Page 39 of Fear the Reaper
Grim Reaper.
I took that moment to step away from Brian and into Swede’s arms. The rage flaring in Brian’s eyes terrified me but I would never let him see the fear in me.
“Mother-fucker!” Brian grumbled. “The bitch tricked me! You set me up!”
“Well, what do you think was going to happen when you keep staring into the darkness.” Swede grunted.
“And you know what they say, don’t you Brian?” Reaper slid the gun down to the center of Brian’s back. “You look into the darkness long enough and sooner or later I look back.”
I walked over to Brian and stomped as hard as I could on his toes. He growled and tried hopping about but Reaper steadied him in place with a strong hand on his shoulder.
“You and I are about to have a conversation,” I told him. “And you’re going to do exactly as I say.”
“Why would I do anything for you?” Brian whimpered. “You can’t make me do shit.”
Laughter bubbled from inside me. At that moment I must have sounded like an evil villain. Brian’s eye bulged.
“Awww, that’s cute.” I teased then lowered my gaze to him. I ensured he saw the absolute wrath storming through my eyes. “You think this is a democracy. Let me explain something to you, dick-for-brains. You’ve fucked with my life enough. Now it’s time for me to demolish your existence.”
Maverick “Reaper” Forge
We didn’t takeBrian back to the house. The last thing we needed to do was compromise one of Montana’s safe houses. Instead, we rented a suite at a nearby motel where we were sure no one would ask any questions.
While Star, Swede, Six and I brought Brian to the room, Kujo signed us in. We tied Brian’s feet to the legs of his chair in the bathroom and set him on his back in the bathtub. It was the only room without windows.
I stood at the door, watching the way Star handled herself with him. If there was such a thing as a past life, Nova Shuman was a dictator. At first, Brian was difficult. He swore at her, called her all sort of names. Instead of being upset, Star only smiled and turned the cold water on over his face.
“I’ve been followed, shot at, and almost blown up.” Star knelt beside the tub to watch Brian struggle beneath the downpour. “I amnotplaying around. Right now, I have zero fucks to give and nothing to lose.”
Just as I was about to intervene, she turned the water off.
“You bitch!” Brian gargled. “You almost killed me.”
“I’ll try harder next time.” She told him. “Who put you up to this?”
Brian spat toward her. Star shifted and turned the water on again.
“Okay!” Brian sputtered.
“Next time, it will be the hot water.”
I knew she was serious.
“Oh my God! You’re crazy! Okay! I’ll tell you what you want to know!”
Star turned off the water. “I’m all ears. Keep in mind the next time I turn the tap on, I mayforgetto turn it off.”
My pride surged then. Even as she interrogated this man, I was hard enough to crack nuts. But this wasn’t the time. If we all made it through this, I’d show her just how much she turned me on.
Brian gave it all up. Once she got the man to start talking, he wouldn’t shut up. Before long, we had the whole story. Nova was mine—I saw it in the way she handled it all.
What did it say about me that I enjoyed what Star had done so much? What does it say about me for that moment, Star was the sexiest woman on the face of the planet to me?
I was always being told beware a woman who was fed up and Nova Shuman was fed-the-fuck-up.
With her done, she stormed by me out the door and I followed and locked it behind me.
“I was looking into the name Brian gave you guys.” Swede carried a tray stacked with coffee and snacks over. “You did a piece on him when you first started, Star. Marvin Heller, the perverted boss blackmailing his employees into compromising positions.”
