Does Carter really like Zia

yes carter likes zia in the 2nd book sneek peek for the first chapter it said zia was his first love and his heart broke just like the shabti falling to dust. so he will either continue his search for their love or find new love, but he does not even know what the real zia is like.

also, in the third book (serpent's shadow) they kiss 2 times, one once u get to 70% through the book and the other time in the very end where Carter says his last audio in the book