Page 56 of The Fighter
“Do you have to be such a brat right now? I was protecting you.”
Raven’s smile didn’t reach her eyes. “And you’ll continue to protect me by teaching me everything you know.”
I growled low. “Don’t fucking push me, Raven. I’m not your little servant and don’t forget I have surveillance at my house. If you accuse me of rape, there will be video evidence to show that you broke into my house. It’s not like I kidnapped you and tied you down.”
“Hmm.” Raven shook her head. “Enough with all your sexual fantasies, Leo.”
I snorted. “Kidnapping you is not my fantasy, but tying you down might make my top three if you keep blackmailing me.”
“I’m simply stating what I want from you.”
“Action and fight training.”
“Yes.” She looked into my eyes. “Action and fight training.”
There was something about this woman that spoke to a primeval part of me. “And what about the kind of action we had in my house? Do you want that too?”
Raven turned her face away. “It was nice until you opened your mouth.”
My sharp reply came fast. “Funny, ’cause I remember you liking my mouth.”
She raised an eyebrow and let her eyes fall to my lips. “As long as you use it for oral, sure.”
“Fuck you! How is what you just said any better than what I said that night? You’re such a hypocrite.”
Raven blinked her eyes. “I didn’t say oral is the only thing you’re good for. I’ve told you I want to learn from you as well.”
I scoffed. “You’re standing here, treating me like I’m some kind of private tool for you to use and blackmail. Fuck that!”
Raven pushed her chest out and tensed her jaw. “Do you want to tell Magni what you did to me? I could get you in serious trouble.”
I stepped forward, my chest almost touching hers. “Or you could admit that what we did was consensual and fucking amazing.”
Raven’s eyes were dilated and her chest was rising and falling. “Maybe for you.”
Our eyes were clashing like the two strong fighters that we were. “Admit it. I made you come and you loved it.”
“Fine. But I didn’t like how it ended.”
Taking a huge chance, I lifted my hand and cupped her face. “But you liked how it started, didn’t you?”
Her breathing was fast and shallow.
“And you liked everything in between, didn’t you?”
She didn’t deny it and that was all I needed to kiss her, but Raven was quick to place her hand in front of my lips.
“Don’t, Leo.”
“Why not? You just admitted that you liked it.”
Stepping back, Raven pressed herself against her door, her large mane covering the purple nameplate that Mila had made for her. “I was just curious, but we can’t do it again. You Nmen get funny with women and I’m not letting you claim me.”
“Funny how?”
“If we have sex, you’ll think I belong to you. I’m not like Gennie so I won’t lead you on. But I’m not interested in marriage. At least not with someone like you.”
“Someone like me? What the fuck is that supposed to mean?”
