Chapter Sixty Five

As Tina dragged Emma onto the dance floor, the pulsating lights and thumping music and seeing others having so much fun engulfed them. Emma lost herself in the rhythm, letting go of her worries with each sway of her hips.

One shot. Two shots. Three shots. Emma lost count as the alcohol dulled her senses, blending reality with a haze of euphoria. Tina, equally intoxicated, danced beside her, their laughter mingling with the music.

Emma's thoughts drifted to Ivanka, but she pushed them away, yearning for just one night without worry about anyone.

Two more shots blurring her vision, and the club swirled around her like a kaleidoscope. Did those flashes of light resemble camera bulbs, or were they just illusions created by her intoxication?

As time slipped away, Emma surrendered to the music, but a sudden urge to vomit clawed at her insides. Yet, she couldn't bring herself to leave, not with her favorite slow song playing at the moment.

“Enough fun for one night, Emma.” A hand rested on h