Kylie Bray (Love, Hate and Billions)

I take my position as soldier on the left of Zero. Revving my engine.

My blood brother sashays his bike next to me as the others get into riding position.

It is my first BIG ride as a free bird, well as free as I could be.

“Does he know?” Killer asks me as he slips his helmet on.

I watch Beggar moving down the house closer to us, knowing she will be riding with Killer today and give her a chin lift.

“No. And you are not going to tell him,” I say to him, the warning evident in my cold voice.

It took me a few weeks to get used to the name Killer, but even I can say it's grown on me.

If he can accept me as Frost the least I could do is return the favor.

“Five years is a long time to live a lie.”

I laugh at that one, as he starts his bike just as Beggar swings her long legs over and holds his waist.

“Isn't the best memories based on one,” I state, as my eyes track all the others getting on their bikes.

changed,” He informs

me here, he might not see it but I do.” I put my feet in position and

you, then what? Once a Satan Sniper always a

gets back she can be a

away from me and taking his position at the front next to River,

in position. I turn my head giving

then we ride.

never craved the speed of the bike. I never needed the power of the

was a

they look at me and see the monster, but no one

he needed to be

said when I left the

did at the time, but it was my heart just

day I shot my first love,

moments that shape us into who we

take a ride on the wild side just doing

car racing, hiking, sky diving, drugs, anything to

outcome can go two ways, addiction or death, but hey, we're born to die

their parents, dying, sisters getting raped or brothers getting murdered just because they tried to be men and walked through that forbidden dark corner, that

emotional levels others wouldn't even