The Biker's Secret Torment: MC Romance: Talon (Rosesson Brothers) by Lisa Ladew Read Free Book Online Page A

and sat in her chair. She came close to me, putting me on high alert, but all she did was grab her textbook and take it to her bed. She lay down and propped the book up so she could read it.
    I chewed my pizza and tried not to think about her, about Jaze, about anything.
    The next time I looked back at her, her eyes were closing and her book was drooping dangerously close to her nose. I stood and took the book from her. "Hey, you got an extra pillow?"
    She shook her head sleepily and patted the spot next to her. "This is my only one."
    "How about a blanket?"
    "No, sorry," she said, looking suddenly like she was exhausted. Who could blame her? It had been a hell of a day.
    She flipped her blanket up and patted the spot next to her again, her voice heavy. "Share mine."
    I eyed her in her tiny bed. No way we would even fit in it together without touching. A lot. I would never be able to sleep with her that close to me.
    "I'll find something," I said, walking to her closet.
    "You can't sleep on the floor, Talon. I won't let you," she called softly.
    "Watch me."
    I heard her move behind me and turned around. She was on the floor in the spot I had picked out for me, curling her arms under her head.
    "Crystal, no."
    "Yes. If you sleep on the floor, I sleep on the floor."
    "Stubborn fucking woman," I muttered and walked back over to her. "Fine, get in the bed."
    She smiled like I had paid her a compliment, her eyes mostly closed. I could see the exhaustion settling on her.
    A moment later, I was in bed with Crystal. She turned on her side and scooched all the way over to the wall to give me room. I perched on the far edge of her bed, trying not to touch her. My dick still knew she was there though.
    It was gonna be a long night.
     
    ***
     
    Crystal
     
    Talon, in my bed. It had been my steady fantasy for the last seven years, long before I ever had any idea what I would do with him if I got him in there.
    Fatigue weighed me down, confusing my thoughts. Everything was crashing on me at once and I just needed sleep. But I wanted to stay awake to smell his masculine scent, maybe ask him to rub my shoulder again, enjoy his proximity. What I wanted to do even more was roll over to face him, then beg him to tear my clothes off and make love to me.
    Yeah right . He wouldn't make love to you, he would fuck you, a small part of me chided, the part that knew Talon well, the part that had seen him melt women with just a glance, always wishing it was me he was looking at.
    A good fuck would be even better .
    But I didn't do it. I couldn't bring myself to say a word, move a muscle. Because the worst thing that could happen to me was definitely not getting fucked instead of made love to. It was being told no, nothing will ever happen between us, you're nothing but a sister to me.
    That would kill me.
    I burrowed deeper into my covers. Best to forget about it for now. I was so exhausted I couldn't do anything even if I wanted to. My body angled backwards on its own, seeking out comfort, touch. If all I got was brotherly concern I would take it. It would rip my heart in two, but it would be better than nothing.
    As I felt myself floating downwards into sleep I snuggled into him and dreamed that I felt his body respond to me.
    In my dream, at least, he wanted me.

Chapter 10
     
    Talon
     
    Crystal pushed through the heavy double doors in front of me, and walked down the hall to the classroom where she would be taking her test, her mind obviously far away. I ran to catch up with her and grabbed her arm.
    "Should I wait out here?"
    She looked around. "Nah, security might give you a hard time if they see you. You don't exactly fit in, you know."
    I raised my eyebrows. I knew.
    "Come in the classroom. The professor is cool. He won't care if you sit in the back as long as you are quiet."
    "Ok." She kept looking up and down the hallway at the people passing us, her eyes nervously scanning faces. I hoped what had happened to her yesterday wasn't going to