19 - The Secret

SOFIA

I was fully dressed when Maverick bulldozed his way inside the cell. I didn’t need to look at him to know he was out for my blood. My eyes widened when I saw that he was holding a wooden sharpened stake.

He kicked the bars open and before I knew what was happening, I was tackled and pushed flat against the bed. His thighs trapped my body between them, the stake was aimed at my heart.

He looked big, broad, and scary.

Like a bad wolf.

I had no doubt in my mind that Maverick would kill me in an instant, he wasn’t screwing around. He would only have to push the wood into my heart or sever my head from my body.

His teeth were barred, those golden eyes looked so beautiful, blazing with an inferno.

“Who are you?” he seethed.

“What do you mean?” I managed to whisper.

“Don’t play smart. I know that you were sent here to kill me.” He seethed, and at that moment I saw betrayal, confusion, and anger flashing in his eyes.

The pressure of the stake grew harder on my neck, making it d