Cassandra slowly opened her eyes. Her heart skipped a beat when her tantalite eyes met his beautiful ones, staring straight at her with a smile.

He was shirtless, and he had a tattoo on his chest. She gulped, wanting to sink into the bed, but her mind changed when she noticed a sliver of sunlight peeking through the covered windows.

She took a glance at the clock hung on the ceiling above the bed. "F*ck, I forgot about Akia; where is she? Is she already awake?"

"Relax, sweetie. Akia is still sleeping and isn't worried about her. Maria already prepared her breakfast when she woke up," he said, giving her...