Kai missed surfing more than he wanted to admit.
“Maybe you should look for a building somewhere else. There are fighters everywhere.”
“Don’t get me wrong. I like this city, but I don’t want to lose what I’ve found with you and the others. If you all decide to move, it’ll be like losing my family all over again.”
Frey grabbed the back of Kai’s neck, giving it a squeeze. “It won’t happen for a while. Not until this shit with Drago has been resolved. But if you don’t think you want to stay here when my family moves, then hold off on starting your gym. You can open one wherever we land. Or start one here and then find someone else to run it later. You don’t have to decide anything yet.”
Kai didn’t understand why he was getting sentimental. Yeah, he did. He was family-oriented. Maybe when he found his mate he wouldn’t want to leave. “I really want to start a gym. And when you all move, I can always come visit. Plus, I’m determined to locate my mate. If she has family here…” He shrugged.
Frey squeezed again, then stepped back. “I can promise your mate will put everything into perspective. Now, let’s make this happen.” Frey pulled out his phone and called someone. “Hey, Little Brother. I need a favor.” Frey rattled off Presley’s information, and Kai bit back a smile. “Send the info to Kai’s phone. Thanks, Jules.”
Frey had barely disconnected before Kai’s phone beeped with an incoming message. “Damn, he’s fast.” Kai opened the text and had all Presley’s information, including where she worked as well as all her relatives’ info.
“Well?” Frey wasn’t usually so nosy, but Kai appreciated his boss’s interest. Frey was more than a boss, though. They had become fast friends with their interests aligning. “Presley is a partner in her father’s law firm. She has a sister, Joselynn, who also works at the firm.”
“That’s a good starting point.”
“Now to figure out how to pay a visit without giving Presley the wrong idea.”
“Did Julian give you the sister’s address?”
“Yes. You think I should try there first?”
Frey rubbed his chin. “Maybe sniff around. If she’s your mate, you’ll know it by getting close to her home.”
Kai vibrated with excitement. “Yeah, you’re right. I’ll do that tonight.”
“Really? You can wait that long to find out?”
Kai grinned. “Yes. Besides, I thought we had a building to look at.”
“We do. I called Mason and asked him to come in early. He can man the counter until we get back.”
“Who’s guarding Willow?” Kai couldn’t imagine Mason allowing his mate to stay home unprotected.
“He’s dropping her off at the manor. With Rafael working from home, she hasn’t been going to the office. Julian set it up so Willow has everything she needs in Rafael’s home office.”
Speaking of the young Goyle, Mason entered the gym with a smile. “Morning.” Mason was still a teen, but by Gargoyle standards, he was a man. Like all of their kind, he aged more quickly than humans, and he appeared to be in his early twenties.
“Thanks for coming in early,” Frey said, giving Mason a knuckle bump.
“It’s no problem. Now that Sebastian is here, it’s like I don’t exist anymore.” Mason was smiling, and Kai knew the male was joking. None of them existed when the baby was around. All the kids had that effect, and Kai couldn’t wait for the day he added his own babies to the mix.
“We won’t be gone long. Lor might stop by, so if he does, let him shadow you. He’s going to take Kai’s place when he opens his new gym.”
“Will do.” Mason stepped behind the counter, and Kai followed Frey to the parking lot. They climbed in Frey’s Jeep. It was an older model than Kai’s, but it was still in good shape. Frey only drove it when Abbi wasn’t with him.
The building was perfect. As soon as they stepped through the door, Kai could envision where everything would be. The former tenants had used it for both yoga and massages. There were dressing rooms and a break room which would serve him well.
“I had Rafael pull the plans.” Frey led Kai to a counter where the architectural drawings were laid out. “These walls aren’t load-bearing, so they can easily be removed to open up the space. These massage rooms can be left as-is if you think you want to keep them for meditation.”
Like Frey, Malakai was a firm believer in fighting being as much mental as physical.