Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Counterback of the Despised Luna

Chapter 481 Couldn’t Hold His Liquor

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I forced a smile and deflected, “Maybe it’s just from brushing up against something. It’s fine. I’ll clean it up when I get back. Sorry about that. Let me just send a quick message to my friend.”

Taking advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention, I pulled out my phone and sent Anthony a message. “I’ve met a woman recently named Anna, who just came back from Hoorn. Can you look into her for me?”

The reply came quickly. “Got it.”

Dinner didn’t wrap up until around 9:00 p.m. Despite the doctor’s repeated warnings for Jasper to avoid drinking too much while recovering, he was quite drunk by the time we left, his body slumping heavily against mine.

“You all go ahead. I’ll drive him back.”

After saying my goodbyes to the crew, I finally managed to get Jasper into the passenger seat. I drove him back to the villa, took the keys from his jacket pocket, and opened the door. I half–dragged the inebriated werewolf to the bedroom.

“Rosaline… “Jasper’s face was flushed from the alcohol, and his words came out slow and muddled. The smell of liquor hit me as soon as he spoke. I paused for a second, then helped him onto the bed.

I was about to go to the fridge to find some yogurt to help sober him up when, as I turned, he suddenly grabbed my wrist.

“Rosaline… Rosaline, I care about you so much… Please don’t go. Don’t leave me, okay? I’m serious about you. Can you be my girlfriend? Caden … he’s not good enough for you, not good enough…

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words were slurred and jumbled–probably from the alcohol–but I could

frowned and tried to pull my wrist away, but he held on tighter, his words becoming

him up, then gently tapped his forehead. “You’ve had too much to drink.

words, but I didn’t have the energy to listen. I felt awkward, and

sigh of relief and glanced at him once more. He was silent now, probably

out of the room when the phone

phone to see

“Caden, what’s up?”

a little stern. “Where are

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and we went to the set. Then, to celebrate, the whole group went to the Wisteria Hotel

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Hold His Liquor

more to avoid

me at home. I’ll be back

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the bedroom, and I immediately

Caden’s POV:

the room, she saw me sitting motionless on the

paused for a moment, offering a faint smile before placing her keys on the shoe rack in the hallway and