Chapter 13: The Price Of A CollarThe Sheriff's Office, Temperance, South Dakota... Folded fingers moved through the loops of Brick's jeans as he awaited the arrival of the county Sheriff following up on the events of the previous night when he brought in the junkie who had attacked the young waitress from the diner. Brick leaned against the nearby wooden wall, his cut against the grain, and his heavy black boots dug at the heels into the hardwood floor as he waited for the sheriff to make an appearance following a previous call to an emergency. He had not been as patient as most who had visited the office and was more than anxious about being there due to his checkered past of sorts, but he needed to make sure the junkie would be held accountable after what he'd done to the young waitress. Sheriff Marian Tillman seemed to have seen better days as he approached the station with a grim expression filed across his dazed and frown-driven face. He was a lawman of average size with
Chapter 14: The Pros And Cons Of An Unconventional RelationshipForest Lake High School, Temperance, South Dakota... Layla was fortunate that her father had not returned from the previous night out and that she didn't have to worry about having to clean up the house after his insistence upon making it a mess every chance he got. She'd gone to school and suffered through the most mundane aspects of her day before finally getting to have a break via lunch. Casey had been busy with cheerleading practice once again and couldn't join them, but everyone seemed to understand that her life had been pulled in different directions ever since they made it to high school. As they sat and chatted about events from the past and what was to come with the new school year due to the one they were in was only a few months away from coming to an end, Layla seemed more or less preoccupied and her friends had immediately taken notice. "Something on your mind Layla?" asked Derrick already going
Chapter 15: Rallying The BoysThe Outskirts Of Temperance, South Dakota... Much like always, Brick Kenneally revved the engine of his bike, getting the attention of his club mates as he ordered them rather wordlessly to ride in formation just as they pulled out of the sleepy little South Dakota town. Rooster had been puzzled as to why Brick was in such a hurry to leave when they were still awaiting a package that had been a ways off. Brick explained that they had a detour to make due to a personal favor from Sheriff Tillman. Rooster had been none too keen on doing favors for a cop no less but he trusted his godson's judgment and rode with him anyway. The rest of the boys followed suit eager to see what kind of new trouble they could stir up once they reached their destination. Despite being in the middle of a retrieval assignment, Brick found himself doing a bit more reflecting once they had crossed state lines and headed toward Iowa. He couldn't help but feel a pang of something h
Chapter 16: An Almost Full DisclosureThe Backroom, Earl's Diner, Temperance, South Dakota... Layla moved as slowly as ever when her shift at Earl's Diner had finally winded down. She had not been feeling too enthusiastic about her day ever since a strange feeling washed over her and she felt as if she'd been losing something. Her young heart seemed to ache for something she couldn't fathom and try as she might, the sadness only continued to build as the day passed and she settled back into her familiar routine. Phoebe entered the back room confused as to why Layla had seen sop out of sorts as of late. She deduced it had something to do with the previous day and had been quite adamant about hounding her for the answers to the numerous questions she had about what transpired. Layla had been in less of a mood to answer them as she had previously but knew Phoebe wouldn't let up until she told her. "So..." said Phoebe, as of this were a casual conversation, as she walked over to
Chapter 17: A Matter Of ProtocolThe Kandid Bar and Grill, Kanid, Iowa... The revving of engines died down as Brick and the remainder of the Howler M.C. pulled into the parking lot of a bar just on the outskirts of the rather small town known as Kanid. Brick took a few moments to survey the area as he noted the bikes of another nine individuals who had stopped in for a drink. One quick sniff of the air told Brick all he needed to know as the unseemly glow of his eyes indicated that he'd been familiar with the rival bikers who had operated in this territory. Rooster seemed to have fond memories of the place as he smirked when looking at the collection of bikes. Gunner had his attention on the markings and turned his nose up at the stench he perceived to have been coming from them. "Smell like...Badgers," said Brick breaking the silence that had befallen them from the moment of their arrival. "Yep, it's them Badgers alright," replied Rooster. "Mortal scum if ever I smelled one.
Chapter 18: A Rather Disappointing EveningThe Quinn Residence, Backwoods, Temperance, South Dakota... By the time Layla got home, it was on its way to being quite late as she took note of the porchlight and the screen door being propped open. She could tell by the lack of Brutus, the slobbering rottweiler, being in the back and chained to his house, that Jarrett had returned home for the evening. She sighed as she made her way inside dreading having to clean up yet another round of mess that the two of them would leave behind. Still, she'd been much too busy with her thoughts to care very much as she moved quickly through the house and toward her bedroom passing a half-slumbering Jarrett along the way as he lounged in his armchair with Brutus at his feet like before. She took note of the loud volumed television in the background but ignored it as the frequent snoring on the part of her passed-out drunken father seemed to be competing with it in some odd fashion. Layla tossed her
Chapter 19: A Stroll Down Memory LaneThe Kandid Bar, Kanid, Iowa... Brick took a long slow sip of his third beer as he sat at the bar eyeing everyone in the place, his grey gaze fell upon the lovely blonde with deep brown eyes known as Barbra "Barbie" Marshal. While she was the wife of Badger M.C. president and founder Kenneth "Ken" Louis Marshall, she was also a woman with which he had an interesting sexual history. The subject of Ken's debt to a rabid band of loan sharks had been brought up a time or two, but he had known the reason he'd taken on the debt himself and she was staring at him from across the room. Once Barbra found out that men were coming to kill Ken, she reached out to his old war buddy of sorts and the rest was history. Brick came riding into town, killed the debt collectors, and paid those attempting to collect out of his funds. Ken's debt was clear but it would come at a price. Brick, being someone that didn't do something for anything was bribed via Barbie i
Chapter 20: A Howling Good TimeAbandoned Storage Room, Unknown Shack, Kandid, Iowa..... Urgency and need seemed to drive the already curious actions of the semi-drunken Brick Kenneally as he gripped the hips of a rather feisty young woman with long dark hair and fishnet leggings trailed up her surprisingly meaty thighs. He bit at the flesh of her neck as she panted in his rather powerful arms whimpering as he pulled her close and spread her legs wide enough for her lower body to accommodate his massive girth as she moaned out loud despite trying to keep others from knowing what she'd gotten up to when she left the bar. She smelled of strawberry-scented body spray and tasted like fresh spring water as Brick ran his long tongue along her sweat-slick flesh, which also had the bonus of being alcohol-infused. Her legs trembled and barely held her up as Brick scooped her smaller body into his lap, leaning her forward as he helped her out of her skirt and cast it aside. He had already