Chapter 90. Just Us

Maverick POV

I paced in the basement, which was literally a bunker. One reason was that I felt claustrophobic. Second, I was worried about the guys who went to the compound. I hoped they had the element of surprise, or they could have walked into the trap.

I checked my phone. No service. “There’s no service down here.”

“So if we got locked up here, no one could find us? What if there’s a massive earthquake, and this villa falls down? We’re stuck, die in hunger and suffocation?”

“If there’s a massive earthquake, we’re likely to be dead drowning from a tsunami, baby. Remember, the villa is facing the ocean.” He held my hand, pulling me on his lap.

“Jeez. You’re not helping. Can you be a little more optimistic?”

“Sit down. It’s only been twenty minutes.”

I released a shaky breath as I sat on his lap. “I should have been out there, helping them. This wouldn’t have—”

“Okay. Okay. This is not your fault. Your father has been