Chapter 184

There was no shortage of candidates. I had become pretty good at weeding out the fakes, like the girls who obviously weren't in college. With the abundance of colleges and universities in the area, I had sent messages or winks to about a hundred girls in a couple hours. If I found a half-dozen to fuck out of that, I'd be in great shape. I was plowing through the wine and had bumped on coke a couple more times. And, before I knew it, it was past 3 a.m.

I wasn't tired, though, so I decided to press on. I got on a dating app that focused on casual hook-ups, but it let women make the first move. I hadn't realized that it was not long after bar closing time on a Saturday night, and almost immediately my phone notifications lit up with matches. My profile, probably due to my inebriated state, was extremely blunt. I made clear I wanted no-strings-attached fun, was wealthy and not afraid to leverage that to get what I wanted, and wanted girls who were open-minded i