VESPER GREY LYSAN POV

I entered the room, everything spinning around me with each step I took.

I forced myself to stop moving, yanking at the neckline of my dress as the chaos in my head made it difficult to breathe.

I need a drink.

Jenny came in after me, trembling. "Miss Vesper..." Her eyes followed me across the room as I went straight for the drink cabinet. "Do you think this is the time to be drinking?"

My hands froze midair, my fingertips grazing the bottle in front of me.

The urge ...