Twisted Logic

‘Maybe what I felt for you wasn’t love, but it was definitely more than just a crush,’ Zane said. ‘I said to myself, Zane, this is the woman you are going to marry one day.’ I stared at him in disbelief. ‘You’ve got to be kidding me. You knew I was married.’ I was wearing my wedding ring when we first met. Zane smiled. ‘I knew, but that wasn’t going to stop me. I thought I could make you change your mind. I’m not bad-looking, right? I’m young, reasonably well off. I have a good job and many interests. All in all, I’m not a difficult man to love.’ He looked wistful. ‘But that was before I knew Kieran was your husband. Kieran Valentine, of the famed Valentine family. The moment I saw the way you looked at him in Sanders’ Hamlet, I knew I had zero hope of being together with you. He suffered from amnesia, had the mind of a three-year-old, couldn’t string two words together. Still, you’d prefer him over me.’ ‘Of course I would,’ I said. ‘He’s my husband.’ ‘Not that,’ Zane shook his head. ‘