Oddly enough, I was the only one among my brothers with this gift.
No other Reaper saw the aura of those taken. The soul? Sure. We all got a brief glimpse of the soul once they were reaped. It was par for the course. A normal occurrence when you were commissioned by the devil himself. Souls were just an extension of the body. We had to die to transition, just like the vampire myth. There might not be any blood involved but the soul had to leave the body and that was complete and total permanent death.
“What you want, pres?” Rael asked, putting on his apron.
This was about to get messy.
“Find out what you can.”
“Want them alive?”
“For now.”
“Any limits?”
Hell no. “Nope.”
His dark laughter sent a chill up my spine. Crazy fucker.
I turned on my heel and climbed back up the steps, making my way back to Trish. She had the night off and wanted to spend it together. A loud cry of pain echoed up from below and I shut the door at the top of the stairs, turning the lock. Rael had a key and Mammoth and Ex were with him.
Trish’s laugh was close by and I realized she was waiting for me. I made my way through the clubhouse and found her in the common room. Most of the brothers were settling down with their women or club whores, playing pool or drinking at the bar. My gaze roamed the space and landed on my ol’ lady.
The second I saw what she was wearing, I lost my shit.
Short jean shorts barely covered her ass and nearly half the delicious mounds were visible as she sat on a stool at the bar and crossed her long bare legs. A tight tank top was missing the bottom portion and bared her entire stomach and part of her hip bones to the entire club. A black leather jacket that barely had enough material to boast that description covered her arms and shoulders while her tits were pushed upward together by a bra that exposed more than it concealed. Little black boots with heels were on her feet and I suddenly wanted to see them up in the air as I thrust inside her.
When she saw me, Trish winked.
She must have been fuckin’ high to think I was letting her go anywhere dressed like that. With me or without me. Didn’t matter. No man was going to stare at her rack or her ass except for me.
I stomped over and yanked her up from the stool, slamming my lips down on hers. A few shouts of encouragement and whistles erupted around us as I flipped off the room. Laughter followed.
When we separated, Trish was flushed.
“Anyone see my ol’ lady dressed like this again, send her back to my room!” I shouted.
More chuckles and a few shouts of agreement.
“Grim!” she screeched.
“You’ve pushed too far with this,” I growled into her ear. Picking Trish up, I groaned when her legs wrapped around my waist. “That ass belongs to me. No one else sees it. Flash some cleavage. Wear tight clothes. No fuckin’ tits and ass on display.”
She pouted. “You’re not any fun.”
“Is that right?” I asked, simmering with anger, and pleased to find my dick was happy to join this little discussion. “I’m fuckin’ hard and you’re gonna take every inch while I explain to you how this is gonna work.”
We walked down the hall to my room as her nails creeped up my chest slowly. She leaned in as one hand traced the skin on the back of my neck. “I’m so wet for you, Grim.”
I almost groaned but didn’t want to let her know how much that just turned me on. A little pink tongue darted from between her lips and she licked them while her gaze met mine. She was rubbing every body part that she could up against me. I could smell her arousal. Knowing she wanted me that badly did wicked things to my body. Her touch was an electric jolt on my skin. Her kiss an adrenaline rush straight to my brain as she leaned in and pressed her mouth to mine.
I took that kiss and stopped, pinning her up against the wall and savagely capturing her lips, thrusting my tongue into her mouth as she moaned. Our tongue collided, twisting and playing an old game of seduction that never failed to excite us both. Grinding into her, I humped into her core as she closed her eyes, panting with need.
“Dex, please.”
Dex. She said my real name aloud in front of anyone who could hear. That shit meant she claimed me as much as I claimed her. Elated, I pulled back enough to stare into her eyes.
“I know. Seemed like a good moment.”