featherymalignancy: CHAPTER EIGHT—In Vino Veritas: A Nessian Story“In Wine Lies the Truth” Summary
featherymalignancy: CHAPTER EIGHT—In Vino Veritas: A Nessian Story “In Wine Lies the Truth” Summary: Nesta Archeron is convinced she has everything she wants: a law degree from an ivy, a prestigious job, a gorgeous boyfriend, and excellent taste in wine. However, when she wanders into her local wine vendor and meets a handsome stranger unafraid to play her quick-witted games, she begins to wonder if the life she’s built is really the one she wants. Cash Kahukore worked his entire adolescent life to become a sommelier, ignoring the slurs his mixed heritage have always earned him as he fought his way to the top. However, after five years abroad buying for Michelin star restaurants and dealing with rich white assholes, he’s grown bored with his life. When a gorgeous lawyer comes in to his uncle’s shop one afternoon, he immediately recognizes a worthy opponent in her. Undaunted by her sharp tongue and possessive boyfriend, he’s determined to be her friend, and—as time goes on and their circumstances change—possibly something more. This a prequel to Navy Suits and Chelsea Boots that takes place three years before. If you love Elriel (and don’t mind finding out how this story ends) check it now. Check out the masterlist for In Vino Veritas here! Also I talk a lot of The Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar in the is chapter, so if you’re interested in (or confused by) the descriptions of this very real bar inside The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, click on the link above to see footage of the interior (and of the fake thunderstorm!!) TRIGGER WARNING: This chapter has brief allusions to abuse and self-harm. Please proceed with caution Chapter Eight: Domaine Serene Nesta was a person who was rarely unsure. She hadn’t always been, though; as a child she’d been chronically anxious, fretting over even small decisions for fear of making the wrong one. But when her parents died, she’d been forced to make a number of hard choices within a very short span of time. With her sisters’ happiness and wellbeing hanging in the balance, there hadn’t been room for second-guessing. They needed structure and assurance in their lives, and Nesta forced herself into the habit of making definitive decisions and seeing them through. However, tonight she couldn’t shake a lingering sense of uncertainty, and it was bothering her to the point of irritation. She had no reason to feel this way. She was a logical person who always carefully weighed the pros and cons, and going on this date tonight—it just made sense. After what had happened with Cash, she just needed…more data. A better baseline for where she was at. Tonight was a reasonable means to achieve that end, so why was her stomach wending in such knots? Keep reading -- source link