Calculated Obsession

Maverick’s POV

How could I possibly keep myself from thinking back to Valerie?

Trust me— I tried.

The night stretched on, an endless expanse of thoughts and worries brewing in my mind like a storm in the midst of dark clouds. I lay in bed, wrapped in my blanket, in the darkness of the night. Seeking for just one thing, but it remained far from me, even as the night stretched.

Not even a minute of