passionate. Talon ’ s
wild body thrusting at me, throwing me into the mirror. I don ’ t know if it was my back or his
fist that broke the mirror. But, again, I didn ’ t
care.
He had given me a chance to leave.
Any other guy in Devil Call would have
just ordered me to stay or leave. But Talon gave me an option. That should have
been a red flag, right? I should have taken it as a sign to grab my clothes and
go somewhere safe.
Somewhere like Layne ’ s room.
I had slept in Layne ’ s bed many nights. He would
either sleep on the floor or sleep on the very edge of the bed, keeping as much
distance between us as possible.
But that night, I wanted more. I
wanted more of Talon.
So I moved back on the bed and sat
there. Fully naked. Still turned on.
I looked at Talon ’ s chiseled body. He reached down
and grabbed his jeans. That was all he put on himself. I leaned a little toward
the edge of the bed and he put a hand out.
“ No,
babe, I don ’ t think so, ” he said. “ You ’ re not wearing a fucking thing until I tell you to
do so. We have to talk. ”
“ Talk? ”
“ You
saw something. I want to know what. ”
“ I
saw … what do you mean? ”
“ You
were on the back of Layne ’ s
motorcycle, ” Talon said. He
folded his arms. “ You
always ride with him? ”
“ Not … always, ” I said. “ I
mean, he told me to come with him. I had a rough night because of … just stuff. ”
“ One
of the guy ’ s fucking you? ”
I nodded. “ Yes. ”
Talon gritted his teeth. “ I fucking hate the thought of
that. The image makes me want to fucking break something. ”
That turned me on. Was I really
making Talon jealous somehow?
Talon climbed on top of the bed and
came to me. His fingertips touched my shoulders and ran down to my breasts.
When he touched my nipples, I moaned and shivered.
“ You
okay? ”
“ It
hurts … just a little. ”
But Talon didn ’ t apologize. He grinned. “ You ’ ll get used to it soon enough. ”
Ohmygod …
I was wet again. Seriously wet.
I took a deep breath and swallowed
hard.
Talon ’ s
left hand came up to my shoulder. His right hand ran down to my waist. He
leaned in and kissed my forehead.
I closed my eyes and smelled him.
He stunk of sex, sweat, desire, and something so powerful and manly that it
made me feel like I was both in danger and safe at the same time.
Once we were comfortable and under
the covers, Talon picked up where he left off. And not with his hands either.
“ Where
did you and Layne go? ”
“ Just
for a ride. Then he got the call that you were getting out. He really thought
you were dead, Talon. Everyone did. I mean, when Alec came in … he died right on the floor. ”
“ Yeah,
well, if I was here, I wouldn ’ t
have let Alec do something so dumb, ” Talon said with a growl in his throat. “ I
lost the direction of my club, Everly. I ’ m
going to get it back. ”
“ It ’ s been hard for Layne. ”
“ I
know what it ’ s been for
him. ”
“ But
you ’ ve been … away …”
Talon looked at me. I knew the eyes
he was giving me. The eyes that said I needed to get the fuck out of his room.
So I swallowed hard and decided to keep my mouth shut.
“ What
did you see when you were with Layne? ”
“ You
mean … Gabel? ”
“ I
don ’ t know, ” Talon said. “ I ’ m
asking you to tell me what you fucking saw. ”
“ Layne
went near to the edge of town. A car pulled into a parking lot. It was an older
car. One of those with a really big trunk. Then Gabel came next. We couldn ’ t see what was happening though.
Layne crept forward, but then as quick as they came, they left. Gabel first,
the car second. ”
“ Who
was in the car? ”
“ I
don ’ t know. ”
“ Tell
me what he looked like. ”
“ Looked
tall and skinny. A really big head and face. Maybe bald. I don ’ t know. He held the steering
wheel tight and drove away fast. ”
“ Yeah.
I think I know who that is. ”
“ Who
was it?