Maya was unable to sleep all through the night.

The night was so long that she thought it would take forever before the day finally broke. Every time she closed her eyes she saw Jax's face in the dining room, his eyes fixed on her, the way he stared at her like he was seeing straight into her. It left her feeling raw and uncomfortable, like one wrong move and all her secrets would be exposed.

She turned left and right multiple times, kicking the sheets off, only to drag them back when the ...