Page 44 of Chasing Hope

BELLA

and he couldn’t do that like a normal werewolf???

LAYLA

that is normal for them

BELLA

too much saliva for me

*Cindy added Valenti to chat*

CINDY

until the beautiful diva gets her own phone, welcome to the chat Valenti!

you’ve been warned this is top secret girl business ONLY Evie can read the thread

VALENTI

HAHAHA he rolled his eyes as he handed me thephone

you’re right though

my interest is piqued

LAYLA

YAY

she’s being converted

Stumbling through the door with a buzz humming through my bloodstream, the wine Cindy continued to pour down my throat sloshes low in my belly.

“Jesus, how much did you and Cindy drink?”

Straightening, Matteo’s question has me wanting to try and at least appear sober. “A little bit too much, possibly.”

The front door shuts as Matteo makes his way through the kitchen, heading straight for the medicine cabinet.

A hiccup escapes me. Leaning against the island, I sigh. “Cindy says the other two girls don’t drink so we had to make up for what they don’t consume.” Pointing at the ceiling, I declare, “I say that’s perfect girl math.”

“Girl math?”

“Yep, where it only makes sense to a girl.”

“Noted,” he drawls, sliding an Advil my way, along with a bottle of water. “Drink.”

Pushing off the island, I mock salute him. “Yes, sir. Anything for you, master.”

Matteo’s eyes flash.

The wine seems to have loosened my tongue, because after I swallow the pill, I’m not able to keep the realization to myself. “Holy shit, you like that kinky shit, don’t you?”

The water Matteo was drinking sprays across the kitchen floor.

In my wine addled brain, it’s the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. Doubling over with laughter, tears form in the corners of my eyes as it replays in my mind.