Wounds of Betrayal

Maverick’s POV

“Fuck!” I yelled, the pain radiating through my body as the doctor struggled to remove the stick that had pierced me from back to front.

Valerie stood frozen, her face pale, like she’d just seen a ghost. Her eyes were wide, mouth agape, as she watched the doctor wrestle with the stick embedded in my side. I could see the pain in her eyes, and it made my heart ache more than the inju