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TWENTY-ONE
KAIA
Kaia woke bright and early despite having gone to bed late. She wasn’t entirely sure she had gotten more than three hours of sleep. She was full of energy, though, because she was so very excited about her plans.
It was a new day, and she had a lot to get done. She grabbed a quick coffee from their cabana’s nifty coffee machine and downed it quickly before leaving for the day.
On her way to her final destination, Kaia made a few stops. Each one made her giddier and giddier. By the time she knocked on the seventh green cabana ... where Grey was staying ... Kaia was nearly hopping on her feet with excitement.
Bill, Greyson’s father, opened the door. His face fell, but only for a second. “I thought you were the breakfast I ordered.”
Kaia smiled. “Not quite, sorry.”
“Kaia?” Grey asked, poking his head over his father’s shoulder.
“Nice to see you again,” Bill said before retreating into the cabana.
Grey looked downright sexy in a pair of black swim trunks and a white tee. His hair was still damp from his morning shower, and the scent of his aftershave tickled her nose. He kissed her in greeting, his hands lingering on her hips a little too long.
“Grab everything you might need for a day-long excursion around the resort,” she said, pulling away from their kiss.
“What is happening?” he asked.
“I’m taking you out for the day.” She tugged his hand. “Come on! Daylight is wasting away.”
“Are you seriously kidnapping me for the day?”
Kaia grinned and nodded. “Yup. You can’t shift and fly away. I’d just catch you with my magical powers, anyway.”
He threw his head back with a laugh. “Don’t tempt me. I’d almost like to see what that would look like.”
“Don’t you dare. We have places to be.”
“Where are we going?” Grey asked time and time again as Kaia led them down one of the resort’s many paths.
“Stop asking questions. You will know all in good time.”
Grey took her hand in his, and they walked hand-in-hand to one of the beaches. Kaia spotted a little imp waving at her. Trei pointed to the canoe and oars he had gathered at her request. It had only cost her a bag of candy corn.
Grey shook his head. “Did you seriously trust that imp with another task after he almost killed you last time?”
“Don’t be so dramatic, Grey,” she laughed. “He didn’t do it on purpose last time. Besides, I trust Trei with this. All he did was bring me a canoe and some supplies.”
“With his luck, the canoe will have a hole in it, and the supplies will be bad.”
She pinched his side and kissed his cheek. “He said he was sorry, and I believe he didn’t mean to hurt me. Isn’t that enough?”
“You’re too sweet for your own good. How do the teens not eat you alive?”
“Oh, I don’t know. Maybe it’s because someone circulated a rumor in the school that I’m a witch.”
Grey, who had been placing the canoe in the water, stopped short. “What?”
She threw her head back with a laugh. “I’m just joking. The kids don’t know I’m a witch, but I’m sure they can sense that they can’t mess with me.”
“I can sense that from here,” he teased once they were settled into the canoe and paddling away from the shore. “Are you going to tell me where we’re going?”
“Nope.”
