“I don’t think I got the memo.” She gave a pale version of her usual teasing smile, but at least she was no longer on the verge of tears.

He hoped. “We agreed this morning.”

“That was not agreement, that was you saying it did no good.”

“I am right.”

“You have what can be an annoying tendency to think you are.” But she nuzzled his neck and he was not too worried.

“What can I say? I usually am.”

She pulled back and gave him a gloating glare. “Ah, so you admit to at least some small level of infallibility.”

“Naturally.”

“You’re so darn arrogant.” She shook her head in bemusement. “Why do I find that charming again?”

“You tell me.”

“I plead the Fifth.”

in Greece,” Zephyr pointed out, “not the

the Greek constitution has some similar guarantee against having to testify against themselves for

getting

trust friendship so much, do you think a marriage based on

would fail utterly, but it would fail to make

you plan to sleep around

could give you fidelity.” Of that, he had no doubts. “However, I could not give you something you’ve made clear is of equal importance to you.” Long before their discussion

no prince, and love was not, and never would be, on

about love

say you would have considered a marriage

bit her lip and looked away, shaking her head once

“As I thought.”

does

was pregnant with his child, he would try to convince her to

even be sorry about that. If she carried his baby, neither of their dreams took precedence. They would do what was

be anything but absolutely certain of its place in his life. Unlike both his mother and father, Zephyr Nikos would consider his role as parent the most important one he would ever

same work and dedication, he could learn how to

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