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I don’t have time to dwell on it for long. There’s too much at stake.
Just then, the door to my office opens, and Zion walks in
He looks. disoriented, like someone who’s had their entire world turned upside down. His eyes are bloodshot, his posture slumped as if the weight of the world is resting on his shoulders.
“What’s wrong with you?” I ask, raising an eyebrow. Zion has always been unpredictable, but today he seems different There’s an unfamiliar heaviness to him, one that even I can’t ignore.
“Did some woman charm you again?” I add, casually naming a few noble ladies who might have caught his eye, but Zion shakes his head, barely acknowledging me.
“No.” His voice is distant, as though he’s not really here at all. “No, it’s not a woman.”
I’m intrigued now, watching him closely. Zion is always the one who laughs in the face of anything serious. But now… now. he seems off.
“If it’s not a woman,” I ask, leaning forward slightly. “Then what are you thinking about?”
Zion hesitates, and for a moment, I think he’s going to brush it off like he always does. But this time, he doesn’t.
“It is a woman,” he says, his voice low, almost hesitant. “But…”
I raise an eyebrow, urging him to continue. Zion doesn’t hesitate often, and this is not like him at all.
“But?” I repeat, leaning in. “Could it be that you’ve really fallen in love with someone? Tell me about it.”
Zion doesn’t say anything for a long time. I can see the battle in his eyes, the turmoil inside him. He’s struggling with something–something that’s clearly more than just another fleeting affair.
Finally, he sighs, the sound deep and resigned. “…Siena.”
The word hangs in the air between us like a bomb, and I feel the floor shift beneath me. Zion’s eyes are distant, lost in his own thoughts.
“I think I’ll never be able to forget Siena for the rest of my life…” he says, his voice cracking slightly. There’s a rawness there, something unexpected.
I’m speechless for a moment, trying to digest what he’s just said. Zion, the man who has always been a playboy, the one who scoffs at anything resembling real emotion–he’s telling me he’s in love with my wife.
The realization hits me like a slap to the face.
“What?” I manage, my voice colder than I intended.
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Zion doesn’t meet my eyes. Instead, he stares down at his hands, his fingers clenched tightly.
“I didn’t mean for it to happen,” he says quietly, as if trying to convince himself. “But it did.”
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My heart races, but I force myself to remain calm, my mind scrambling to process everything. Zion in love with Siena…. this I hadn’t expected.
I should be angry. I should be furious. But instead, something colder sinks into my gut.
Zion, despite all his flaws, despite everything he’s done, has fallen for her. And if I’m being honest with myself, it makes me wonder.
What am I really holding onto with Siena?
Could it be that I’ve lost her, too?
