Free BULL: MC ROMANCE (Forsaken Riders MC Romance Book 6) by Samantha Leal

Forsaken Riders clubhouse and down across the valley. The mountains rose up out against the sky and looked surreal in the sunlight. It was as if they were painted against the azure blue.
    Sasha held on to Bull’s waist tightly as he revved the accelerator and zipped to the very front of the line. He was leading the thirty or so bikes out into the middle of the desert. Him, and only him, knew where they were going.
    As they continued up over the rise and the flat plane of sand spread out before them, Sasha squinted to try and see an end point, but there was nothing. No roads, no trees, nothing to mark where in the hell it may be. But she had faith in her man, and she knew he had it all under control.
    Half an hour later they had crossed the desert and were miles away from any roads. The sun was high overhead and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. The heat was so intense she could barely concentrate and Bull reached down and gave her arm a protective squeeze just to make sure she was alright. She smiled and squeezed back. She had gotten used to him looking out for her now, and she had to admit, it was the best feeling in the world.
    When he finally slowed and brought the convoy to a stop, Sasha could see now where they were heading. There was a small, lone Elephant Tree on the edge of a ridge and below it the ground had been hollowed out. She smiled sadly and squeezed him again.
    Reid’s coffin was on the back of one of the black pickups and all of the bikers gathered around it. King, Gunner, Steel, Lynx, and Carter all made their way to the front and Lexi watched on with tears in her eyes. As Bull joined them, they raised him up high onto their shoulders and walked with him out across to the tree.
    Bull had been out days before and dug the grave after a freak flash flood had softened the earth. Reid had told him long ago of his desire to be laid to rest there. He had always loved that desert. The way it was so wild and natural, the way it was so unpredictable, the way it was unruly and only did what it wanted. Much like Reid… And much like any member of The Forsaken Riders.
    As they lowered him into the ground Sasha took hold of Lexi’s hand. She couldn’t even imagine what she was going through, but she knew she would be there for her and support her in any way she needed. The girls of the club had to stick together as much as the men did. They were all a family and they all had loyalty to one and other.
    As Reid was placed in the ground, Bull stood up in front of them all and looked out across the crowd. Sasha looked up at him with pride and affection, he really was an amazing man.
    “Reid,” he said. “Our leader, our father, our brother… Our legendary biker… Forever loved and honored.”
    Sasha and Lexi both sobbed, and it was one of the hardest things that Sasha had ever had to witness. The men around them all clung to each other and she knew then that this was something stronger than family. It was a deeper bond than blood. These men had been brought together not by chance but by choice, and they all loved each other and their cause more than anything in the world.
    Bull got down from the rock and he picked up a spade as he and the rest of the Forsaken began to shovel in the sand and dirt. As the coffin was covered Sasha felt a strange kind of catharsis. She could recognize the significance of this moment and what it not only meant for her, but for everyone connected to the club.
    This really was a new beginning.
    When Reid was buried they all stood around the grave and took a moment. But there was nothing left to say. They had honored him so much in the past couple of weeks, all they could do now was say goodbye.
    King patted Bull on the back and the pair shared a knowing smile. They had patched up their differences and Sasha and Lexi were both glad to see that they were back to being brothers instead of rivals. At the end of the day, all that mattered was that they were both fighting for the same cause…