“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.”

to say you

indirectly. I demand the best, isn’t that right,

no

“You are the best.”

blue eyes began to gleam with

of Arthur Bellingham’s very real smear campaign

“But you didn’t.”

clients you had worked with and visited properties you’d finished, but most importantly, I liked

problem?” Art demanded, showing a real

lies almost cost me the work of

you decided to destroy my

I merely helped you along in the process.” But would Piper see it that way,

utterly ruthless bastard!” Art rasped in a

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

an effort that was completely wasted on his

order to attach the name of Très Bon

before

decent, if conservative design firm. You’ve been doing your best to

you care about the people that are going to be out of work when Très Bon folds?” the other man asked,

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