Chance of a Lifetime by Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets

Author:Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises Limited
Published: 2021-04-13T00:00:00+00:00

12

“Absolutely not.” Liam stood in the kitchen the following evening, arms crossed and feet planted firmly. “Not even for all the gold in King Solomon’s mine.” There was no way in hell he was going to wear the blue silk tie Cora was trying to foist on him.

“But everyone’s dressing up tonight. You’ll need this.” She held a cup of coffee in one hand and the tie in the other. Her bare feet peeked out from beneath the hem of a long bathrobe. The gala was in less than an hour, and Cora had been about to dress when she’d surprised Liam with her “gift.”

“I told you, I don’t like having things around my neck,” he growled.

“Don’t be ridiculous,” she said in obvious exasperation. “It’s a tie, not a noose.”

A cold chill skittered down his spine. “I appreciate the thought, but as I said before, you’ll never get that evil thing around my neck.”

“You have to,” she insisted. “It’s the dress code. Most of the men will be wearing tuxedos, and you’re only in a suit.” She looked him up and down. “It’s a really good suit, but still.”

Liam pressed his mouth into a hard line. When he woke up that morning, the black designer suit and shirt had been hanging in the closet. It fit him perfectly, as did the leather dress shoes he’d found beside the door. The angels gave him all kinds of reasons to be annoyed, but their impeccable taste in clothes was not one of them. “I won’t do it, Cora. And if it means I won’t be fit to attend, then so be it.” He glowered at her in stubborn silence.

It was a contest of wills. Neither one of them was willing to budge.

Cora let out a frustrated groan and tossed the tie on a kitchen chair. “I’m not in the mood for this. Going to this ball was your idea. If you’re too stubborn to even wear a tie—a tie that I went out of my way to buy you—then why should I bother?” She plunked her coffee cup on the table. “I think I’ll just throw on some jeans and maybe go to the movies, or take a nice scenic drive instead.”

Liam watched her storm down the hall to her bedroom. Swearing under his breath, he went to his room and slammed the door.

Angel let out a meow of protest. The cat was stretched out on Liam’s pillow, glaring at him with feline reproof.

Liam paced the room in agitation. Forget this garbage. He’d tried to get Cora and Finn together, but if she chose not to go because he refused to wear a bloody tie, then it wasn’t his fault. He rubbed his throat and sucked in a deep gulp of air. Just the thought of the fabric cinched against his skin made his hands clammy and his vision grow spotty. “Dammit all to hell,” he muttered.

“You just might,” a bored voice said from behind him.

Liam spun around to see a roiling wall of mist where his bedroom wall should have been.

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