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The bartender shrugged like he was in the habit of helping people through strange scraps. Maybe he was, Grey thought. Hellscape Holiday Resort was definitely not the usual vacation spot.
“We’re really sorry about all the trouble, Portia,” Grey went on. “Please tell me how much Richard and Jorge owe you for the damage they caused.”
Portia waved him off. “If you think this is the worst fight we’ve had on our shores, you haven’t spent enough time here. These things happen. I’ll fix it all up without spending a dime,” she assured him.
Grey nodded tightly. He wouldn’t argue, but he would be sending a hefty check to the hotel to make up for his thunder’s behavior. “If it weren’t for this debacle, it would have been a very nice holiday. Your resort is truly wonderful.”
The succubus smiled proudly and thanked him. Grey made a beeline for Kaia. He wanted to reach out for her and wrap her up in his arms, but he thought better of it. Maybe Rachel would hex him if he tried to hug Kaia right after ripping into his own pack members.
“Are you all right?” he asked her, his face searching her features for confirmation that she was indeed fine. Tears lined her eyes, and her hands were balled into fists at her sides.
Kaia nodded, but she didn’t move toward him. “Are you?”
He looked down at his wounds. “This will heal in no time.”
“You can’t do that, Grey,” she whispered.
“Do what?”
“You can’t jump into a fight like that. You’re too important to be hurt over foolishness.” Tears fell down her face, and he brushed them away.
“I’m fine,” he repeated over again as he took her into his arms.
“It was so scary to see the two of them go for you at the same time. I don’t know what I would have done if something had happened to you.”
He smiled despite her tears. “You want to keep me around a little longer, don’t you?”
“Of course I do! I lo ... “ she stopped short.
Grey’s smile widened as he leaned down to kiss her. “I love you, Kaia Coll. I wouldn’t have gone up into that fight and broken my promise to you. I told you I would be back, and here I am.” He kissed her again.
“I never thought I’d ever see a dragon fight,” Ian said, shaking his head. “Those screeches are just terrible. I’m going to have nightmares.”
“I still can’t believe that you stepped in like that,” Rachel said, her eyes still narrowed at him. Grey didn’t know how to respond. Surely, anything he said, she wasn’t likely to approve.
He stuck to the truth. “This isn’t just a company. It’s my thunder. My family. This display had to be stopped. This isn’t how we are supposed to behave. It put everyone in danger, and as I said, I had to stop them before someone got hurt.”
Much to his surprise, Rachel’s scowl turned into a hint of a smile. “Well, at least you succeeded. Well done.”
Even Kaia was shocked by her sister’s kind words. Ian wrapped an arm around Rachel and kissed her cheek. “There she is. Let’s leave these two alone.”
Grey shot him a thankful smile. “This isn’t how I wanted to say goodbye.” Some people were still staring as if this was a show. “I have to deal with this.”
“I know.”
“But I’ll fly to you soon. We’ll talk. Figure everything out. I promise.”
“Greyson,” Dad interrupted, his eyes cut to Kaia. “Kaia, my son has a very important job to do back home. He’s not just the alpha heir, but I relinquish my role as CEO to him.” Greyson’s head snapped around toward his father, but he wasn’t finished yet. “Effective immediately.”
Kaia gasped. “Oh!”
“Dad,” Grey started. “Did ...?”
“This is the way it should be,” Jaymes cut in. “It should be you. Look what you just did. It’ll be my honor to call you Alpha, dear brother.” He bowed his head, and Grey’s throat felt tight with emotion.
“Kaia …” This meant he couldn’t even suggest moving closer to her. Whatever happened between them, she would have to relocate.
“It’s okay. Come find me when you can.”
