him in waves. He wore his cut to perfection with those broad shoulders and narrow waist. His six foot frame was defined by long, lean muscle that pulled his white t-shirt when his body shifted under his cut. I counted three tattoos that were visible on his arms. The first was a phrase that was written on the inside of his right arm. It was too small to read and was covered mostly by his shirt. The second was what looked like the bottom of a skull on the outside of his right arm. The last one was a red nautical star in gray contrast on his left foreman.

  What really sold me were his stone gray eyes that looked right through me while keeping everything inside locked up tight. They never left my body, my face, me the entire time we talked. Every now and again he would clench his square jaw and a flicker of emotion would cross his eyes but was gone before I could read it. I could tell he was an expert at hiding everything behind that stone gray wall he erected. I could still feel his eyes on me like a caress to my skin.

  If I let my wild imagination out of its cage, I could imagine what his thick stubble felt like brushing against my neck, my breast, my inner thighs. Oh my! His silhouette permanently burned into my mind’s eye as he and Tank walked back across his lawn.

  “Liar,” Campbell exclaimed at she threw herself onto the couch next to me. “Come on, admit that he was hot.”

  “Ok,” I admitted. “He is hot. Gorgeous even.”

  “They both were. Can you believe that Colton lives next door? I can’t believe that we are sharing a duplex with a bike god,” Campbell squealed. “I might even share a wall with him. That is so hot.”

  “Oh my goodness Campbell. Can we move. . .?” She interrupted asking, “Did you see they had matching cuts? And that Colton’s said Vice President on it?” She turned to look at me. I noticed not only that but the intimating winged reaper on his back carrying its scythe. A shiver ran through me.

  “I noticed,” pausing as I took a deep breath, “and that is why we should try to stay away from them.”

  “We should try, but no way.”

  “Yes, Campbell. We don’t know what is going on with dad and we don’t need to draw attention to ourselves,” I said as I put my arm around her giving a slight squeeze. “Plus those types of guys only want one thing.”

  “An old lady?”

  “Do they look like the old lady types?” I asked as I poked her side with my other hand.

  “No,” she giggled, squirming out of my hold. “Definitely not, but one can only hope, right?”

  “Yeah, I guess.” I stood up and smiled down at her. “One can only hope. Now, let’s change the subject, please.”

  “Ok. So what do you want for your birthday?” quizzed Campbell. “It is tomorrow. The big two two. You are gettin’ old sister of mine.”

  “Ha . . . ha . . . ha, baby sister,” I teased back as she scrunched up her nose. She hated being called baby anything. “I already told you what I want. For us to drive to the public library . . .” Letting out a cry of frustration, Campbell yelled, “You are a broken record. Fine! I will go to the stupid library and do that stupid research if you take Tank up on his offer to get your car tuned up as your b-day gift from them.”

  “Number one, thank you for saying stupid and not some other foul word. And number two, I am not accepting any gifts,” I air quoted the last word, “from them. We just met them and we are not sweet butts and won’t start acting like them either.” I knew my lecture fell on deaf ears from the look on Campbell’s face.

  “Come on Logan,” Campbell whined to prove my point. She got up on her knees with her hands together like she was praying. “Please, for your baby sister who has no hope of ever getting the attention of the hot bikers and has to live vicariously through her hot ass older sister getting some.”

  “Oh. My. God. Campbell,” I shrieked. “If I say yes will you please stop whining and help me to finish unpacking?” Campbell nodded yes as she bounced up and down clapping her hands.

  “Fine. Yes. Now move it before you lose it!” I turned to hide my smile because I wanted to go as much as she did.

  “I love you. I love you. I love you. You are the best sister ever!” Campbell yelled as she ran past me up the stairs. I smacked her back side as she passed. “You better Cam. I am the only one you got!” I followed her laughter up the steps, shaking my head as I already knew there was no way we were staying away from them.

  CHAPTER TWO

  Colton

  “Oh you should have seen them, they were hot as hell. I mean straight out of a man’s wet dream. Right, Colton?” Tank was telling the brothers about meeting the Banger sisters. Why Banger? Because according to Tank he was going to “bang her.” Harhar. I knew it was just an act. Tank was just as affected by Campbell as I was with Logan. I just shook my head and went back to working on the car that was on the lift. I never work Saturdays, but wanted to be here in case Logan took Tank up on his offer. Plus, I noticed their car had seen better days and I wanted to make sure it was running okay. I refused to tell Tank it was a good idea even though he hammered me all morning. He ended up crashing at my place in the spare bedroom, which was pretty much his as he was the only one that had ever slept there. I have no idea why he kept paying rent when he practically lived with me.

  “Sounds like Colton lost his game?” Trigger talking shit again. I was totally tuned out of their conversation, thinking of how I could get Logan alone. His annoying voice interrupted those thoughts.

  “Why, because I haven’t slept with your mama in a while?” I countered and all the guys chuckled.

  “No, because you became the pussy instead of hitting that pussy.” Trigger yelled as he threw a greasy rag at my head.

  “Whatever man,” I said, snatching the towel out of the air. “You have no idea.”

  “Looks like we are about to find out,” Knox said, pointing as a yellow Beetle pulled through the shop’s gate at the end of the parking lot with some pop-ass-crap song blaring.

  “I don't know about you but I'm feeling 22. Everything will be alright if you keep me next to you. You don't know about me but I bet you want too. Everything will be alright if we just keep dancing like we're 22.”

  They pulled up to the bay door, with the windows down singing at the top of their lungs. I knew I was sporting a shit
-eating grin on my face because when I looked over all of the guys wore one. They both jumped out of the car and I gave her a slow once over in her tight jeans and fitted, yellow t-shirt. They looked over the hood at each other and pointed as they sang along. My dick ached for me to step up behind her and bend her over.

  “It feels like one of those nights, we ditch the whole scene. It feels like one of those nights, we won't be sleeping. It feels like one of those nights, you look like bad news. I gotta have you, I gotta have you.”

  She turned at that last part and looked straight at me. I could not get a read from her because her jewel-like eyes were covered with oversized shades. Damn. Is she looking at me when she sang that last part? Fuck I hope she is because we won’t be sleeping.

  “I love Taylor Swift,” Logan said as she walked up to me. “Campbell says that song is my theme song for the next year. “22”, I think it fits.” Her cheeks were a slight pink from singing and her mouth was curved up in a breath taking smile. I could not tell if it went to her eyes, so I reached up to push her sunglasses onto to the top of head. “That’s better,” I breathed, pretending to not be affected by the spark I felt from that simple touch. Her happiness was evident everywhere on her face. The color on her cheeks darkened from my touch but turned red as the guys clapped and hooted at their little performance. I tried to tone down my big ass grin but could not seem to stop now that she was this close. Campbell made a show of it and curtsied as Tank threw an arm around her shoulder on the other side of the car. Yep, he is not fooling anyone.

  “Campbell, Logan, these are the guys. Guys, these lovely ladies are Campbell,” Tank explained giving her a slight squeeze and pointed with this other hand, “and Logan.”

  “Hi,” both said together. Each guy introduced themselves with Knox taking Campbell’s hand and kissing it which caused her to giggle and Tank’s jaw to clench but he did not remove his arm. Logan’s light fragrance of pears and mint surrounded me as she gave a little wave at each introduction. I wanted to strip her down to see which scent was where and why.