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Luka
Surprisingly,dinner went smoother than I thought it would. Nobody questioned Raven about wanting to get back to her room. Everyone was worried about how she was feeling from her time in confinement and turning in early seemed like a normal reaction.
When I arrived at her room after giving her a head start, I noticed that Ben’s door was open a crack. I shook my head and walked over to his room and pushed the door open. “Hey.”
He was laying on his bed reading a comic book and looked up at me over the top of the pages. “Hey.”
“You know I can protect Raven,” I said. “You aren’t the only one who is strong.”
He set the book down and sat up. “It’s not that you can’t protect her, it’s that Icouldbe helping.”
“Maybe,” I said. “I don’t know what she’s up to. It could be something that involves my unique skill set.”
Ben narrowed his eyes.
“Not like that,” I said, quickly. “But dude, you gotta get over this macho thing you do.”
“I don’t do a macho thing,” he said.
I laughed. “You do.”
He growled.
I shook my head. “Listen, if Raven was in trouble I’d ask for help.”
His expression softened at that comment.
“I wouldn’t sit in the room next to you and let her do something stupid. Though, we both know she’s totally capable of taking care of herself.”
“Most of the time,” Ben said. “But this is something more. That fae wasn’t messing around. He nearly killed Violet.”
“I know,” I said.
“I’m starting to think she should just give him what he wants. Her life isn’t worth it,” he said.
“Let’s give her the chance to do whatever she’s planning tonight before we jump to giving some crazed fae something that could very well be a weapon. He hasn’t given his word that he won’t hurt Raven if she gives him the book, has he? We don’t know what he’d do with it.”
Ben scowled. “I hadn’t thought of that.”
“I know,” I said. “You have to trust her. And me.” I took a deep breath, hating the words I was going to say next. “And the twins.”
Ben shot me a look that I could practically feel. He hated the idea as much as I did. Then, he took a deep breath. “You’re right.”
“I know,” I said with a grin. “I usually am.”
Ben shook his head. “It’s going to be a challenge sharing her with all of you.”
“Yeah, good thing she’s worth it,” I said.
“She is,” Ben agreed.
“And hey, I’m open to you joining in any time.” I winked.
“Alright, that’s your queue to leave my room,” he said.
I walked out, closing the door behind me. Ben and I had a weird relationship. We weren’t quite friends, but at the same time, we had a connection through Raven that almost made me feel like we understood each other better than friends would.
