Chapter Fourty eight

Vanessa awoke the next morning with a terrible headache. She was still dressed in yesterday’s clothes. Flashbacks of takeout and sake bombs came flooding back. I’m going to kill Aria , she thought as she staggered toward the kitchen. Water was the only thing on her mind right now. Using her powers, Vanessa created a small, packed handful of ice. Holding it to her throbbing head, she crawled out of the bedroom. “Good morning, drunkface!” chirped a cheerful, and seemingly un-hungover Aria.

“Geez!” Vanessa startled, her heart beating a million miles a second. Adrenaline jumpstarted Vanessa’s body and mind. “What are you doing here?”

Aria only smiled one of those gorgeous pearly-teeth smiles. “I stayed the night, silly! You slept in, so I went and got us donuts!” Vanessa sighed and let out a grumbled string of curses while also including the words Aria, sake, and no more girls’ nights. Aria only laughed. “It’s so easy to forget you’re not a lycan! My metabolism basically burns off the a