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“Two angry dragons or one pissed-off witch?” Kaia joined in on his laughter. “I don’t know which is worse.”
* * *
Nothing but silencegreeted Kaia when she entered the cabana after tearing herself from Greyson’s embrace. The quiet did nothing but worry her. A bunch of girls on a friends’ trip shouldn’t be this quiet ... even if one of the said women was going through something terribly sad.
“Hello?” she called out as she made her way to the back deck.
There, she found Michelle and Ian lounging on some of the recliners. Ian’s large black sunglasses didn’t hide the fact he had been crying recently. Kaia’s guilt increased, and she slid into the seat beside him. “What’s going on?”
He sniffled. “It’s nothing.”
“That’s not true,” Michelle insisted.
“Why won’t you tell me?” she pressed.
Ian wiped away a tear. “Because you’re having a wonderful holiday with your dragon, and this thing with Rachel shouldn’t ruin that for you.”
“Ian, she’s my sister. I shouldn’t be spending so much time away.”
“But she’s my best friend, Kaia,” he insisted. “Since we were this tall.” He made a vague gesture, but it didn’t matter. Ian and Rachel were best friends when they were learning to crawl. As close as she was to her sister, Ian was much closer to Rachel.
“She’s said something to upset you,” Kaia pointed out. “You’re not the kind to sit around and cry in a fancy resort.”
He sniffled, but at least this time, it was accompanied by a smile. “I’m not, no. But she was in fine form at breakfast. She didn’t sleep.”
“That’s my fault,” Kaia winced. “I shouldn’t have spent the night with Grey.”
“No way,” Ian said.
“He’s right,” Michelle agreed. “You had a good night. It’s totally fine. If you had been here, it wouldn’t have changed anything.”
“What happened last night?”
“The ex called her,” Ian shook his head. “The idiot. He knew why Rach was giving the lawyer a hard time, so he thought calling would be a good idea. He actually said he hoped that the sound of his voice would calm her down.”
“What a patronizing asshole,” Kaia grumbled. She definitely couldn’t have stoppedthatfrom happening. The guilt wasn’t eased, though. “I’m really sorry this trip is turning out to be such a disaster.”
“Are you kidding me?” Ian asked. “I have zero regrets. I’m happy this is all going down here. Can you imagine if Rachel was at her place going through this?”
Kaia shuddered. “Keeping her away from curses and hexes would be harder if she had all her magic tools with her.”
Ian and Michelle nodded their agreement. “I’m just pissed at her.”
“He’s pissed at her because Rachel said a mean thing about you,” Michelle clarified. Ian glared at her.
“Nice,” he said. “Way to cause drama between the sisters.”
“Look, Rach will need to apologize for what she said. It’s not like we can all ignore what we heard.”
“What did she say?” Kaia asked. Her heart hurt a little as she thought of what Rachel might have spewed out during a moment of anger.
“No,” Ian stood. “This isn’t right. If you want to know what Rach said, ask her.”
“I just think it’s nicer if everyone is upfront about what they feel and think. Less drama if we’re not all sitting around trying to decipher what the others are thinking.”
“You’ve got a point,” Kaia agreed. “Tell me what she said.”
“She said that the only reason Greyson was turning your head was because you were a naive little witch who doesn’t understand the world.”
