“But I am a reasonable man.”

“You always have been with me,” Piper agreed with a smile.

“Of course you would say that,” Art sneered. “You two are obviously having an affair.”

“We are engaged to be married,” Zephyr said in dangerous tones the other man would do well not to ignore, “not having an affair.”

“Well, congratulations.” Sarcasm dripped from every syllable.

“Thank you.” Zephyr did sardonic truth up there with the best of them. “That happy news aside, I did not express my less than favorable opinion of your unimaginative and overpriced design firm for Piper’s sake.”

“Right,” Art said sarcastically.

“Had you not done your level best to destroy not only your marriage, but also any hope of ongoing friendship with Piper as well, she probably would never have left New York.”

“That’s true,” Piper added with a look that could only be termed sentimental.

Zephyr smiled at her. “I’m glad you came to Seattle.”

“Me, too.”

made a disgusted sound. “And you’re trying to say you

best, isn’t that right,

nodded, looking no less

“You are the best.”

lovely blue eyes

heard as a result of Arthur Bellingham’s very real smear campaign against you in New

“But you didn’t.”

properties you’d finished, but most importantly, I liked the proposal you gave me for my own project

was the problem?” Art demanded, showing a real lack

cost me the work

decided to destroy my

I merely helped you along in the process.” But would Piper

Art rasped

bastard. His only real concern was how his new fiancée responded to this particular truth. “At least I’m an honest one. Unlike your creative dealing with the truth, I never once said something about your firm that wasn’t true. I wouldn’t hire Très Bon for one of my properties. You are overextended financially and have been for years. Your designs are unimaginative. And you do have a reputation for finishing a project

superiorly, an effort that was completely wasted on his audience. “That has never bothered my clients in

business practices in order to

before you set out to destroy

design firm. You’ve been doing your best to destroy their work with bad business decisions since

people that are going to be out of work when

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