Chapter 47

Vera's POV

Okay, so he actually got Tim and Max out of the house. Where the hell could he have sent them? A long, endless journey, I guess. Hahaha! Typical Jack, when he wants something, he makes sure nothing gets in the way.

I locked eyes with him as I slowly began to undress, matching the heat in his gaze with a silent challenge of my own. His eyes didn’t just watch, they burned across my skin, licking every inch of me with desire long before his hands or mouth could touch me.

I stepped out of my gown without breaking eye contact. I stood there, bare, waiting. I expected him to come at me with wild, ravenous kisses and start devouring me like he usually did.

But no. He surprised me.

Instead, he bent down and opened his briefcase with calm precision, as if he were handling something sacred.

"Lie down," he said, voice barely above a whisper, yet thick with command.

Without questioning, I obeyed.

I laid back on the soft