Hot Piece of Ash (Paranormal Dating Agency #28) - Milly Taiden Page 0,4

their office at their resort on Fire Mountain. “I know. I’m sorry, Ash. Things wouldn’t have gotten this bad if I hadn’t been so focused on rebuilding the town after the storm.”

“It’s okay,” Ash shrugged. “I guess we just have to refocus now. Figure out what to do.”

“We’ve had no luck,” Smoke told him, and glanced at his desk. “Some friends told me of a matchmaker.”

Ash raised his brows, curious over what his beta was talking about. “A matchmaker?”

“Yes. Like a paranormal matchmaker. Gerri Wilder. She runs the PDA or Paranormal Dating Agency. She’s got a 100 percent success rate and has found mates for even the hardest of shifters,” Smoke’s voice became enthusiastic as he spoke. “Maybe we should call and give her a try.”

Ash frowned. “I don’t know. I’ve never known any matchmaker that can help in our type of situation. We might be better off doing this ourselves.”

“Yeah, how’s that worked so far?” Smoke met his gaze. “We need help. We have to try. Our people will dwindle if we don’t find our mate.”

Ash growled and slammed a hand on the desk. “Why do we have to be cursed!”

Smoke stood and grabbed him by the arm. “Bro, we’re not cursed. We’ve just been delaying the inevitable.”

“I kept hoping we’d find our mate on our own,” Ash sighed.

Smoke snorted. “We’re not going to find a mate when we’ve stopped traveling the world and meeting people. She’s not suddenly going to appear out of nowhere.”

A knock sounded at the door, and Isadora walked in with a tray of drinks. “Are you boys back to talking numbers again?” She laughed and put the tray down, glancing from one to the other. “I would think finding a mate would be more important. You did understand what I told you earlier, yes?”

“Yes, Isadora. No need to worry,” Smoke told her and marched over to grab a glass of lemonade from her.

“I might not be a shifter,” she told him, “but I’m not stupid. I heard you mention a matchmaker when I was at the door. The girls all over the resort won’t stop talking about how you two need to pick someone already.” She rolled her eyes and shook her head. “They’re acting like there’s some kind of battle to be with you both.” She fluffed her short, blonde bob. “If I was fifty years younger, they would have serious competition on their hands.”

Ash choked on his drink, and Smoke chuckled loudly.

Ash couldn’t see Isadora as anything but a mom to them. She was the reason they had such a thriving resort in Fire Mountain, Costa Bonita. Without her help, they would have bungled the resort takeover when Ash’s parents decided to travel the world.

“We’ll figure it out, Isadora. No need to worry about it,” Ash said. “Have you heard from your grandson today?”

Isadora shrugged. “He’s not answering my messages, so I’m not sure if he’s made it out of bed yet. He was supposed to be here an hour ago. Hopefully, he calls me back so I know what he’s got planned today.” She gave a sad smile. “I haven’t seen him much since he’s been here.”

Ash hated how Isadora’s kids had treated her throughout the years. They’d distanced themselves from the moment they’d been teenagers and chosen to live with their father’s family instead of their mother. He couldn’t figure it out. He knew Isadora well enough to know she was sweet, with nothing but kindness in her heart. So, to see her family ignore her attempts to have a relationship, made him angry.

Ash hugged Isadora. “It’ll be okay. I’m sure he’s nothing like his parents.” He hoped , but the truth was that Mark had already shown signs of only being interested in what he could get from his grandmother.

She nodded and hugged him back, her small body turning into nothing at his side. She was so fragile it scared him, but he knew better than to say anything. At eighty, she was still strong enough to argue with them on what she wanted to do with her life and wouldn’t let anyone treat her with kid gloves.

“Thank you, Ash. I’ll see to the staff and make sure everything’s running smoothly.”

“Thank you, Isa.”

He glanced at Smoke once she was gone and sat down. “We’ll figure this out. I think we should go ahead and hire that PR person. Maybe new marketing and promotion of the island will bring new life to the land?”

Smoke nodded. “I think that it’s a