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“And that made you cry?” she asked Ian.
“Well, yeah. You don’t get it. Before this whole thing happened, Rachel would go on and on about you. About how wonderful and kind you are. She would rage at the world for not sending you a good man. To hear her be so mean about you after you finally find what she hoped you would?” He shook his head. “It made me realize that no matter what I do, right now, Rachel is not herself. I can’t magically make her better.”
Kaia nodded, understanding him completely. “Where is she? I’ll talk to her.”
Ian raised a brow. “Where do you think she is?”
“Is there a rock-climbing wall here?”
He nodded. “Of course, there is.”
“Right,” Kaia laughed before tracking down an imp who could tell her where to find the rock-climbing gym in exchange for some candy corn.
Kaia found Rachel just as she was repelling down the rock wall. She unclipped her harness from the wires before Kaia waved at her. If Kaia hadn’t waited, she was sure Rachel would have climbed her way back up the wall to avoid her.
“Don’t say anything,” Rachel snapped.
“I wouldn’t dream of it,” she admitted. Kaia could understand that Rachel might need to do some rock climbing to clear her head ... even if it was an activity that Rachel and her ex always did together.
“I’m guessing by the look on your face that Michelle opened her big mouth.”
“Be nice,” Kaia warned.
Rachel rolled her eyes. “I’m getting a little sick of everyone being so sensitive about their feelings right now.” She slid out of her harness and handed it over to one of the demons behind the service counter. “What about my feelings? Huh? The one person who was supposed to have my back till death do us part is takingnoconsideration for my feelings. Why should I care about anything anymore?” Her eyes lined with tears, and it made Kaia’s heart squeeze in pain.
“Rach, I’m so sorry. It’s terrible that he met someone else.”
“Not someone else. Anotherman. It’s not like I can work on our relationship. He loves someone else now. I didn’t even get the chance to fight for my marriage.” Kaia’s heart continued to squeeze painfully as Rachel poured out her grief. “One day, just like that, it was over. A relationship I thought I would be in until my death. I can’t think, Kaia. I can barely breathe.”
Kaia did the only thing she could think of and hugged Rachel tightly. Her sister immediately began to sob, her body shaking uncontrollably. “He called, Kaia. Just the sound of his voice made meache. I don’t know how to do this.”
“You take it moment by moment,” Kaia replied. “We all have your back. Even when you lash out at us, we’ll show up. That’s what a coven does.”
Rachel wiped her eyes. “I can’t go back to the cabana. Ian is so mad at me for …” She sniffled. “I’m sorry I’ve been giving you a hard time about Greyson. I’m just scared that you’ll feel this kind of pain one day, and that’s the very last thing I want for you.”
“Not all men are bad,” Kaia said. “I’m not even surethe exis bad. He’s a flawed person who hurt you, but how you handle this doesn’t have to define your life, sis.”
Rachel nodded, and slowly, her tears began to dry. “I’m sorry I gossiped about you behind your back and said shitty things.”
“It’s okay,” she assured her. “I’m sure it wasn’t the first time you were bitching to Ian about me.”
She laughed. “No. Any time you stole my shoes or one of my shirts, he got an earful.”
Kaia smiled. “You and Ian are best friends. You can survive this bumpy road, Rach. He won’t leave you. He couldn’t. Ian loves you just as much now as he did when you were crawling around in the nursery.”
“You’re right. I’ll plan a friend date for us tomorrow morning. Do something insane like getting a full spa treatment.”
“Do it,” she encouraged with a smile. “Drink all the champagne and have a blast. Relax and bond. How about tonight, we have a good, old-fashion coven chill night and have dinner on the beach? Maybe ask Portia if we can make a fire and watch the stars.”
Rachel hugged her tightly. “I’m really happy you’re my sister. Sorry, I’m a bitch sometimes.”
Kaia laughed. “Not a bitch, exactly. Maybe an angry witch is a better way of describing you.”
That night, Kaia and her coven ate a feast by the beach as the sun was setting. They watched the stars by the heat of a huge fire tended to by a few gleeful imps. It was a night to remember, and Kaia could feel a shift in her sister.
Maybe everything would work out after all.
It gave her hope for her morning plans.
