Free Forbidden (Star Crossed MC Lovers, #1) by Sierra Rose

my day because of my dad, but nothing this bad. I dropped my hand from my face and realized that the testing was in full swing.
    I wasn't supposed to do anything but stand there and show support for Knife. If I could handle seeing and smelling the trauma in front of me, I'd pass.
    The boy cried out loudly and jerked around again, his dark blond hair matted to his face and his eyes pinched shut.
    "Shouldn't these guys be trying to get him into the truck and on the way to the hospital?" Knife asked and glanced over at me.
    I crossed my hands over my chest and met his steely gaze. "You want me to help?"
    A smile lifted his mouth and he shook his head. "No, but you get points for offering."
    I shrugged as if it were no big thing. No fucking way I was touching that guy.
    The three men finally got hold of the kid and jogged toward the exit before losing their grip and dropping him. One of them yelled out, and I moved without thinking, cupping the boy's head before it hit the ground.
    "Thanks, son." The paramedic looked up and nodded at me. The fear in the man's eyes seared me to the center of my soul.
    "No problem." I moved back as they got a grip on the kid again and wiped my hands on my jeans before crossing my arms over my chest.
    "Those fucking, drug-dealing bastards." The cop was ranting and raving about Selene's family, which didn't surprise me at all.
    Sickness rolled through me at the thought of her being in the large clubhouse where they stayed on the edge of town. We all knew her mother was dead, and her grandmother had a small place far from them. Was she the only woman with all those guys?
    The need to protect her bolted through me, but I pushed it away. She was choosing to pledge to her father's club, knowing good and damn well what he was up to.
    Why?
    I had to talk to her, but now wasn't the time.
    "You ready to go, Lucky?" Knife walked over to me and patted my arm. "I wanted you to see firsthand what we deal with. Our brotherhood is about protecting those who can't protect themselves in our little town. The Delgados are an evil breed. Keep that in mind the next time that pretty little sweet butt bats her eyelashes at you. I want you to stay away from her at all costs. If this membership means anything to you, then quit talking to her."
    “I only talked to her in high school,” I said.
    “But you helped her with her bike the other day.”
    “She was stranded.”
    “Okay, so I’ll let that one slide. But from now on, don’t fucking talk to her. Got it?”
    “Loud and clear.”
    “We don’t fraternize with the enemy.”
    I knew I had messed up. That morning we'd all approached Selene on the side of the road, I'd been the first to offer her help. Of course, they knew I cared about her. But even if it was just a simple friendship, anything was too much.
    We were on opposite sides of the railroad tracks, and could never be anything like I’d hoped we might. I let out a long sigh and nodded, and then followed quietly behind a man that I respected very much. Maybe it was best to let Selene go.
    "Rusty, you and Blade go see to it that Ms. Keller gets home alright. She's pretty torn up in there." He glanced back at me. "Lucky, you and Animal go get inked. There's six symbols you'll need on your back to join us. The first one is yours for the taking today."
    Animal wagged his eyebrows at me and growled. "Let's go, my pretty. Time to markup that girlie body of yours."
    I rolled my eyes and got back on my hog, working hard not to let the boys see how fucked up I was from seeing the kid lose himself on the floor back there.
    We rode at a leisurely place to the ink slinger and I was first to go back. The man knew exactly what I needed when I repeated Knife's words. I lay down on my stomach and closed my eyes, letting my thoughts shift back to Selene and her sexy little tongue swirling around my cock.
    She was hot. Blisteringly so. I needed her again, but some part of me had to wonder if the attraction didn't have