Forsaken - Book 2 (Star Crossed MC Lovers) by Sierra Rose Read Free Book Online

let anything happen to you, Lucky." She moved toward me, but I held up my hand.
    "I'm a grown man, girl. I'll decide what does and doesn't happen to me." I looked up in time to see her flinch at the anger in my voice.
    "Very true." She slid her hands into her jeans pockets. "I'll leave you to it then."
    I waited until she reached the door, which felt like it took far too long. She had to feel more than she was letting on. I was bubbling over with the need to beg her to love me, which was ridiculous. She already did. "If you ever change your mind. I still love you more than any man should love a woman."
    Her shoulders slumped, and I swallowed the hot ball of devastation  lodged in my throat.
    She glanced back at me. "Sex?"
    "What?" I leaned against the desk, trying to appear far more casual than I was.
    "I want sex. With you. Can that be all that we have for now?" She turned and bit at her lip as if awaiting my reply.
    I thought about it for a minute, knowing good and damn well that I'd take anything she offered. I nodded and wrapped my arms around my chest.
    "Yeah, we can be fuck-buddies, but just like the good old days... keep it on the down-low. You're not exactly idolized in my club." I winked at her and watched her go.
    I waited a few minutes after she left to slump down in my chair and let my emotions go. I wasn't a kid anymore, but it felt like the weight of the world came crashing down on me. The need to hold her close, to warm up against her and promise her the world threatened to choke me. I cried for an hour or so, letting myself feel all the regret, the anger, the pain of losing her--only to gain part of her back.
    Some part of me wanted to believe that the sex would turn back into our relationship – that it would lead to some kind of future, but I was too scared to hope. If it didn't work out, I'd lose more of myself than I ever thought possible. I wouldn't be the quality man the Stone Wolves wanted.
    I would be a Black Heart--simply by nature.
    ***
     
    I slept at the old warehouse, just because it was convenient, and my buzz was too much to drive back to the lodge. Besides, the place smelled like Selene and the sex we had earlier. I couldn't look around without seeing her spread out or hearing her moaning. The desire to take my time and explore her perfect body rode me hard. After a year of doing without, I was itching to get back to her. Trying to get to sleep was a fucking nightmare -- literally.
    It was a rough night. Like racing down memory lane and getting kicked in the nuts ten times. But well worth it, anyhow. Good stuff.
    I checked for texts. Dane wanted to have breakfast, and I was down for it. He would be a good distraction, and he'd mentioned something about getting more information on Rafael. After losing Lena a year before, my sole focus had been to take her father out of the picture. He was a  monster, and I knew without a doubt that he was part of the reason that we weren't together.
    Pulling up to the Lunch Box Bar & Grill, I locked up my bike and walked in. One of the cute waitresses glanced up and smiled at me.
    "Hey, Lucky. How are you, baby?"
    "Good, Lizzy. You?" I waited to hear her reply, and then took my seat across from Dane. The look on his face was comical.
    "How do you do that shit? It's unfair. Honestly. It is." He shook his head as he lifted his coffee cup to his lips.
    "Do what?" I tried to give him an innocent look, but most likely failed at it.
    "Do nothing and have every fucking female in the place sweet-talking your ugly ass?" Dane chuckled.
    "I keep my ass covered. It's my face they like." I wagged my eyebrows and turned to glance up at Lizzy. "I'll take a coffee if you got some back there."
    She smiled. "Anything for you."
    Dane rolled his eyes at me the minute the girl left.
    "I saw Lena last night." I worked to get my leather bomber off before sitting back.
    "What? Where?" Dane leaned forward as if I'd told him some great secret. I knew in that moment, like I had many