Marcus Cutler POV:

I woke up to find sunlight streaming through me window. I had to frown at that. It wasn’t like me to sleep so late. Looking around the room, I couldn’t see Julia anywhere, though that made sense considering how we had left things last night.

It was probably a good thing she was gone. Now I could work without distractions.

So, why didn’t I feel better?

I tried to push those thoughts out of my head. Getting out of bed, I took a quick shower, got ...