Captive Loyalty

Valerie’s POV

The second Maverick’s voice crashed into the room, it was like the walls closed in around me. His anger wasn’t quiet, wasn’t disguised. It came out raw and loud, dragging every nerve in my body into high alert. He stood there with my phone in his hand like it was a weapon, his grip so tight it looked like he might crush it.

“Who is NC?” he threw at me, his eyes sharp, jaw tight, voic