The House in the Cerulean Sea by Klune T. J
Author:Klune, T. J. [Klune, T. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult, Adult, Contemporary
ISBN: 9781250217288
Amazon: 1250217288
Goodreads: 45046567
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 2020-03-16T07:00:00+00:00
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It was a Tuesday in Linusâs second week at on Marsyas when Calliope decided she needed to be chased, after committing theft.
It certainly wasnât something Linus wanted to do; it was after lunch and he was sitting on the porch in the sun, dozing quite peacefully. He still had a few moments before he needed to return to the main house to sit in on the childrenâs studies, and he was using that time wisely.
And then there was the idea of chasing a cat at all. Linus, for all that he was capable of, didnât like to chase anything. Chasing implied running, and Linus had decided long ago that running wasnât something he liked very much. He never understood those who woke up even before the sun had risen, donned their fancy expensive sneakers, and went running on purpose. It was most unusual.
But then Calliope burst out of the guest house, hackles raised and eyes wide, as felines sometimes did for mysterious reasons. She looked at him wildly, tail up in a rigid line, claws digging into the floorboards.
And she had one of his ties in her mouth.
Linus frowned. âWhat are youââ
Calliope bolted off the porch toward the garden.
Linus almost toppled over as he stood from his chair, managing to stay upright by the grace of God. He watched as Calliope ran, the black tie trailing behind her. âHey!â he shouted. âDamn cat, what are you doing? Stop this instant!â
She didnât stop. She disappeared behind a hedge.
For a moment, Linus thought about letting her go. It was just a tie, after all. He actually hadnât worn a tie this week. It was much too warm, and Phee had asked why he always wore one. When he told her it was proper for someone in his position to wear a tie, sheâd stared at him before walking away, shaking her head.
But it absolutely wasnât because of Phee that heâd forgone his tie on Sunday for the first time. And then when Monday had come around again, heâd decided it certainly wasnât necessary, at least for the time being. Once he returned to the city, heâd have to wear one, of course, but now?
It wasnât like he was being supervised.
Who would know?
(Phee did, apparently, if her smirk was any indication.)
But still. That tie had cost him more than he cared to think about, and just because he wasnât wearing it now didnât give Calliope the right to take it from him. Heâd need it when he went back home.
And so he chased after his cat.
He was sweating by the time he made it to the garden. A man of his size and shape meeting with wind resistance made running that much more difficult. And sure, maybe he wasnât running exactly, but jogging was just as bad.
He entered the garden, calling after Calliope, demanding that she show herself. She didnât, of course, because she was a cat and therefore didnât listen to anything anyone told her. He looked under hedges and in flowerbeds, sure heâd find her crouching, tail twitching as she gnawed on his tie.
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