Chapter 34

Mia

“So that’s what happened,” Theo says thoughtfully. “Poor Aria.”

“We’ll tell her the truth,” Lily sighs. “She’ll be alright.”

“Is there even a point, though?” Damon chimes in, leaning back casually. “Maybe they’re just not meant to be together.”

Everyone glares at him, but honestly? The bastard has a point. Not that I’d ever admit it out loud.

“So now that you know what happened, we’re not the villains here,” Damon continues, flashing a grin that’s so cocky I want to wipe it off his face with a sledgehammer. “What do you say you make it up to us and buy us a drink?”

“You wish,” I snap, rolling my eyes.

“Uh, thank you so much, guys. We appreciate it,” Lily smiles at them like they’re knights in shining armor instead of the clowns they are. “Come on, Mia, let’s go.”

But of course, Damon can’t leave well enough alone. “Before you go,” he says, his grin turning into something straight out of a playboy handbook. “Do you have a dat