(Maddox’s POV)

I really don’t know where to start, Maya. There’s so much to all this… I don’t even know where to begin. But let’s see how it goes.

I pulled out a stool.

“Have a seat.”

She nodded and sat.

“So… I was in the military for ten years, right after military. When I was done, I was broke. I mean broke Maya , like I reeked of poverty. All I wanted was financial freedom. I didn’t know what to do… until my very good friend, someone I considered a brother, my ...