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“Damn! Foiled by the imp!”
“This you’re angry about?” he shook his head. “You weren’t that angry when one of those things almost killed you!”
“Don’t be mad. It was for the demon. A demon, by the way, you huffed dragon fire at, so what leg are you standing on?”
“Stop teasing me like that. It makes me want to throw you over my shoulder and take you back to my room to quiet you already.”
“You wouldn’t dare.”
“No. You’re right. I wouldn’t dare, and you know why. We aren’t sleeping together again until after our date.”
“Well, aren’t we seeing each other at two? It’s basically two now. This is a date. A zip-lining date.”
“Nice try. I need to get some things ready. I’ll pick you up at your cabin at two, just like we agreed.” He kissed her gently before walking away and down the path, wrapped up in his robe.
“Where are you going?” she called out.
“I’ve got about three dates to plan. See you soon, love.”
He chuckled when she swore.
FIFTEEN
KAIA
Kaia paced in the massive cabana while Ian, Rachel, and the others watched on. Rachel kept puffing that this was a terrible idea. If her sister had it her way, Kaia would have stayed in the cabana to listen to Rachel rant all night long about her terrible judgment.
She had foolishly thought that by fessing up to her sister about her interlude with Grey, Rachel would soften to the man. After all, he was coming back for a dateaftersex. That was a good sign.
Of course, that’s when Rachel started in on the fact that Greyson was only after her magic. For this, Kaia had no answer. She could only tell her sister that shesworethat wasn’t the case, but she didn’t have proof. Something that Rachel kept asking for.
“Would you leave her alone?” Ian cried. “She’s falling in love, and it’s amazing.” The entire coven snapped their heads to the door when the sound of a knock interrupted them. “Oh!” Ian ran to the door. “I’ll get it.” He swung the door open, and there stood Grey.
“You must be Ian. Kaia speaks highly of you.” Grey held out his head. “I’m Greyson Verlice. Pleased to meet you.”
“Charmed,” Ian cooed. “You’re suave AF, and I love it. Have fun with our little Kaia. Break her heart? You’ll wish you’ve never messed with a witch.”
“Wouldn’t dream of breaking anyone’s heart,” Grey promised.
Rachel snorted. “Yeah, well, we’ll see, won’t we?” She left before anyone could respond.
Ian and Kaia shared a look, and he said, “Ignore her. She’s grumpy because of the divorce. You go do what you do with that fine man.”
Kaia blushed at Ian’s words because he was always a little bit bolder than her. But thankfully, Ian led the rest of the coven out the back deck, leaving Kaia lingering in the entryway with Grey.
When they were finally alone, he leaned down to kiss her cheek, but he lingered a little too long because his hand was on her hip. “You look stunning, love.”
She blushed because he was looking at her like she was the most beautiful woman in the whole world. Kaia had never felt so wanted before this very moment. “Thanks. You clean up nicely too.”
He wore a pair of fitted beige shorts ... definitely a notch above business casual ... with a white-and-blue button-down shirt. He was, without a doubt, the most stunning man she had ever seen, but really, what was the icing on the cake for Kaia, was that look in his eyes. “Are you ready to go?” he asked softly.
She nodded. “Oh, yeah.”
Grey took her hand in his and waved to the gathered witches in the window, gawking at them. Kaia rolled her eyes. “I think they’re very protective of you.”
“You’re not wrong. They are. But Rachel is not herself right now. We’re not speaking at the moment. Or I should say, she isn’t speaking to me.”
“Did you tell her about the fall?”
