Free Campbell's Reaper: Soul Reapers #2 by J.D. Lowrance

away, to create distance between us yet his eyes always told the truth.
The longing never left them and what I thought was love, or at least the
beginnings of it. When I first met him his eyes were black, like a bottomless
pit, but every day we spent together his eyes lightened up revealing the most
unique amber-colored irises. The more his eyes lightened, the more I could read
them and what he was feeling, even if he did not say it out loud. But now? Why
was he starting to push me away again?
    The
night provided the perfect cover as we sped towards the clubhouse. It was still
pitch black all around us, with the only light coming from the single headlight
from Tank ’ s bike. We were still hours from home and I
could feel the weight of the day catching up with me. I scooted closer to Tank
trying to block the wind with his broad shoulders, while my cheek came to rest
on the middle of his back. I snuggled into his warmth, breathing in his scent.
He was everywhere. I was so lost in Tank and the darkness surrounding us that
it took a minute for me to realize he was talking until I felt his chest rumble
again. The wind carried off his words so I straightened up and yelled over his
shoulder, “ What? ”
    The
impact to the bike came without warning. I screamed as my nails dug into Tank ’ s
waist trying desperately to cling to him. “ Hold
on, ” he shouted over his
shoulder. I felt the jerk of the bike as Tank picked up speed. I looked over my
shoulder to see a large, black SUV practically on top of us. “ Faster, ” I screamed as the SUV threw
on its headlights blinding me. I turned my head, squeezing my eyes shut as dots
floated across my eyelids. The deadly sound of tires screeching across the
pavement happened right as I felt the SUV hit the bike ’ s
back tire. It all happened so fast. My eyes popped open and I looked forward
right as Tank tried to counter steer against the push, jerking the bike back
and forth across the road.
    “ Oh
my God, ” I screeched as the balance
of the bike slipped out from under us. I felt Tank take my hand as he yelled, “ Get
ready. ” Get ready? Get ready
for what? As the bike listed back to the left he literally flung
me into the air and off the bike onto the grass median. I hit the ground hard
and rolled as my momentum carried me across the grass. And then there was
darkness.
     
    Tank
     
    Fuck
me sideways. Everything was masked in darkness as we
cruised down the highway. No streetlights, no movement, just the inky blackness
that accompanied riding at night. Even the moon conceded to the darkness as it
hid behind clouds; my headlight providing the only source of light.
    Probably
out of gas or something I thought as we sped past a large, black SUV abandoned
on the side of the road. It was not until the moon peeked out that a reflection
of light in my side mirror drew my attention to that same damn SUV that was now
only 50 yards away from us and closing fast. I yelled to Campbell to hold on. I
heard her yell back in response right before the SUV bumped us. Campbell
wrapped her arms tighter around me as I picked up speed. The increased torque
jerked the bike as I tried putting more distance between us and them. Right as
I thought we were making headway I saw the SUV swerve as it threw on its
headlights basking us in a hollow light. The distance I tried to put between us
was not enough as the SUV clipped my back tire messing with the weight
distribution of the bike. I tried counter steering to right the bike but it was
too out of control. Campbell ’ s yell hit me in the gut as
all thoughts turned to her safety. I told her to get ready as we came close to
the grass median with every intention of jumping off with her but as I took her
hand and felt the bike vibrate uncontrollably under me I knew I needed to stay
on to steer it away from her. As we got closer to the median I heaved with all
my strength to get her up and over the bike and onto the median.
    The
bike listed once again as