Page 53 of De Luca: The Saint

After I close my door, she hooks her arm in mine, and we walk outside to her car. Much like Damian’s, her car must be worth more than most people’s houses, although I don’t know much about them.

“Relax,” she says as she opens the passenger door, waving me in.

Walking around to the other side, she gets in the driver’s seat and buckles her seatbelt before putting her car into drive. As she speeds off into the night, she says, “Like I told you, all the women there tonight have been through things like you. Well, the men were willing participants, but you know what I mean. Myself, Willow, Jade, Giada. We’ve all been through it. Nash and Ivy won’t be there because he had something at their dad’s house.”

I met Jade briefly the night I met Mia. The night Damian broke my heart. I swallow hard as Mia’s words repeat in my head.

“Their? I thought they were married?”

She giggles as she passes the slow-moving vehicle in front of us, “So yeah, they were adopted siblings but didn’t grow up together. When they first hooked up, I thought it was gross, but now, I can’t imagine them not being together. It’s like they’re out of a forbidden romance book.”

I glance over to her, giving her a ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about look’, “Okay.”

She takes the freeway and covers her mouth in shock, “You’ve never read a romance book!”

Shaking my head, I say, “Nope. Never.”

Mia gasps like I’ve said that I’ve never eaten a hamburger, “We’re going to fix that. You’re going to love smut!”

“Smut?”

She pulls her bottom lip between her teeth before releasing it with a long sigh, “Oh yes. You’ll love it. Tonight, will be your Smut Club initiation.”

Glancing out the window, I notice the city is fading away as we enter a rural area, “Smut Club?”

Mia takes two turns until we are at a gated house literally in the middle of nowhere, “Yes, well that’s what Domenic calls us.”

Honestly, I still don’t know what she’s talking about. Smut? As we pass through the now-opened black gates, I ask, “So smut, like books about sex?”

She grins, “Correct! Some have more, some have less but all the ones we read have a lot.”

Shaking my head, I say, “Yeah, I don’t know if I would like that.”

We both get out of the car and walk up the steps to the house, “Did you like sex? You know, before?”

I’m sure I turn ten shades of red, “Very much.”

We’re interrupted by the sound of talking and laughter as we walk into the house. Mia grabs my hand and pulls me into the giant living room, where I’m guessing everybody is. Immediately, I spot Domenic, who strongly resembles Damian, making my heart skip a beat. The big difference is that Domenic doesn’t have a beard like Damian.

She points as she speaks, “Willow, Jade, Giada, Hunter, Trevor, and you know Max and Domenic. Everyone, this is Katherina.”

I nod shyly, “Hi.”

Willow runs over and hugs me, catching me off guard.

Mia rolls her eyes, “I know it’s annoying as fuck, but she hugs everyone.”

She steps back from me, “Sorry, it’s true.”

I smile at her, “It’s fine, really.”

She has long dark hair and blue eyes like mine. Somehow, I think it was her smile that attracted Max to her. When she smiles her entire face lights up, I think like mine used to.

“Grab yourself a drink. Make yourself at home.”

“Thank you.”

I go over to where they have a bar set up and grab one of the glasses. I don’t know what the drink is, but it’s garnished with an orange, pineapple, and cherry, so I’m guessing it has to be good.

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