DARK FALL (A Back Down Devil MC Romance Novel) (13 page)

“
Do
you know whose fingers they are?
”

Erik nodded with a solemn look on
his face.
“
Yeah. Friend of
the MC. He
’
s been kidnapped.
”

Kaity stood up and put her plate
down.
“
Then call the
police. You have to help him.
”

Erik put his plate down and walked
to Kaity. He took her by the arms.
“
Look
at me. That
’
s not how it
works in this life. It
’
s
deeper than that. I won
’
t
say more though.
”

“
Because
you don
’
t trust me.
”

“
Never
said that.
”

“
You
think I fucked Blaine. You are taking your anger out on me. What do you want
from me then? Why did you bring me here? It
’
s
morning. Let me go.
”

“
Is
that what you want?
”
Erik
asked.
“
Then get out.
”

Erik stormed away and walked to the
bathroom. Kaity stood still for a few seconds. She wanted to run down the hall
and out of the clubhouse. Hell, if need be, she
’
d
climb the gate just to get out of here.

But she couldn
’
t do it. She was drawn in by
Erik and feared what would happen if he was alone. They needed each other. He
needed to know that he was still alive and worthy, and she needed him to
protect her. And keep touching her.

Kaity went into the bathroom and
found Erik with his hands on the sink, his head down. The water was running,
but he didn
’
t seem to be
doing anything with it. Kaity took a chance and put her hands to Erik
’
s back. He looked up in the
mirror.

“
Listen
…
last night
…
what I thought this morning
…”

“
No,
”
Kaity said.
“
It doesn
’
t matter. Thank you for bringing me here and giving
me somewhere to sleep. Thank you for helping me. Just know that I
’
m not some whore.
”

“
Did
you really kick Blaine in the nuts?
”

“
Yeah.
”

“
That
’
s pretty fucking cool, babe.
Although I
’
m sure he liked
it. He
’
s into some weird
shit.
”

“
I
don
’
t want to talk about
Blaine,
”
Kaity said.
“
I
’
m
going to ask something else.
”

“
Shoot.
”

“
This
man who is kidnapped
…
you
said it goes deeper. Does this have something to do with your injuries?
”

“
My
face?
”
Erik asked.

“
Yes.
”

Erik turned and lifted Kaity.
“
That
’
s a question that will cost you.
”

Kaity swallowed.
“
Name the price.
”

She touched his cheeks, feeling the
bumpy skin of his scars.

He was fucking beautiful.

Kaity
’
s
heart stopped, twisted, and raced - all at the same time.

fourteen.

Erik really had no idea what he was
doing. His hands cupped Kaity
’
s
ass. Her hands were all over his face, her eyes deep in his. He walked her to
the bed and crashed down to it with her tight body clinging to his. It felt too
damn early in the morning for all this emotional bullshit to be going on. He
couldn
’
t figure out why he
trusted Kaity and or why he wanted to keep her there and safe.

When they finished, Kaity rested on
top of him and let out a shivering sigh. Erik reached and pulled the sheets
open and Kaity climbed under the covers. Erik stayed on top of the covers,
Kaity
’
s head resting on his
chest. He could sense the fear and pain coming from her.

“
What
do you do now?
”
Kaity
asked.

“
Wait
for the call. Close your eyes and get some rest.
”

Kaity put a hand to Erik
’
s shoulder and held tight. He
looked at her small fingers. He put his head down and his chin touched her
hand.

The silence in the room made Erik
’
s mind go wild again.

He thought about Jonesy.

He thought about the finger. There
were two of them now. How long could a person live with missing fingers? Unless
the person - or group - doing this knew how to take care of Jonesy and keep him
alive. They were torturing Jonesy and in turn, it was torturing the entire MC.

Kaity let out a sighing breath and
Erik looked down at her. He wanted to know her story. The entire thing. There
was no way a beautiful woman like this could just stumble into town with a beat
up car. She already said she had been running.

Running from what?

Erik reached down and touched Kaity
’
s face.

“
Are
you sleeping?
”

“
Nope.
”

“
Didn
’
t think so.
”

Erik moved hair out of her face.
His hand thumb grazed her lips and it turned him on.

Those lips.

Erik felt himself throb in his
pants. He was ready again. He had no intentions of shutting his eyes and
sleeping. He would have plenty of time to sleep when he was dead.

As if on cue, as though she knew
her position, Kaity took her hand from Erik
’
s
shoulder and touched him. Her small hand was between his legs, pressing,
feeling him. Her lips then parted with a whimper and Erik started to draw lines
around her lips.

He wanted her again. He wanted her
to go down on him. And, yes, he would definitely compare Kaity to the reliever
from last night. He knew that Kaity would be wondering if she was better, too.

Erik smiled.

Kaity
’
s
fingers found Erik
’
s
zipper. It crept down and then her hand crept into his jeans. The touch of her
hand on his bare, hard skin made Erik want her even more. Kaity fought to pull
Erik
’
s thick cock from his
jeans. He popped free, finally, and the sight of Kaity
’
s hand on him made him smile again. Her hand
stroked him up and down, her fingers barely able to touch around the thickness
of his shaft.

“
That
’
s good,
”
Erik whispered.
“
Fuck,
baby, so good.
”

Kaity opened her eyes and she
looked up at Erik. He still had his hand to her face, his thumb to her lips.
Kaity moved her head down and slid her lips down his thumb, suckling. Erik
thrust up into her hand more. As Kaity moved on his erection, she did so very
slow. Enough to keep him hard, but not enough to make him come. She kept him
alive right then, killing time, keeping demons at bay.

Kaity pulled back on Erik
’
s thumb and then flicked her
tongue and giggled.

“
Want
to keep sucking on my thumb?
”
Erik asked.
“
Or would you
like something bigger?
”

Kaity didn
’
t reply. She instead slithered her way down his
body to his cock. She positioned herself over Erik and ran a hand through her
hair. Kaity was insanely pretty and those subtle moves made him go crazy. It
made his mind race with thoughts about keeping Kaity around the clubhouse for a
long time.

Using her tongue, Kaity licked from
the bottom of Erik
’
s shaft
to the top. She swirled her tongue around the head of his cock and then came
down with her open mouth. Her hand was tight around the root of his erection.
She offered small jerks as her mouth moved up and down on him.

With just one suck of her mouth
Erik knew Kaity was already better than the reliever from the night before. The
feel of her lips sliding on his hard skin. Her hair falling all around. The way
she breathed, not wanting to take her mouth off his cock. Fucking hell she was
good. Her mouth was as tight as her pussy. Warm and wet, too.

Erik reached down and ran a hand
through Kaity
’
s hair.
Something about Kaity made him feel like he did when he first joined the MC.
Some badass young guy that knew how to ride a motorcycle. A guy who wasn
’
t afraid to fight.

She moved down on Erik, taking most
of him into her mouth. Her lips touched her fingers for a brief second, leaving
Erik holding his breath and lifting at Kaity as she came up for air.

What a fucking move.

He already felt himself reaching a
breaking point. He wanted to stay just like this for hours. To kill as much
time as needed. But when Kaity repeated the same deep move with her mouth, Erik
found himself losing control. He couldn
’
t
wait.

“
Get
ready, babe,
”
he warned.

Kaity pulled back right the
sensitive tip of his erection. She moved up and down fast on the same spot.
Erik lifted and let out a hiss as the pleasure and need to come hit him hard.
He grunted and began to fill Kaity
’
s
mouth. She pumped her hand up and down his wet shaft, her tongue swirling
around his head, her mouth sucking all the warmth out of him. She stayed right
with Erik, taking it all.

When he finished and let out a
breath, Kaity moved down one more time and came back up slowly. It was
purposely seductive, proving that Kaity was going to take what was left of Erik
’
s heart and fuck with it. But at
least whatever kind of heartache Kaity brought it would be worth it.

Kaity sat up on her knees, running
her hands through her hair. Erik
’
s
dick throbbed as it lost its fullness.

“
So
…”

Erik smiled and tucked his cock
away. He moved from the bed and stood at the edge of it. He grabbed Kaity by
the waist and pulled her to him. She was still licking her lips. They were
pouty and red as though she had been kissing someone for hours.
Or sucking a
good dick.

“
Don
’
t even ask,
”
Erik said.
“
I have to get going again.
”

“
Can
I take a shower?
”

“
Of
course. I
’
m not an asshole,
Kaity. Okay? I
’
m just
…
disappointed in life. I
’
m angry. I
’
m dangerous. Most of the time I
’
m waiting to die. But the past
couple days
…
it
’
s been okay.
”

Erik touched Kaity
’
s face. He kissed her forehead
and then stood at the door as Kaity went in to the bathroom. He purposely
lingered and listened to the water turn on. He pictured Kaity
’
s amazing body. Anytime one of
the guys or a group of them left the clubhouse, it was always a real
possibility that they wouldn't come back alive. There were a hundred bullets
out there with their names on it. It was just part of the life they all lived.
That
’
s why everyone drank
like it was their last day to drink and fucked like they
’
d never get hard again. Because death stood right
next to everyone of the guys in Back Down Devil. They couldn't afford to be
afraid of it.

Understanding this, Erik went into
the bathroom. For all he knew, his prayers would be answered today and a bullet
would rip through his body and end his life. He looked to the shower and saw
Kaity
’
s silhouette as she
washed herself. It figured he would now have something to want to be alive for.

Erik opened the shower door and
Kaity let out a scream.

“
What
the hell
…”

“
Just
needed to see,
”
Erik said.

Kaity turned and ran her hands down
her wet body and smiled.

“
Damn,
”
Erik said.
“
Just
…
damn.
”

Kaity smiled and Erik couldn
’
t help but smile back.

This woman made things feel
alright.

“
For
the record,
”
Erik said.
“
And don
’
t brag about it, but you were better. A thousand
times better.
”

Erik shut the shower door and
adjusted himself. He was hard again. No woman had ever turned him on and drove
him nuts like Kaity was doing right now.

fifteen.

Chief Jerry pulled into the
compound as Erik stood with his brothers, waiting for the call. Gaige whistled
and Miller and Gaige rushed to the chief
’
s
car. Erik felt he had the right to be there in the mix of things, so he walked
toward them and Landon and Blaine followed him. Soon there was a small
collection of bikers at the side of the car.

“
Bringing
the whole crew to me, I see,
”
Chief Jerry said.

“
We
’
re fucking pissed,
”
Gaige said.

“
How
’
s your son?
”
Miller asked.

“
Good.
Sometimes I stare at him sleeping wondering what kind of town he
’
s going to grow up in.
”

“
A
safe one,
”
Miller said. He
patted the chief
’
s
shoulder.
“
A real safe one
if we
’
re able to do our
job.
”

“
Hey,
maybe we
’
ll be patching the
rugrat in,
”
Gaige said with
a smile.
“
What
…
about eighteen years from now?
”

“
That
’
s not funny,
”
Chief Jerry said.
“
I hope I
’
m dead by the time that happens.
”

“
Hey,
”
Miller said,
“
just because you have a nice
shirt and badge doesn
’
t
mean you
’
re not like us.
Did you run those plates?
”

“
Got
‘
em,
”
the chief said.
“
Not
sure what you want out of this.
”

“
Business,
”
Gaige said.
“
Sick of fingers being pointed at
us.
”

Blaine snickered and shook his
head.

“
Is
that some kind of joke?
”
Chief Jerry asked.

“
Internal
issues,
”
Miller said and
smiled.
“
Club stuff.
”

“
There
is no
club stuff
,
”
the chief said.
“
Do I need
men on standby?
”

“
Always,
”
Miller said.
“
This name and address though,
does it mean anything to you?

“
Not
a thing,
”
the chief said.
“
No record of the guy being in
the system. Not even for a damn parking ticket. What do you want with him?
”

“
Just
to thank him for a package he gave the MC,
”
Miller said.

The rest of the guys chuckled.

Chief Jerry looked around and
stopped at Erik.
“
Jesus.
How do you feel?
”

“
I
’
m alive,
”
Erik said.
“
Walking.
Riding.
”

“
Fucking,
”
Blaine called out.

“
How
romantic,
”
Chief Jerry
said.
“
Do you take it up
the ass or do you give it to Blaine?
”

Miller put an arm out as Erik
stepped forward. Chief or not, Erik would knock the asshole
’
s teeth out.

“
Erik
is doing just fine,
”
Miller
said.
“
We
’
re going to figure out who did
this to him.
”

“
I
hope so,
”
Chief Jerry said.
“
If you would have let us
do our job, we
’
d have
someone in custody by now.
”

“
Keep
telling yourself that,
”
Gaige said.
“
Have a good
day, Chief.
”

Gaige walked to Erik and grabbed
his leather. Erik made a fist and knocked Gaige away. Erik stepped in front of
Chief Jerry
’
s car and
folded his arms. The chief was a piece of shit asshole, but the MC needed him.
Hell, he needed the MC, too. He couldn
’
t
take care of the town or surrounding areas without Back Down Devil doing what
they did.

There was the real law and then
there was the perceived law. As long as those two worked together in some kind
of fucked up harmony, nobody got hurt. Usually.

“
Okay,
”
Miller said,
“
we
’
re
on the move. Me, Gaige, Landon, and Erik. The rest of you trail the good chief
and make sure he
’
s staying local
and not up to trouble.
”

With the commands spoken, there was
only movement now.

Erik got to his motorcycle, put his
helmet on, and fired up the ride. The first rumble of the engine and smell of
exhaust was like a damn drug. It made him feel high as a kite and when he
revved the motor, it was like touching Kaity.

Miller waved a hand and they all
set off.

Miller and Gaige up front, Landon
and Erik behind them. They left the compound and cut out to the right. The rest
of the guys went to the left to find the chief. The once quiet streets of Frelen
were now filled with the sounds of the protective thunder the MC brought.
Whether the people liked it or not didn
’
t
matter. They would never understand.

As Miller led the foursome, Erik
saw the main part of the city turn into residential. They rarely went into this
part of the city. It left Erik feeling uneasy. Something wasn
’
t right about this at all. It
could only mean that Kaity had been wrong with her memorizing the license
plate. If that were so, she
’
d
be in big trouble.

Miller turned into a driveway and
Gaige, Landon, and Erik blocked the driveway. The garage door was shut, the
driveway empty. The house looked normal. Way too fucking normal for someone who
delivered a severed finger to the MC.

When Erik got off his motorcycle. He
walked to Gaige and grabbed him by the arm.
“
What
is this? This doesn
’
t feel
right.
”

“
It
’
s where we stopped, bro,
”
Gaige said.

“
Is
this it?
”
Landon asked.
“
Too normal for me.
”

“
This
is the address,
”
Miller
said.
“
Let
’
s start with the garage and go
from there.
”

Erik cut through everyone and
grabbed the handle on the garage door.

“
Hold
up,
”
Miller said.
“
Just keep in mind that this may
look like a normal house, we also thought that Shay's car was normal too, okay?
Stay focused and stay safe.
”

Erik nodded and lifted the door. It
opened with ease. There was a car in the garage and when he looked back at
Miller, Miller nodded.

The plates, the house, it all
matched.

That was good, maybe.

Kaity could have still wrote down
the wrong information.

They walked into the garage, Erik
leading the way. The smell of dust and oil flooded his nose. He walked to the
door to the house and saw that the doorknob was missing. Well, it wasn
’
t missing, it was taken off. It
lay on the floor in pieces. Erik pointed to it.

“
What
the fuck?
”
Gaige whispered.

“
Eyes
open,
”
Erik said.

He pushed the door open and stepped
inside the house. They were in the kitchen of the house. The stale air smelled
of rotting fruit. Something sweet and moldy. Erik took his gun out and when he
stepped out from the fridge, he looked down to the floor. It was a cheap
linoleum pattern on the floor. White blocks with black lines separating the
blocks. Every third block had a collection of lavender and pink flowers.

Then Erik saw blood.

“
Blood,
”
he said.

“
Fuck,
”
Miller said.

“
Hello!
”
Erik yelled.

The blood formed a trail that left
the kitchen. He led the way, walking along the blood. The next room from the
kitchen was the dining room. Two chairs were on the floor, the tablecloth and
center piece messed up.

“
Anyone
here?
”
he yelled.

The response was a moan.

Erik ran and on the other side of
the table was an elderly man on the ground, holding his stomach. The ass end of
a knife stuck out from his gut.

“
Oh
shit,
”
Erik yelled.

He put his gun away and dropped to
his knees. Gaige and Landon were right with him as Miller stood over the scene.

“
What
the hell is this?
”
Miller
asked.

“
Hey,
buddy,
”
Erik said.
“
Look at me.
”

The man gurgled and his eyes met
Erik
’
s. They were glossy,
almost somewhat lost.

“
I
…
he said he wouldn
’
t do this
…”

“
Who
said it?
”
Gaige asked.

“
He
’
s going to fucking die,
”
Landon said.

“
I
don
’
t care,
”
Miller boomed.
“
I want answers right now.
”

“
Listen,
buddy,
”
Erik said,
“
we need you to tell us who did
this. So we can catch him. Okay?
”

The old man nodded. His hands
squeezed at the knife.

“
Can
…
you
…
can you take this
…
it burns
…”

“
No,
”
Erik said.
“
Leave it there. Look at me. My
name is Erik. Tell me who did this.
”

“
Hurry,
”
Gaige said.
“
He
’
s
going.
”

“
Shut
up,
”
Erik growled.

“
Broke
in
…
took the handle off
…”

“
Not
good enough,
”
Miller said.

“
Keep
talking to me,
”
Erik said
to the old man.

“
Said
I had to deliver
…
I
…
threw a little box
…
there was a gate
…”

“
We
know that part,
”
Gaige
said.
“
Tell us who.
”

“
I
didn
’
t want
…”

“
Fuck,
”
Miller said. He lifted his foot
and put it on the end of the knife.

The old man let out a cry and blood
seeped from the sides of his mouth.

“
Christ,
”
Erik yelled.
“
What are you doing?
”

“
Tell
us who fucking did it,
”
Miller said.
“
Or I
’
ll kill you myself.
”

The old man
’
s eyes widened as his head shook. Either from fear
or from his impending death. Probably both.

“
Hurry,
buddy,
”
Erik said.

“
No
name,
”
the old man
whispered. His eyes started to shut.

“
Wake
the fuck up,
”
Gaige yelled
and shook the man.

“
Shit,
”
Miller said.

Erik hated what he had to do next
but he slapped the man in the face. His eyes popped open and he looked at Erik.

“
His
…
eye
…
the eye
…”

“
Tell
me about the eye,
”
Erik
said.

The old man
’
s mouth opened. He started to gurgle on his own
blood. Erik turned his head and the blood leaked out.

“
Tell
me,
”
Erik yelled.

“
His
…
eye
…
there was a line
…
like your face
…”

The old man
’
s eyes shut and that was it.

He was gone.

His body lost all life. Even when
Miller stepped on the knife and it slid with a wet squish deeper into the man
’
s gut, he didn
’
t move.

“
Dead,
”
Landon said.

“
Fuck,
”
Erik said. He fell back on his
ass and let out a breath.

Gaige stood and grabbed a chair. He
lifted it and slammed it down, sending pieces scattering all around.