He looked startled for a moment and then sighed. “You may be right about that. Look, I understand you having some sour grapes toward me, I really do.”

“That’s big of you.”

He frowned. “But not my company. You built a name for yourself with Très Bon.”

Seriously? He was going to use that argument about this—whatever this was. “A name that you dirtied with your rotten, not to mention untrue slurs.”

“I told you, I was smarting from our breakup. I exaggerated some things. I wasn’t myself.”

“You made stuff up with the creativity of a fiction writer.”

He grimaced. “You may have a point.”

She was so done with this conversation. “So, you’re here to apologize?”

“If that’s what it takes.”

“To do what exactly?” Piper asked, still bewildered as to what her ex was talking about.

get me off Zephyr

has he got to do with you, or Très Bon for that matter?” Très Bon was not the type

been blackballing my company in circles

blackball you?” Piper asked,

without motivation. I’m beneath his notice.” And didn’t it pain Art to admit

he’s been slandering you, why haven’t you

would be stupid enough to say anything he could be held

Zephyr is a very busy man. Why would he take even a

know is that Très Bon is on the verge of bankruptcy and it’s all that bastard’s

Nikos in my presence again. He’s a hundred times the man you are, or could even hope to be. Second, if you’re on the

has cost

Now I know you’re lying. Zephyr simply would

to step in. “For a man in my position, it only takes a comment here and there,” he said as he walked around the personalized paint chip display that blocked his view of Piper and

arms and gave him a bright smile. “Hi, Zee.

Seattle.” He gave the other man a once-over, not impressed with what he saw. Piper had been married to this? “I had a feeling he’d come

“I’ve never even met

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