Zephyr barked out a laugh and she looked at him with a question in her eyes. “Your ex is quite the actor.”

“Oh, I think he’s every bit as despairing as he sounds and frankly, I understand why,” Piper responded.

“You feel sorry for him?” Zephyr demanded incredulously, his worry ratcheting up a notch.

“I know what it’s like to have your career ripped away by the careless words of someone else. I’d never wish that on even my worst enemy.”

“I have no problem wishing it on him,” Zephyr admitted in the spirit of complete honesty.

“Obviously.” She did not sound particularly condemning, but nor did she sound approving.

He couldn’t help morbidly wondering if their relationship was going to survive the revelation of the ruthless aspect to his nature. Though was it a revelation? She’d known his plans to fight for majority custody without him ever having to voice them.

Zephyr turned cold eyes onto the other man. “What did you hope to gain by coming here?”

Art looked like he was trying to decide how honest to be. Finally, shoulders slumped, he said, “Ideally Piper would convince you to say you’d been mistaken about my firm.”

“I do not lie.” And he sure as hell hoped she would not ask him to.

“I’d settle for you calling off the dogs.” Like he had any room to negotiate.

inherent error in thinking. “I have not set any dogs on you. I did not have to.” It really had been just a comment

hadn’t offered favors for passing

Everything is my fault, according

is how I see

you aren’t going to do anything to help me?”

Zephyr

know what I can do,”

back to work for Très

all Zephyr could do not to bark out a decisive, “Hell, no,” but he respected and trusted Piper to get the

even

her denial. “Think about it, we can open up a West Coast office and you can head

Piper was no slouch

nothing to do but claim bankruptcy and lay off all of Très

decent management consultant could pull your company out of the red with a stringent reorganization

if you

then back to the other man. “In future, you tell the truth about Piper’s talent and abilities and

that’s the best

a consultant for your reorg.” See him be

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