Page 73 of Reignite

I was glad to see her there.

“Dani, do you have a minute for me?”

“Of course.”

“Good, let’s sit.” I led her to a couch a few feet away from everyone else. “How’s it going with Grant?”

She shook her head. “Oh, geez. I don’t know. He drives me crazy in all the worst ways and all the best. I think we’ll probably end up killing each other.”

“I know a very sturdy St. Andrews cross that might help you work your problems out.”

She laughed.

I took her hand in mine. “I’d like to give it to you.”

“Give me what? The cross?” Her brows turned down, confusion written across her face.

“Yes. That and the club too.”

The confusion turned to surprise. “Umm, I don’t understand.”

This was the right thing to do. For all of us. “Gray and I have talked a lot about what we want out of our future. The key thing is time with each other. It’s not like either of us has to work, so we’ve decided not to.”

She stared at me open mouthed for a full ten seconds. “You’re giving up Devils and Angels?”

I took her hand and squeezed it. “I’m giving it, as in my majority share in the business, to you.”

“But…”

I knew this would be a surprise, but I was also confident she’d take me up on the offer. “You get what I was trying to do with this place. You’re the perfect person to take over the helm. You’re strong, confident, and you’ll be able to put those domination skills to work for you, instead of against you.”

She opened her mouth, shut it, then opened it again. She managed an “uh.”

“I’ll understand if you decide this isn’t right for you. But I think it is. You could get as much out of running this place as it will get from you.”

She shook her head, but it slowly turned to a nod. “I’m flabbergasted.”

That was okay. There was a built in family to help her. “I understand. I’ve already talked to Cade, Dominic, Hawk and Lilly. They all own a share and had a vote. Every one of them wants you to accept.”

“My gut reaction is to say no and run far away. But that’s not how I got where I am today.” She swallowed and looked away for second. She glanced all around the interior, to the glass rooms, the bar, the stage, and then back to me.

“This is crazy.” She laughed. “But I’m going to say yes.”

I squeezed her hand. This was more than I’d hoped for. Which was a big part of why I’d chosen Dani. The other part was because out of everyone in my life, she’d held me get through the darkest times, simply by being herself.

“Good. I’ll get my lawyer to draw up the paperwork and we’ll start getting you up to speed as soon as we can.”

“Wow.” She blinked a few times as if processing everything. “Okay.”

I glanced over at Gray, who had been watching us the whole time, and nodded. He raised his glass to Danica and smiled.

She gave him a nod back. “What will you two do? Where will you go?”

We’d be spending most of our time loving each other as hard as we could. “I’m not sure yet. But there’s an island off the coast of Belize that I own and I’ve been meaning to visit. I think we’ll start there and see what happens.”

I could practically hear the cogs in her brain turning. “Didn’t I hear about some BDSM reality TV show filming down there?”

“Maybe.” I didn’t even try to hide my grin.

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