Thanks to my Reviewers Dark Angel and Camilla may the little god of
plots visit you both :) yes i did send this to TTales but never the
finished article becasue NO ONE EVER REVIEWED!!! (sorry pet peeve)
Now on with the show.....
She could almost feel Ash's apprehension "I'm not going to
kill her Ash" she felt him almost slump behind her "Unless someone
pays me" she heard the breath whistle in through his teeth "Don't
trust me Ash" it was as close to a plea as Lynx was ever likely to get
and Ash recognised that fact "I can't help it" she leant her hip
against the banister looking down the stairs towards the doors
"We played together when we were children, so what, when you did the
same sort of work I did then it was fine, then I could do you favours,
but not now Ash; never now" she looked up at his face, but there was
a sort of confused pain and his eyes were an almost blue black
"I wish I knew who you were" she was about to make a smiling reply
that meant nothing when a voice piped up from the bottom of the stairs
"She's a Redfern Ash, like you"
It was almost an instinctive reaction, she slid down the
banister vaulting lightly over the ornamentation at the end before
landing on her feet and lightly prowling around the girl, Dark hair
and blue eyes, honest to a fault, can she be manipulated. Yes. She
smiled the dazzling Redfern grin that tended to blind people, except
Redfern's. Yep even the soulmates of Redfern's she thought seeing the
slightly dazzled air in the girls eyes "I'm Lynx Redfern, Ash's
cousin/aunt" she saw the slightly puzzled look cross her eyes and
explained in a genial tone "My mother is Ash's grandfathers Aunt,
its like that in our family" she saw the look on Ash's face and
made a mental pout *Can't I even play anymore?* she felt the
considering silence, this Mary Lynnette, as she picked the name from
his mind, may be his soulmate but he's still the cat I grew up with,
never could resist a challenge *Ok, but no rough stuff* *Ash* she
mentally laughed *You wound me* she was about to put plan two of her
amusement into play when Theirry's voice rang out from the top of the
stairs "Twenty Million"
There was a moments silence at the huge amount before
Lynx drawled into the silence "This isn't about money Theirry"
he came down the stairs "What is it about then Lynx, for you its
always been money" "Not always Theirry" everyone was privileged then
to see the eldest and most composed lord of the Night World wince and
then bow his head in admission "No, not always" even Ash looked
confused and she looked grim she knew "Then offer me what I want
Theirry" he shook his head looking at the ground "I can't" she nodded
and walked to the door, in the shadows of the archway she paused
"When you change your mind, send Mary Lynnette, I'll only see her"
A moment later everyone in the hall heard the acceleration of a high
performance engine. There was a dead silence until Hannah asked "When?"