She nodded. "It must be. It doesn't make sense for the building itself to be protected - it's just bricks and mortar. The book must be there. Of course getting it might be a bit more of a pain in the ass than first anticipated."

Maybe she should leave it especially as Spencer seemed so cool and calm about it but she wanted to explain herself. "Spencer... all that aside. You have to know - I always meant to tell you eventually. I just...you never looked at me differently. People, with a few exceptions, who know what I am tend to either be wary or deferential. Sirens, by their nature, defer to me. Humans though... they tend to think I'm scheming or trying to work some mojo on them. I never wanted that from you. You took me at face value and that's a rare and precious thing." She reached out and squeezed his arm. "I wanted to keep you that way."