❦ Rosalind ❦
“Rosie?” Juliana’s slurred mumble reached me over the music.
I reached out and grabbed her hand, pulling her away from Adrian. How dare he take advantage when she was like this?
He held her tighter instead, glaring daggers at me as if I was the predator.
“I said let go of her!”
People were starting to stare, and I felt Viktor advance.
“Adrian,” he barked.
With that one word, Adrian glanced at Viktor for a second, two, then finally released Juliana, who immediately slid to the floor, giggling into her hand.
I’d never seen her this drunk, not even when we’d drank together. Did he drug her?
Viktor helped me pull her up to her feet, and she slouched against me.
“Hey birthday girl…” she grinned, her hooded eyes squinting as she struggled to see.
She hiccuped, belched, t
