Crash and Burn

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CRASH & BURN

A Back Down Devil
MC Novel

Stealing a
motorcycle, crashing it, witnessing a bomb explosion, and being held at
gunpoint while begging for her life is a far cry from the life that Avery Smith
is trying to escape in the first place, but as
 
she winds up in the strong, sexy
 
arms of another biker, she
can't help but wonder why she would want to leave that life ever again.

Landon Cryen
 
knows it's a mistake to
bring Avery into the clubhouse. There's too much going on right now. In the
midst of
 
a
raging war with a rival crew, they have to satisfy a business deal and find the
ones responsible for almost killing a fellow member in a bombing. But sensing
Avery's pain - and feeling her body - has Landon questioning everything he
believes in. The pressure puts him over the edge and soon he and the Back Down
Devil MC are blackmailed into handling the murder of a man who can potentially
take down the MC.

Avery knows she
should run away, but she can't escape Landon - or Back Down Devil MC. She knows
more than she should, so she decides to step up and prove her feelings for
Landon and her respect for the club.

Once Avery steps
into a dangerous world without the protection of the MC, she has to find the
strength that had once been taken from her... the question is, will her
strength be enough to make it back to Landon's arms safely?

one.

The day was slowly dying with a soft breeze and warm air.
Behind a thin trail of exhaust and gas fumes rested the town of Frelen,
California, close to the coast and protected by the crew of Back Down Devil
Motorcycle Club.

The focus had shifted from protection and to survival. A few
of the guys had a sense of faith; one wore a rosary around his neck, a couple
others displayed crosses on their arms or chests, but most of Back Down Devil
MC
’
s faith existed in the
two wheels on the road, the knives and guns they carried, and the fire in their
eyes for the truest freedom that only some men could handle.

On their way to the hospital, Landon rode alongside Shay,
who was supposed to be the victim here. Someone had put a bomb in Shay
’
s new car, but it hadn
’
t gone off in time. When the
bomb ignited, Erik had been right there. It was a damn miracle that Erik hadn
’
t been blown to pieces. It was
even more of a miracle that Erik was still alive now.

In front of them rode Gaige and Miller and in the back was
Blaine. They all took turns visiting Erik in the hospital. He was in a delicate
state. The mental effect of being attacked and not being able to seek out the
necessary revenge on the asshole who tried to kill someone in Back Down Devil
MC was almost worse than the physical pain. There hadn
’
t even been a meeting yet to discuss thoughts and
options on who could have done the bombing and how to properly approach it.

If it were up to Landon, he
’
d
love to convince Gaige to just finish off the Eight Under crew. They were definitely
suspects after Gaige flew into a revenge filled fury that ended with Gaige
killing two guys in Eight Under, one of which he kidnapped and tortured by
cutting his eyeballs out.

It was a sick life, but that
’
s
how true justice was served. Right or wrong, fair or not, it didn
’
t fucking matter. What mattered
was that Back Down Devil rode the streets when they wanted and they did what
was needed.

Pulling into the hospital, the roars of the engines
announced the MC
’
s arrival.
Frebrough Medical was the closest hospital and with the history between the
doctors, administrators, and the MC, it gave the crew the ability to receive
medical care in a way nobody else in town did.

Miller skipped the normal parking lot and went around to the
back of the hospital. He parked right against the building, the rest of the
motorcycles pulling into line. They all turned their engines off.

“
Fuck, I
hate this shit,
”
Blaine
said as he took his helmet off.

“
What
shit?
”
Gaige asked.

“
Hospitals.
People are up there dying, man. Fuck, someone could have died just now.
”

“
People
are dying everywhere,
”
Miller said. His deep voice was a strong voice of reason.
“
Everywhere, brother.
”

“
This is
for Erik,
”
Landon said.
“
I don
’
t give a fuck about anyone else in this place. As
long as the doctors keep him patched up and get him out of here soon.
”

“
He
’
s got a long road,
”
Griffin said.

“
A long
road to revenge,
”
Landon
said.
“
One we haven
’
t talked about yet.
”

“
Soon,
”
Miller said.

Miller motioned with his head and everyone began to walk.
Miller, Gaige, Shay, and Griffin walked first. Landon looked around, feeling
uneasy. It could have just been the hospital itself bothering him, but ever
since the bombing, he had grown insanely paranoid. The entire crew was
paranoid, and without a plan to fix it, everyone turned to booze and pussy to
let off steam. And, of course, fighting. Drink. Fight. Fuck. Over and over,
night after night, day after day.

Blaine put an arm around Landon and smiled.
“
Listen, bro, I brought something
to drink. If you need a nip.
”

“
I
’
m good.
”

“
It
’
s hard looking at his face
though. I mean, what
’
s that
going to look like when it scars?
”

“
Fuck,
Blaine,
”
Landon said.
“
He was almost fucking killed,
bro. Give him a break.
”

“
Sorry.
Just
…
fuck. That
’
s going to be hard to get pussy
like that.
”

“
Not
when he tells the story,
”
Landon said.
“
He took the
bomb for another guy in the MC. They
’
ll
be dropping to their knees like wildfire.
”

Blaine stopped walking and put his hands to his hips.
“
Fuck, man, you
’
re right.
”

Landon laughed as Blaine looked like a brokenhearted kid.
“
What
’
s wrong?
”

“
Make me
a promise,
”
Blaine said.
“
Next time there
’
s a bomb, let me jump on it,
okay? I could use a few scars to ugly my face up.
”

“
You
’
re already fucking ugly, bro.
”

“
Hey,
fuck you,
”
Blaine said.
“
Chicks love this face. But a
long scar on my cheek
…”

Landon turned and went into the hospital.

They took the steps and at the first landing, they opened
the door and were in a hallway. Miller led the way to the elevator and they
rode up to the fifth floor. Nurses that saw the group of bikers all looked
away. A few charged away, obviously afraid of dumb rumors. It pissed Landon
off, making him want to punch a few holes in the wall. Really give people
something to be afraid of.

Miller knocked on the door and opened it.
“
Surprise.
”

They entered the room as a nurse checked on Erik. He had
more bandages on his body than clothing. Miraculously, nothing had been broken.
The worst was the fall to the ground after being lifted off his feet. He had a
few staples in the back of his head and the doctors were mostly concerned about
a concussion. So far, Erik seemed as fine as he could get, considering the look
of rage in his eyes. His face looked like hell though. His skin was red and
melted. Blaine was certainly right, there would be some intense scars on his
face.

“
How you
feeling, bro?
”
Blaine
asked. He patted Erik
’
s
foot.

“
I feel
like I was blown the fuck up,
”
Erik said.

The nurse cleared her throat and her cheeks were red.
“
I
’
ll
leave you be now. Please let me know if you need anything.
”

“
Release
papers,
”
Erik said.
“
I have to get out there.
”

“
I can
’
t help with that,
”
the nurse said.

“
Then
fuck off.
”

“
Christ,
”
Gaige said.
“
Calm down
…”

Landon turned to the nurse and put a hand to her shoulder.
She looked at his large hand, the rings on his fingers, the ink on his knuckles
and wrist.

“
Look,
don
’
t take that personally,
”
Landon said.
“
You
’
d be pissed off too.
”

“
I understand,
”
the nurse said.

She turned and walked out of the room. Landon checked out
her ass and nodded.

“
If she
were ten years younger
…”

“
I
’
d take it now,
”
Blaine said.
“
I don
’
t give a fuck about age.
”

“
We
know,
”
Gaige said.

“
I
’
m serious
…
if there
’
s
tread on the tires, ride it. Fuck, even if she couldn
’
t get wet
…”

“
Jesus
Christ, brother,
”
Shay
called out.

Blaine put his hands up in defeat.

“
How are
you feeling?
”
Miller asked.

“
Like
hell,
”
Erik said.
“
I dream about it. I feel pain. I
look out the window and can
’
t
see the ground
…
I know I
’
m above the world right now. The
asshole that did this is out there, enjoying himself.
”

“
You can
’
t worry about it,
”
Landon said.
“
We will take care of it all.
Once you
’
re out.
”

“
That
’
s right,
”
Gaige said.
“
There
’
s no business until you take
your seat at the table.
”

“
I
fucking hate that,
”
Erik
said.
“
I want
…”
Erik looked down and closed
his eyes.

“
How bad
is the pain?
”
Landon asked.

“
Comes
and goes.
”

“
Hey, I
bet they have some wicked good pain meds though,
”
Blaine said.

Erik looked up and smiled.
“
Fucking
amazing stuff. Gets me so high, I
’
m
just flying around this hospital.
”

“
Good
for you, bro,
”
Blaine said
and smiled.

“
We
wanted to just check up on you,
”
Miller said.
“
Make sure you
know your brothers miss you, man.
”

“
You
’
ll get your revenge, Erik,
”
Gaige said.
“
Right now we
’
re battling time. And that
fucking sucks.
”

“
Yeah,
”
Erik said.

“
There
’
s something Landon came up with,
”
Griffin said.
“
A little relaxation present for
you.
”

“
He has
the pain meds,
”
Blaine
said.
“
What else
…”

Landon pulled out his cell and opened it. He pressed a
button and made the call.

“
Hey,
love, you there? Okay. We
’
re
here waiting.
”

“
What
the fuck did you assholes do?
”
Erik asked.
“
I
’
m not in any fucking mood right
now.
”

“
I bet
you will be,
”
Landon said.

He reached forward and patted between Erik
’
s legs. Erik tried to kick and
then groaned in pain.

“
Fucking
dick,
”
Erik growled.

Landon laughed.

“
Hey,
”
Miller said,
“
are you done playing with his
cock?
”

A knock sounded at the door. Landon smiled and backed up. He
opened the door and let the tall, curvy woman into the room. She wore a tight
white nursing outfit, complete with fishnet stockings, cherry red nails and
lips, and big blue eyes that matched her giant rack.

“
Holy
fuck,
”
Blaine said.
“
You
’
re a nurse?
”

“
I
’
m a kind of nurse, sweetheart,
”
the woman said.
“
I fix any and all problems.
”

“
I
’
m having a problem right now,
”
Blaine said.
“
There
’
s no room in my pants for my big dick. Want to
check it out?
”

“
Cool
it,
”
Gaige said.
“
This is for Erik, not you, bro.
”

“
For me?
”
Erik asked.

“
Aw,
look at this,
”
the nurse
said.
“
You look hurt. You
look tense. You look
…
ready
…”

The nurse slid her hand under the sheet and made it very
clear what she was reaching for. Her hand motion moved up and down fast, instantly
putting a smile on Erik
’
s face.

“
Finally,
”
Landon said.
“
He fucking smiles.
”