Dylan's Reaper: Soul Reapers #3 (12 page)

“
My club president.
”

“
I am FUCKING losing my patience,
”
Colton bellowed in his
face.

“
The Night Demons.
”
A moment of silence and
then POW as Colton punched the son-of-a-bitch knocking the chair over.

“
I
’
m
gonna fucking kill
‘
em,
”
roared Colton as he
turned to face me with murder in his eyes.

Not if I get to them first brother!

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Knox

We turned to leave, with Colton leading the charge
when the cellar door burst open and Dylan came running in.

“
How the fuck?
”
Colton roared as he met
her halfway into the room. He bent over taking her in a fireman
’
s
hold.

“
Owww! You
’
re
hurting me,
”
she
yelled. Immediately all hell broke loose as Sam started howling about not
hurting her, struggling in his fallen position. Wesson demanded that Colton put
her down, while Colton was trying to get her back on her feet as he checked her
over. I raced over to them, pushing my VP aside so I could get a good look at
her myself. Once I knew she was alright, I pulled her into my arms.

“
Princess,
”
I whispered, relieved
that it was nothing serious.

“
Get your fucking hands off of me.
”
I heard her say into my
chest. 
What?

“
Knox, step aside.
”
The tone of Prez
’
s
voice left no room for argument. I stepped aside as he took my place in front
of her.
“
It
’
s
time for us to have a little talk.
”
He gestured from her to
him.

“
I need to see him,
”
she said through
clenched teeth. So she did know our captive.

“
Not gonna happen,
”
Colton seethed.  

“
Oh yes it is.
”

“
I don
’
t
think . . .
”
Wesson
started, but Dylan interrupted his objection.

“
Please!
”
The pleading tone of
her voice pulled every protective instinct within me to the surface. I took a
step towards them wanting to get between her and anything that wanted to hurt
her.

“
Why should I give you what you
want?
”
Wesson asked.
“
It
seems to me that you haven
’
t been
completely honest with us.
”

“
I
’
ll
. . . I
’
ll
tell you everything if you let me talk with him first.
”

“
Fine. You have two minutes,
”
Wesson instructed.
Dylan stepped around him as all eyes stayed on her as she made her way over to
our captive. Whistler was setting him back up as she approached them.

“
Why Samael?
”
she asked. So his name
was Samael.

He continued to look her over, when he said,
“
You
look different.
”

“
Everything is different.
”
Her answer could not be
more true after the revelation that Dylan was a part of all of this.

“
Tell me,
”
she demanded.

After a long pause, Samuel answered.
“
I
don
’
t
know.
”

“
You could have told me. I needed to
know this. Did you think Lucifer would just let it go? He always gets what he
wants and he wanted a way into this club.
”

“
I thought if I led the search for
your god-awful mother that it would get him off your trail, but I was wrong.
”

“
You
’
re
damn right you were wrong. He came into that bar at least two times a week, you
don
’
t
think he would eventually see the resemblance and put it together. You are
lucky you are still alive.
”

“
I haven
’
t
been back since you were handed over.
”

“
Oh God Sam! They
’
re
gonna kill you.
”
A head nod confirmed he already knew
that.
“
What
are you going to do?
”

“
I don
’
t
know,
”
he answered solemnly.

“
You are just full of answers.
”
Her response earned a
small smile from Samael, pissing me off that she could joke with him after
everything.

“
Did you know they were my family?
”

“
I am your family. Max is your
family. Not them,
”
he teamed.

“
Shut the fuck up asshole. You don
’
t
know shit,
”
raged
Colton. His outburst did not stop Dylan
’
s
questions.

“
Do you know how Lucifer is supposed
to get in touch with me?
”
The slightest head shake told us that
Samael was as clueless as we were.
“
Well
as far as I am concerned the deal is broken,
”
Dylan said. We all
looked at each other trying to figure out what she was talking about.
“
And
quite frankly, so are we.
”

“
Don
’
t
say that. Please,
”
he croaked as his eyes filled with
tears. The first emotion we had seen from him this entire time.

“
What deal?
”
Prez interjected,
pulling all eyes to him.

“
Lucifer, the Night . . .,
”
she started.

“
We know who he is,
”
Whistler cut in.

“
Well he threatened me. He said he
would go after my . . . our mother, my friends if I didn
’
t
go with the Hellhounds and act as bait for you.
”
She pointed to all of
us.
“
I
really don
’
t think Lucifer knew that the
Hellhounds would do what they did. At least I would like to believe that or
maybe he just didn
’
t care.
”
Her head dropped down
as her voice broke on the last word. I went to go to her, but Colton
’
s
hand on my arm stopped me.

“
The deal was for me to get in here
and tell them about this place, about your club, your numbers, so that the
Night Demons could hurt you, in exchange for a
“
girl
”
for the Hellhounds.
”

“
What girl?
”
questioned Colton. We
all knew it was Logan if Crazy Z was involved. He stomped towards her.
“
Tell
me damn it!
”

“
I . . . I don
’
t
know,
”
she stammered.
“
Crazy
Z never said anything about her. I only knew about the exchange, because Crazy
Z was mouthing off to Sam when Sam called him looking for me.
”
Colton was back to
pacing. He kept eyeing the door, looking torn between running to Logan and
finishing this insane conversation.

“
I tried to tell myself I didn
’
t
care because of what Mom said about you, how you . . .
”
Dylan looked right at
Wesson.
“
How
you didn
’
t
want me and wanted her to get an abortion. How you beat her and cheated on her
and hurt her. She warned me away from clubs my whole life and I stayed away
even when Sam joined the Night Demons.
”
A tear followed by another
and another rolled down her cheeks.
“
Until
Lucifer came and said he would hurt the only people on this earth that I
thought of as family,
”
she paused,
“
even
if it was a shitty family.
”
Dylan broke down then, a sob
escaping as she covered her mouth. Her other arm wrapped around her middle like
she was trying to hug and hold herself together.

Sam fought frantically in the chair behind.
“
No
Dilly. We are still a family. I
’
m here. Max is
here. We are here. We are your family.
”

“
Shut the fuck up,
”
demanded Colton.
“
We
are her family now. Not you! Not Becky! Me. Him.
”
He pointed to Wesson.
“
Us,
”
he said pointing to the
rest of us.

“
You
’
re
wrong,
”
I said.

“
What?
”
Colton and Wesson both
asked at the same time.

“
Some families come neatly tied
together with pretty ribbon. Others are forged through hard times and
brotherhood. But family is a CHOICE. You are either all in or you
’
re
all out. What is your choice Princess? Are you in or are you going to get the
fuck out?
”

Dylan

Time stood still once again as Knox
’
s
question rolled around in my mind. My heart had one answer, but my mind was
still undecided. I never thought I wanted this. Blood or not. I just wanted
away from the chaos, the lies, and the people who lived with and in both on a
daily basis. I was raised to hate this. And here was this man, this infuriating
man who wanted me to choose.

My eyes found Sam still tied to a chair, bloodied by
my so-called new family. He was another member of what I thought my family was,
but I was wrong. He lied to me and left me in the dark, just like my mother.
What else had they been lying about and for how long?

I then looked to Colton and Wesson side-by-side.
Strong men, but were they good? So far they were good to me and they wanted me
to be a part of their lives.

“
No Dilly,
”
Sam cried. He fought
against his restraints.
“
Don
’
t
do this. I know you. You know me.
”
Did I know him? My eyes
found his and for the first time I saw him, really saw him. First I saw the
man. The man who filled out in all the right places. The man I know for certain
wanted me safe and risked his own life for mine. And then I saw a liar, who
lied to his best friend to try and manipulate the situation to his advantage.
Finally I saw the badass biker. Scarred from too many bar fights. I patched him
up more times than I could count since he joined the Night Demons.  Now that I
really saw him, I knew at that moment that I lost my best friend to the Night
Demons.

But could I gain a new one in the Soul Reapers? I
looked immediately to Knox.

My Knox? But was he really mine? Did I want to be
his? He was a man who continued to push me, to make me see things in a new
light.

“
Please Dill,
”
begged Sam.
“
Look
at me babe.
”

Ignoring Sam, I took a step back so that I could see
what was right in front of my face. Knox claimed I could not do that, but now I
needed to. And what did I see? I saw Logan and Cam being nice to me. Emma gave
me clothes and took care of me. Colton laughed with me and visited me. Wesson
in the background, trying to be the father I never knew I needed.

And Knox was always there, watching me with those
kaleidoscope eyes, wanting more for me . . . from me. But was I brave enough to
want more? Could I do this? Did I want to?

Yes.

Yes.

And yes. I took a deep breath for the first time in
a long, long while.

Knox . . .

It seemed to always come back to him. A man who
stood strong when I was weak. A man who warmed me when I was cold, held me when
I was scared and chased away my fears.

“
Please Dill. Look at me,
”
begged Sam, fighting
his restraints to get to me.
“
Just tell him no
and we can leave here. We can go away and never come back. Just us. Please
baby!
”
Although Knox remained
motionless, the tension rolling off of him was as thick and dark as the silence
that blanketed the room.