Page 9 of The Fighter
“Raven, for the last time, you’ll refer to me as Sir or Inspector.”
“Cameron lets me call him Cam.”
Cameron avoided my hard look. It was clear he had a soft spot for Raven. “I don’t care what Cameron does. You’ll call me Sir or Inspector.”
Raven tilted her head with a playful smile. “How about you come in here and make me?”
Some of the other men couldn’t hide their amusement with her putting me on the spot like this.
“Um, are you gonna spank her ass for being a brat, or can I do it?” Cameron’s question was for me, but he was looking at Raven.
“Okay, I’ll teach you a few lessons, Raven. But I don’t want a fucking audience when I take you down.”
The men protested when I pointed to the door. As they walked out a few of them shared their opinion, “Fucking highlight of the year and then we don’t get to see it. Way to be a dick, Inspector.”
“He’s just afraid she’ll take him down and he’ll be humiliated.”
“Nah, I think it’s more like he’s hoping to have her go down but in a more pleasant way, you know.” Gruff male laughter was heard until the door slammed behind the last one.
“Is that true?” Raven asked with an amused smile. “Are you hoping for me to go down?” Her eyes fell to my crotch, but I knew her mind games and didn’t take the bait.
“Stop trying to fuck with my brain. It won’t work on me.”
She tilted her head to the other side and gave an innocent smile. “I’m not very experienced with sex but I’m having a hard time seeing the anatomy of it. How do you fuck with someone’s brain exactly?”
“You don’t! All you have to worry about for now is understanding and using the right titles when you speak to me and other employees at this station.” While talking I was putting on thin safety gloves made of Protego. “First there’s you, a recruit, then there’s Monroe, who’s a cadet. After that comes officer, sergeant, and then comes inspector, which is what I am. Are you following so far?”
“Yes. I’m just wondering why you’re not putting on a helmet…”
“Because we won’t have any blows from the neck up. Maybe a black eye would teach you some humility, but I’m sure as hell not sending you home to your dad with one.”
Raven removed her helmet and tossed it to the side while shaking her large mane of dark curls.
“As I was saying, I’m an inspector and the next time I get promoted I’ll be a chief inspector. After that comes lieutenant, and captain. Captains are typically mature men and they don’t see much action as they mostly work at the station.”
“Got it.”
“After captain comes Commander, and we only have one in our country.”
“Magni Aurelius.”
“Yes.”
“So, are we going to get physical today or should I sit down and take notes, Professor?”
I clapped my hands together and with a hard expression, I took up fight position. “You’re being disrespectful again.”
“I’m sorry about that. It’s just that it takessolittle.” Raven had a smug smile on her face when she got into position as well.
“Cameron was right, you know, you shouldn’t have allowed White to get so close to you. Let’s see if you do better with me.”
Raven’s eyes were shining with excitement and her nostrils were flaring in anticipation of my first attack.
My first high kick she blocked and with incredible speed, she placed her foot where my face would have been if I hadn’t ducked.
I puffed out air. “I told you, neck and down only.”
“My bad, I mistook your head for your ass.”
