The Illusion of We

Maverick’s POV

A heavy atmosphere clothed the room as I sat, my father across from me. I stared defiantly, waiting for what he had to say. When he refused to talk, I faced my head back down, busying myself with what I had formally been handling before he stepped in. I initially did not want to open the doors of my office to him knowing that I would regret doing so, but for the fact that he was ‘my