"Must I," Akeem echoed, amused by the phrasing. "Well. I'm a Pisces, or a Tiger, if we're going Chinese. I never believed in Santa Claus, but for some reason, I was convinced the Tooth Fairy was real until an absurdly late age. I'm a widower, a bookshop owner, and I teach part time. And I'm here because one of my students was playing."