Dimitri POV
Upon seeing him and Ariana alive and well. Luc's smug face collapsed. For only a few seconds. Then, the beast within reared its hideous head.
"YOU," he snarled, his expression pure fury. "YOU faked your own death. YOU tricked me!"
Dimitri smirked. If his brother became so immediately unhinged upon seeing him, this should be an easy victory. But he mustn't underestimate Luc.
Fulminating, Luc whirled on Ariana next. "And YOU. You wh*re. You piece of meat. You nearly ruined EVERYTHING."
Irina hit him in the ribs, but he didn't seem to feel it. "NO, Luc, you ruined it for yourself. You and our parents."
She closed the gap between them, rotated, and stood on Dimitri's other side, making her allegiance clear for all to see.
Ariana wore an expression of righteous satisfaction. "This 'piece of meat' is your worst nightmare, Luc. But Irina is right. You did this to yourself."
Luc's silver hair snaked in the air as he sputtered, "Et tu, Irina?"
