Tiernan, Cate - Balefire 04 - A Necklace of Water by Tiernan Cate

Author:Tiernan, Cate [Tiernan, Cate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781595140487
Publisher: Razorbill
Published: 2006-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Stupid Idiot

Luc came back inside and shut the door hard, glaring at Richard.

Richard just grinned and headed for the kitchen.

“She’s lying,” Luc said, following him.

“Yep, uh-huh,” Richard replied in a tone calculated to make Luc insane. He flicked on the kitchen light and got a glass out of a cupboard.

“She’s totally lying,” Luc said. “You didn’t get in her pants.”

Richard poured himself half a tumbler of whiskey and took a sip, looking innocent. This was too good. He would have to thank Clio later for giving him the most fun he’d had in weeks.

“Admit it,” Luc demanded, his hands on his hips.

“Why do you care? I thought you were hot for Thais.”

Luc started to look angry. “Tell me she’s lying.”

“I’m not going to tell you anything,” said Richard, brushing past him.

“Listen, you stay away from her.”

He really sounded mad, which was verrry interesting. Richard knew Clio still had warped feelings for Luc, but he’d thought Luc was resigned to his disgraced status. The two of them pissed him off—Clio for still thinking she loved Luc when clearly she was all wrapped up in Richard, and Luc for being the greedy bastard that he was. He couldn’t have either twin, but he didn’t want Richard to have Clio either.

Which was too bad.

Because Richard was coming to terms with the fact that he did want her.

Really, really wanted her.

“What’s it to you?” Richard asked, leaning against the door frame, drinking his whiskey.

“You stay away from her,” Luc repeated, actually pointing his finger at Richard. “She loves me, and I love her.”

Richard laughed. “No, you don’t.”

“Yes, I do,” Luc insisted.

Richard shook his head in disgust. “Whatever. May the best man win.”

“You’re not even in the running!” Luc almost shouted. “You’re her frigging grandfather!”

Richard stared at him. “What the hell are you talking about?”

“Clio and Thais are the thirteenth generation of Cerise’s line,” Luc said deliberately. “Where did Cerise’s line come from?”

Right. Richard had fathered Cerise’s baby, and he felt the familiar barbed-wire feeling in his heart at the memory of it. Thirteen generations later, the baby he had made had descendents, Clio and Thais. Yes, he wasrelated to them. But incredibly, incredibly distantly. The connection certainly wasn’t close to significant by now.

“I’m not their grandfather,” Richard said. “The percentage I’m related to them is so small I can’t even figure it out.”

“You’re still related! I’m telling you, Richard, don’t touch her.”

“Why not, Luc?” Richard made his voice mild, but he knew that Luc knew him so well that this should be a sign for caution, if not outright alarm.

“She’s mine.”

Richard’s eyes narrowed. “Really. Does she know that? Is that why she can’t keep her hands off me?”

Luc looked stunned, then quickly recovered. He stalked back to his own room, shaking his head.

“You’re lying.”

“Yeah,” said Richard, raising his voice so Luc couldn’t help hearing him. “She and I are both lying.”

Luc slammed his door.

Richard swirled his drink in his glass, then set the glass down. He had to go get something to eat.

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