Shadow Reaper: An Urban Fantasy: 1 (Gatekeeper)

The dead are restless and a whole lot less cooperative than they have been. That was true even before I drew the short straw and ended up with Vampire duty. Since then Reaping has taken way more time. So much Im worried Ill lose all the clients from the career that actually feeds me. I run a small private pilot school. It pays most of the bills and means I dont have to keep regular hours.Death wants me to remain in one piece. Shes bailed me out often enough shes all but ordered me to find other employment. I just smile and nod after our little talks and then I climb back into a cockpit.Our last toe-to-toe didnt go so well. She went and assigned Vampires to me. Thats when Reaping turned into a million-hour-a-week job. I can almost hear the Reaper who was stuck with them before laughing his head off.I shepherd souls to the other side. Vampires have zero interest in leaving but I have a quota to fill. Means I have to trick them but it didnt work for long. Theyre onto me. Damn Death anyway. She painted a target on my back and now the Vamps are out for blood.In more ways than one.