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“No. Don’t apologize. It was a good kiss. Definitely in the top ten.”
He balked. “Top ten? What the hell?”
Kaia giggled and lifted her sunglasses so he could look into her eyes. “What? Are you not satisfied with your ranking? Would you like another shot?”
He grinned. The witch was teasing him, egging him on.She wanted to kiss him again.“Yeah. I’d like another shot. This time, I know I’m competing.”
This time, Grey got to his feet, pulling Kaia up along with him. They stood, facing each other, in the shade of the umbrella. She pushed her glasses back into her hair. Grey took this chance to cup her face in his hands.
“Your eyes are so beautiful,” he said.
“Bonus points.”
“Good to know the judges are fair.” He leaned down, taking his time. He waited until Kaia moved one inch to meet him to finally kiss her.
Their mouths met and moved in tandem. Their hands explored and took chances despite the crowded beach. Kaia pulled away, breathless. “Congratulations, you just made the top three.”
“I knew you weren’t easy.” Grey was ready to give it another go, but he was rudely interrupted by the sound of his name.
“Grey! Greyson! Where the fuck are you?” Jaymes was running along the beach.
“Do you want me to remove the spell?” Kaia asked.
“Yeah. Something’s wrong.”
Greyson was immediately spotted by a panicked Jaymes. “You need to come,” he huffed. “There’s been a fight.”
“What?” Grey rolled his eyes. “Who?”
“Richard and Jorge. Your father’s in an emergency meeting with Portia. He’s extended our stay. You need to talk some sense into him. We can’t stay here until those two get along. We’ll have to move here. Theyfought, Grey. Blood was shed.”
Grey leaped to his feet. “What the fuck? No. I am not staying here longer than I need to.”
“Because it’s so hard to lie on the beach and play games with your coworkers in the sunshine. Take a breath, will you?”
He turned his head slowly toward Kaia. She wasn’t looking away from the beach as if she hadn’t spoken at all. She had. He heard her. She had a very distinctive voice that was hard to forget. It always made his body react.
Grey hated that he had no control over himself whenever the witch was close to him. Now that he knew what she tasted like, he wanted more. He would always want more but now was not the time. “I’m not talking about lying down on the beach. I’m talking about my company being torn apart by egomaniacs.” He stood and stalked off, his patience wearing thinner with every step away from Kaia.
EIGHT
KAIA
Iam not staying here longer than I need to.
Greyson’s words played on repeat as Kaia watched him walk away with one of his thunder mates. He barely looked back at her. What a jerk! What kind of man was he to kiss a woman likethatand then walk away like he hadn’t been rock-hard in his swimsuit a second ago? Maybe Rachel was right, and it was better to stay far away from men.
She gathered her things and went back to her room to change. She slipped on a one-piece with a pair of jeans shorts, and she headed for the cabana’s back deck where Rachel, Ian, and the others were lounging in the sun. “This resort is wasted on you,” she said, sitting beside her sister.
“What? Why?” Rachel asked
“You should be at the pool or doing one of the many activities. Instead, you’re vegging out in the cabana.”
“Umm, this is our owncabana.” Ian lifted his cocktail in the air. “We don’t have to worry about running into that demon and his pals at the beach. We have this.” He pointed to the deck that dropped off into the water. There was no beach but a ladder to climb back up from the deep yet still crystal blue water.
“Fair, but itisnice out there, though. I haven’t seen that demon around, and to be honest, I don’t see him doing anything now that Grey knocked him down a few pegs.” Rachel snorted. “Careful, there. It’s starting to sound like you’re grateful the dragon intervened for you.”
“I am,” she said. “Why wouldn’t I be? It was sweet in that alpha way shifters can have.”
