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“Of course,youwould say that. It’s a fun game. It’s obviously a company holiday.” Kaia took another sip of her drink as she watched the dragon shifters fumble through a three-legged race.
The handsome man who fought the demon was in the group.
He wasn’t wearing a suit anymore. He wore very little. His board shorts hid just enough to keep her sane, but those abs would keep her up tonight.
You’re welcome here.
The words he spoke to her had played through her mind all day. His voice was rich and deep, and she wanted to hear him speak again, but there was little chance of that now. He was busy with his company, and if Kaia made a move on a man in front of her friends, they wouldn’t leave her alone.
They would pester her for the details until she would rather drop the man than keep listening to them giggle about her. Not that she totally didn’t do the same. It was just a good way to pick the shitty men from the ones who could take a little bit of friendly jabbing.
She hadn’t met a man who could deal with her friends, and she doubted the dragon would be fine with a bunch of witches tearing into him to make sure he was worthy of her.
In the safety of her mind, Kaia played through her fantasy. She imagined what it would be like to walk up to that dragon and ask him out for a drink. Maybe she would even be so bold as to kiss him.
She was on holiday, and kissing strangers was definitely okay. Probably even encouraged in a place like Hellscape Holiday Resort.
She didn’t know the man’s name, but he fascinated her. She couldn’t look away. Thank the good Lord that sunglasses existed. She could stare at him all she wanted, and he wouldn’t even know.
“You should go and talk to him,” Ian said. “He totally fought that demon just for you.”
“I’m not drunk enough for that.” Kaia laughed.
“Well, then drink faster,” Ian commanded with a stern grin.
“No.” Kaia totally downed a bit more of her cocktail, but only because she needed to cool herself down from the sight of the dragon shifter’s physique.
With the booze’s intoxicating effects lowering her inhibitions, Kaia decided she needed to be closer. She made her way to the race to watch him participate. It was quite the show. He was fast and moved well despite the fact that the man he was tied to didn’t have the same level of skill. It stopped the dragon from winning, which he didn’t take too well, judging by the scowl on his face when they lost.
“That wasn’t great,” she called out. “I’m sure you can do better.”
He arched a brow at her. “You think you can?”
She waved him off. “Of course, I can do better.”
He leaned down and untied his leg from his friend’s and stood, towering over her. “You can race with Richard while I watch and see howyoudo.”
“Oh, hell no,” Richard called out. “I’m not getting in the middle of whatever this is. If you want to get to know Greyson more, I’ve got a better plan. Take my place.”
Before Kaia even knew what had happened, Richard bent down and tied her leg to the sexy stranger. “Excuse me,” she snapped, kicking her leg away from the binding. “You need to ask before you do that.”
“Jesus, Richard,” Greyson snapped, yanking the piece of rope. “You can’t go around tying people up.” He looked right into her eyes, his sincerity shocking. “Sorry about my colleague's total lack of boundary, miss.”
“It’s fine.” It wasn’t. “Obviously, you really don’t like kids’ games,” she said to Richard, more than a little peeved from the gall he had.
Instinctively, she took a step away from him. Her arm brushed against Greyson’s, sending shivers of awareness up her spine. He took a step toward her, and she hoped it was because he was protective of her. After all, this was the second time he was intervening on her behalf.
“I don’t get paid enough for this kind of embarrassment,” Richard snapped. “She can take my place. I’m done with this bullshit.” He stalked off.
“Wow,” Kaia whistled. “Is he okay?”
“No,” Greyson chuckled. “Clearly not. I’m really sorry he tried to tie us together.”
“I expected this holiday to be weird, but it took a turn quickly there.” She smiled at him. “He’s lucky I didn’t kick him in the face.”
He laughed again. “That’s more than fair. I’m Grey.” He held out his hand for her to shake.
“Kaia.” She slid her hand into his, and immediately, her skin tingled. Her breath caught at the dizzying effect.What the hell?Had he felt it too? He didn’t look affected, so she pretended nothing had happened. “What’s the deal here? Company retreat?”
