Chapter 26

“Since your ear drums are damaged, I’ll ask again, why the hell am I here?” She didn’t cared about any papers or anything else. If she showed any ounce of fear, they might do something bad to her. As far as she could process, Orion tried to indirectly protect her last night.

Maverick gritted his teeth as Grace held his gaze in a fiery hold. She tried not to flinch when Maverick stormed to her and she winced by the way he grabbed her jaw. Fear bubbled, surpassing her anger as he roughly jerked her head back.

"Don't play with me, Grace. It won't end in a good way." He tightened his hold on her jaw before tilting her head to his side as he looked through her eyes.

Grace felt sudden intensity of his gaze as she tried to think why her life had to take this turn. Every time she try to live in peace, soemthing bad happen.

"I'll ask you one last time," Maverick inquired, his steel eyes taking in her features, the soft rosy glow of her cheeks as her skin shinned w