Lucy.“No, no, please Lucy, it’s not what it looks like!”That’s what Elizabeth said the moment she saw me standing there, her eyes wide with panic, a fine line of white powder still dusting the corner of her nostril. But the truth was, it was exactly what it looked like.My feet were frozen at the doorway, and all I could do was stare—at the mirror on the floor, at the rolled-up bill in her shaking hand, at the tiny plastic bag she was trying to shove under the rug like it hadn’t just been sitting out in plain view.“I—it’s not like I do this all the time, okay? I don't always do this I promise,” she stammered, swiping at the powder with her sleeve, smearing it across the surface in frantic, erratic motions. “It’s just... tonight. I just needed something. I swear to the moon, Lucy, it’s the first time. Stop looking at me like that and same something!"“You’re doing coke, Elizabeth,” I breathed, my voice shaking. “In the palace. Are you even hearing yourself?”She stood abruptly, wipi
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