I woke up with a loud groan. My head was heavy, the soft sheets were too warm and the world outside my room seemed a little too bright. The sunlight poked through the curtains and were casting thin rays that made everything look too... perfect. Too much, really.
I pulled the covers up to my chin and squinted at the clock.
8:15 AM. s**t .. that was f*****g late.
Yet my body felt sluggish…too sluggish. I felt reluctant to move and the usual urgency of getting up and getting to work wasn’t there today.
That was strange. I’d always been the kind of guy who woke up early, raring to go. The office, the meetings, the deal-making, the strategy sessions... it was all a part of me.
I thrived on that grind. Hell, I loved it. The adrenaline, the power, the sense of control…it was what I did, w
