Chapter 14

His head pounded as he opened his eyes. The white haze cleared where he could see the desk in the bedroom.

Marty slowly sat up on the bed. He was naked. “Shit,” he murmured. “What the hell?”

The last thing he remembered was waiting for Jackie to come out of the bathroom. He called out for her. No answer. The villa was empty. He racked his brain trying to remember what had happened.

A loud banging echoed from the living room. Before Marty could react, two men came into the bedroom. Both of them wore dress shirts and ties.

“What the fuck?” Marty asked.

“Sir, we got a call of a disturbance in this room. We knocked, but no one answered,” one of them said. “Are you all right?”

“Yeah. Who are you?” Marty asked, and then he grabbed the robe that was on the bed.

“I’m Detective Gerald Jacobs and this is my partner Detective James Woods.” Detective Jacobs was tall and slim. Detective Woods was short and bulky.

“What happened in here?” Jacobs asked.

“I don’t know. I just woke up,” Marty replied