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.”

happen for you

it will.” It already had—with him—and his revelations on the Acropolis

No matter how much that situation hurt her, she could not change it. She suddenly realized she was very likely to pay the price for another woman’s actions. Actions that were decades old, but had

was not available to her

twisted in distaste. “Love is a messy

question, but it’s good, too.” Surely he could see that, especially

loving Art?” Zephyr

I regret that he was a cheater and a liar

different from

was a good

you pain,”

it. Loving Art had nearly destroyed her on every level. And loving Zephyr didn’t look like it was going to be a much better prospect. At least she knew where she stood

something, wasn’t

negotiating and it made her stomach clench to have him use it on her. “Look, I’m not trying to be the Scrooge of happily ever after, but you and I both

open yourself to love at all.” She tried to keep the desperation his attitude evoked out

“It works for me.”

she knew his mother had abandoned

and vice-versa.

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