Odessa POV

“Keep your eyes closed,” Maverick said.

“Do I have a choice? Your arm’s over my face.”

He cackled. “It’s a surprise, sweetheart. I’m not taking any chances.”

I’d been in bed all morning. The aches in my bones were still present. The few hours of sleep I had were plagued with nightmares of the dark lake I’d been thrown into and seeing Darius naked.

“Okay, stop,” Mav whispered in my ear.

My heart hammered hard against my chest.

He shielded my eyes while we ...