Deirdre needed cold water to keep herself awake.
She went around groping the wall frantically. Suddenly, she bumped into the cabinet and gasped in pain. Cold beads of sweat were streaming down her forehead, and she felt her head spinning as the sensation of cold and hot assaulted her.
It took her a great effort to reach the bathroom. Meanwhile, Declan’s mind was a chaotic mess under the drug's effect. When he saw Deirdre, he had an illusion and stretched his arms to drag her into his embrace.