Page 40 of A Reaper's Devotion
Chapter Eleven
One Week Later
With help from Hank, August, Nixon, and Daniel, he was able to get Willow moved in quite quickly.They were packing up the last of her furniture as Peter, the realtor, finished taking photographs.
“Do you think it’s going to be on the market long?”
“Nah, I’ve already got several buyers lined up.All locals, so don’t worry.It’s rare for us to sell many places to someone who isn’t local.Lost Creek has way too much negative energy.”
Cyrus laughed, but Peter said goodbye to everyone and headed back toward town.
“Well, that’s the last of it,” Daniel said.“I’ve got to head back to the bar.I’ve got shit I need to do.”
“Hey, uh, have you heard from my brother yet?”Cyrus asked.
“Ray?No, not heard or seen from him in over a year now.”Daniel gripped the back of his neck.“Your dad said you went to see him.That he’s changed?”
“Yeah, he has, and I know he’s sorry about what went down between you and Amy.”
Daniel sighed.“Look, I’m still pissed about that, but the fact is, we got it covered, you know.I’m all about forgiving and forgetting so long as he learned a lesson.Besides, he’s a local, and I don’t shit on the locals.”
Cyrus nodded.“So, if he did come back, you’d be okay with that?”
“Providing he didn’t bring a whole bunch of shit with him.I’m good.”Daniel shook his hand and left.
Nixon and August were next to go, leaving him with Hank.
“I guess it’s just you and me,” he said.Hank slapped the hood of the truck.
Cyrus was about to climb in when he saw Old Sheriff Billy rushing toward them.
“Where’s Daniel?”
“He’s heading back to the bar, but with the direction he went, I’m assuming he’s going to see Amy and his kid,” Cyrus said.
“Fuck!”
“Dude, you want to tell us what the problem is?”Hank asked.“We’re Reapers, after all.”
Hank whispered the word “Reapers,” so no one would know.Cyrus was starting to think everyone in town knew exactly who they were, they just stayed quiet about it, because they did a good thing in protecting the town.
Old Sheriff Billy did not look happy.He lost his sense of humor as he realized it was serious.
“You remember the guy that brought that girl into our town.Luke Smith?”he asked.
Cyrus nodded.“Yeah, kind of hard not to.We’re the ones who went with Daniel and checked out his home.We also found the other two women he stole, remember?”
