~ Jack’s POV

I groaned as I slowly opened my eyes, the stiffness in my neck telling me I had slept in my office chair. My head was pounding, and the light from the morning sun streaming through the windows wasn’t doing me any favors. Rubbing my temples, I tried to shake off the grogginess, but then I felt something strange, someone next to me.

I froze, my heart pounding in my chest as I turned to look at who was beside me.

Mara, one of the maids, was lying there, naked. I tried to recall ...