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“This place exists so wedon’thave to keep our attitude in check,” the demon responded, taking angry steps toward her. “If you don’t like it, leave.”
“You’re rude,” Kaia said, staring the demon down. “I want an apology.”
Ian pulled at her arm. “Leave it be, Kaia. I don’t want to be kicked out.”
“No. I am not taking this. We paid as much as that demon did to be here. We deserve to be treated with respect.” Kaia managed to get the pixie’s attention, and without waiting to be greeted, the witch said, “Excuse me. That demon is really harming the vibe in here. I didn’t come to this resort to be insulted by demons.”
Una, if her name tag was right, turned pale as her eyes darted over to the demon. He glared at her and her coven, mumbling terrible things under his breath. “Would you please go to Lou’s Place? Have a drink on the house while I deal with this.”
Kaia nodded, but she wasn’t pleased. She wanted to see how this demon was dealt with. How Una played this would basically decide if the witches stayed for their holiday. Rachel was already on the fence about staying. She wouldn’t hesitate to call off the whole thing and make the entire coven leave before anyone could even saycocktail.
Kaia didn’t rush away like Rachel and the other four witches, Michelle, Anita, Lily, and Ian. She took her time to see what would happen with the demon.
“Did you have concerns to share with me?” Una asked the demon with a clipped tone.
“Yeah. I don’t want to share a floor with a bunch of filthy witches. Make sure my room is far from theirs.”
“You can’t speak to our other guests like that,” Una insisted, getting more flustered by the second.
“Yeah? And who is going to stop me, exactly? You? With your fun little wings? Could I pin you by those?”
“Oh!” the pixie was so flustered that Kaia thought Una might explode.
An elegant woman walked up to the counter and took over. Kaia could only guess she was the resort manager.
Behind her came a deep voice. “You’re better off going for a drink than listening to that asshole say shitty things.” She spun around to see the man who spoke was tall and wide but sleek andverysexy. His eyes were a shocking blue, only made more striking by the black of his hair. His pale gray suit might have been appropriate for the climate, but it made him stand out even more.
“Well, I just want to make sure this is dealt with. I don’t know if my friends would want to stay if we weren’t actually welcomed.”
“You’re welcomed here,” the gorgeous stranger assured her.
She snorted. “You don’t know that.”
“Portia Flemming, the woman who is talking to that demon right now, opened this resort for every paranormal creature. Have a little faith in this place. Most of us aren’t so bad.”
Before she could say anything, the man was gone. Stunned into silence, Kaia made her way to Rachel and the others who sat in Lou’s Place. They were already giggling into the drinks, the demon’s insults hopefully drowned in a cocktail.
“Lou is awesome,” Ian laughed. “You need to chat with him. He’ll make you laugh.”
“Did he make Rachel laugh?” she asked, tapping her sister’s shoulder.
“Oh, very funny,” Rachel grumbled. “Go get a drink, will you?”
Kaia glanced toward the door. She wanted to go right back to the lobby and give that demon a piece of her mind. Maybe she should have done some magic to punish him. It wouldn’t have been anything too bad, given that a demon had way more power than her, but still. Anything would be better than being led away to get a drink.
“No. You know what? I’m going to ...“
Ian grabbed her hand and tugged her into his lap. “You’re not going to do anything, Kaia. You’re gonna sit your bony ass on this chair and drink some drinks.” He slid across the booth seat until they could sit side by side.
As Kaia settled in, Una fluttered into the bar, her eyes scanning all of the faces. Kaia waved her over, and the pixie sighed in relief.
“I hoped to find you in here. We’re so sorry that demon was rude. It’s not a representation of management’s beliefs. On behalf of everyone here at Hellscape Holiday Resort, we apologize. Your rooms have been changed to our luxury cabanas. Tonight, our chef will prepare a beach-side feast for you.”
Kaia was impressed. “And the demon?”
The pixie grinned. “Oh, don’t worry. I told the imps about him.” Whatever it meant, Kaia figured it had to be pretty bad because Una was grinning wide, showing tiny, pointed teeth. “He’s in for a very confusing week.”
THREE
