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138 A drink too many

Author: Ria M
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-19 22:13:43

Aria’s POV

I wake up with a pounding headache, the kind that makes me want to bury myself under the covers and disappear. I press my fingers against my temples, my hand ruffling through my hair as I try to ground myself.

Coffee—yeah, I need coffee. Something strong enough to stop the room from spinning.

My eyes finally crack open, and I’m hit by the unfamiliar sight of the room around me. It’s… luxurious. Like the kind of place you see in ads, not where I’d ever find myself on a regular morning.

The bedding’s crisp and thick, the air scented faintly of cedar and linen. There’s a softness to everything, even in the light filtering through the heavy curtains.

For a second, I just blink, trying to let it all sink in, wondering how I even got here.

Then the fog in my head starts to lift. Little fragments of last night come together: the Castillo building, a crowded bar, way too many shots… and him.

I sit up quickly, clutching my head as the rush of motion makes it throb even harder. I was
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