Reaper's Salvation: A Last Riders Trilogy by Jamie Begley (reading e books .txt) 📕

the motor. Aiming the boat for Clindale Island, Reaper opened the boat full throttle.

He’d gone no more than a couple of yards before a shining light hit him in the face from the island. Torn at wanting to get back to Ginny, Reaper didn’t change direction to Sherguevil, gunning the motor the boat flew over the ocean. Silas’s voice came out of the rushing wind the boat was generating.

“I’m with Ginny.”

Silas’s reassurance didn’t relieve him that he had made the right decision to head for Clindale.

Slowing the speed as he drew near, he pulled the boat into the dock. Cutting the motor, he stayed on the boat, expecting whoever had flashed the light at him to come out in the open. Another flash from had him checking to see if Leif was still incapacitated. Once confirmed, he removed the key, got out of the boat, and followed the flashes.

When he found where a tangled jungle growth had been beaten back, he took one of the guns out as he carefully moved forward until he came to small area that had been recently cleared.

Stopping, Reaper waited for another flash of light to show him which direction to go when he heard a small whistle that he recognized. Looking up, he watched as Shade lithely dropped down from a palm tree where he’d made a tree stand.

Reaper had to press his lips together in a thin line and squint his eyes closed to hold the emotions at bay at seeing the brother standing there. Opening his eyes, Reaper held his hand out to Shade. “Brother, you have no fucking clue how goddamn good you look to me right now.”

Shade smacked his hand down in his. “Brother, you have no fucking idea how good you looked to me when I saw your ass coming out of the water after those fuckers threw you in. If it hadn’t been for Viper, I would have broken cover to come fish your ass out.”

Their hands dropped to their sides as Reaper looked at him questioningly.

“How did he know …?”

The sound of footsteps coming toward him had Reaper raising the gun again. Shade forestalled him as Viper ran into the small clearing.

“How did …?” Reaper began, his eyes widening as Lucky, Knox, Cash, Rider, Train, Moon, Hammer, Jonas, and Jackal all came out, too. Each of the men were dressed in their military gear with their weapons ready.

“How long?” Reaper asked once he was able to control his voice as he started shaking the brothers’ hands. Taking Viper’s hand last, he pulled him into a bear hug while they smacked each other on the shoulders.

“Shade and Rider left the day after you. Knox and Train over a week ago. Shade sent me a transmission yesterday afternoon; the rest of us got here last night.”

The brothers broke apart, and Reaper took a step back to stare at the group of men. “Why didn’t you take those fuckers out before they dumped me over the side?”

Shade rested his weapon comfortably on his hip. “I wanted to, but Viper told me no. He said you had it under control. Viper was holding Rider back when I spotted you at the hull.”

Rider looked away uncomfortably as Shade recited what had been going on while he’d been underwater.

The fact that Viper commanded all the brothers to hold off, showed more about Viper’s confidence in him than words could. He didn’t have time to appreciate the fact or ask how they all had managed to slip onto the island. He needed to get to Ginny.

“We can talk on the boat. I have to get to Ginny.” Reaper turned back toward the dock. “Any of you got dry clothes to spare—”

“Wait ….” Viper stopped him. “Do you know which room they have her in? We’ve been working on a plan to get you two out, but we need her location.”

Reaper closed his eyes as a gust of wind sent a chill through him. “She’s in Allerton’s office,” Reaper told them, taking a pair of blue fatigues from Lucky.

Taking the guns out of the holsters and ammo out his pockets, he tore his clothes off, then started redressing.

“I can get her out. What I’m worried about is getting past the water patrols that Allerton has stationed to keep everyone from entering or leaving.” Reaper gave a grunt as he stomped his boot down on the ground to shove his foot farther inside.

“We’ve been working on a plan. You having the boat makes it a hell of a lot easier,” Viper stated as he and Rider lifted a brown tarp that was covering a hole. The men swiftly gathered the weapons and backpacks concealed underneath.

“We’ll drop Train, Lucky, and Jonas off at the back of the island, closest to the airport to get a plane ready while we go to the main dock. Allerton’s office is closer from there. Unfortunately, it’s also close to where he keeps his security headquarters.” Viper caught his impatient expression, yet he spared a quick glance to make sure all the men were geared up. “Shade, make the call.”

Shade took out a cell phone from the front pocket of his shirt.

“Viper … we need to go.”

“We’re not going in like a bulldozer, Reaper. We’re going in like a well-oiled machine. And to do that we need Shade to make that call.”

His sense of urgency multiplied the longer he stood there helpless while Ginny was left alone with Allerton.

Shade watched him dispassionately as he spoke into his cell phone. “Be waiting by the door in ten minutes.” Placing the phone back in his pocket, Shade nodded at Viper. “He’ll be there.”

“Move out,” Viper ordered to all the brothers. “Keep to the path where Shade took out the cameras.”

The men moved as one, with Viper going first and Jackal going last. Reaper had only met Shade’s brother-in-law a few times when he had accompanied Penni to visit Shade and Lily. While Reaper had never seen him in a fight, he didn’t have