He was dead serious.

“Why wouldn’t I be? Regardless of what I just said, I do not anticipate falling in love like Neo, but one day I will marry and procreate. Why build an empire if I have no intention of leaving it to someone?”

She didn’t mention his nieces and nephew. Clearly, that wasn’t what he meant. Zephyr wanted his own family. “But you don’t think you will ever fall in love?”

“No.”

That made more sense, even if it hurt enough to make it difficult to breathe.

“But…”

“But what? You loved your ex-husband, yes?”

She grimaced. “Yes.”

“And did that bring you happiness?”

“No, but that doesn’t mean I don’t think love can happen, or make me happy when it does.”

it will happen for

him—and his revelations on the Acropolis had

hurt her, she could not change it. She suddenly realized she was very likely to pay

Zephyr’s heart was not available to her and might never

twisted in distaste. “Love is

could see that, especially

regret loving Art?” Zephyr asked with calculated

that he was a cheater and a

is that different

love was a

causing you pain,” he

every level. And loving Zephyr didn’t look like it was going to be a much better prospect. At least she

was something, wasn’t

gave one of those self-deprecating smiles he used when negotiating and it made her stomach clench to have him use it on her. “Look, I’m not trying to be the

mean you shouldn’t open yourself to love at all.” She tried to keep the desperation his attitude evoked out of her voice. It wasn’t his fault she’d been dumb enough to fall in love with the wrong man.

“It works for me.”

knew his mother had abandoned him to build a better life for herself, Piper couldn’t help understanding

Neo loves Cassandra and vice-versa. Or

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