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What is happening to me right now?

I grab my purse and stumble out of the restroom. I hold the wall as I walk for support, getting looks from people passing me on the way to the restroom.

I’m starting to panic.

I don’t know what’s happening.

Should I look for Leo? He might be able to help me.

I stumble back into the room, looking for him, but my eyes can’t focus properly.

Shit.

I’m scared. I don’t know what’s happening to me.

Ares. I want Ares.

What am I going to do?

Home. I need to go home.

I turn too fast and stumble into someone.

The guy catches me by the waist, steadying me. “Whoa there.” He chuckles. “Hey, you okay?”

“Yeah. Sorry,” I mumble out, my words slurring.

I stagger past him, needing to get out of here. I somehow make my way through the event room and out into the lobby of the hotel.

I trip my way through the lobby. I can feel eyes on me.

Fuck.

Tears sting my eyes.

I make it out of the hotel, the doorman holding the door for me.

“Night, ma’am,” he says but stops with a look of concern on his face. “Are you okay?”

“Need a taxi,” I manage to get out, my voice all over the place.

“Ah, little too much to drink.” He chuckles good-naturedly. “I’ll flag you a cab now.”

I want to scream that I haven’t had anything to drink. That I don’t know what’s happening to me, but I can’t seem to form the words.

The next thing I know, I’m in a taxi. I manage to give my address to the cabbie.

He turns and looks at me. “You’re not gonna puke, are you, love?”

I shake my head and immediately regret it.

Closing my eyes, I lay my head back on the seat as the car pulls away.

“That’ll be fifteen fifty.” The sound of a male voice jolts me awake.

Where am I?

Cab.