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“Oh, I never go up there.”
“I know.”
“How?” She frowns, not believing me.
“Well, earlier when we were playing hide and seek I noticed two things: There was dust on the doorknob, and the room was locked.”
“It’s more space than I need. But maybe I should check it out. Seems stupid to live in a house and to have rooms I’ve never even set foot in.”
“Don’t,” I tell her.
“Why not?” she asks and I lean in close. I don’t need to, we’re already close enough to hear each other despite our whispering, but I’m going to exploit any excuse to get closer to her.
“You’re not ready for that room yet,” I whisper-growl in my lowest voice. I intend to be seductive to hint at what might lie behind the locked door, but Raven just laughs in my face.
“Okay Bluebeard,” she smirks. Hmm, maybe I sounded more psycho than sexy stud?
“Besides,” I wink at her, “I have the only key.”
“That’s really creepy you know,” she points out.
“If you’re good, I’ll show it to you. Nothing creepy in that room - just everything you’ve ever wanted,” I tease.
“You got me a bigger library?” She grins batting her eyelashes at me.
“Better.”
“There’s nothing better than a library,” she retorts.
“It must have been too long, if you’ve already forgotten all the things that I can offer you that are way better than a library,” my tone is heavy with innuendo, because let’s face it, I’m flirting hard. But she’s definitely returning my vibes.
“Maybe we should go into the library and see which is better,” she suggests in a low tone that instantly makes my dick hard.
“Lead the way, little bird,” I growl.
Raven’s Diary
I can’t believe Cordelia is doing this. It’s like the worst case of deja vu from my nightmares. She’s done this before - brought a case against me with the courts, or at least threatened to - but once I granted her access to Phoenix she dropped it. This time, when she handed me those papers, I couldn’t help but wonder what she wanted. It stood to reason if she wanted something last time, she might be after something this time. But I don’t know what. Since I got those papers, I’ve been wracking my brains to try and figure it out - Baxter has too - and we’re coming up blank. Which means that the grim alternative is that she means it this time; she truly intends to take Phoenix away from me. Why? If I force myself to believe that she’s acting with Phoenix’s best interests at heart, why would she do this? I’ve assessed myself with brutal honesty and I just can’t see that I’m that much of a bad mother - bad enough to warrant having my daughter taken away? So that means there has to be an ulterior motive. And even worse than losing my own daughter, is the thought of losing her to someone who may not have her best interests at heart.
