CHAPTER 36: THE FACE OF THE MURDERER

KATIE’S POV

I settled on my bed, letting the events of the morning replay in my mind. I still found it hard to believe that someone had poisoned Maverick. The horror that followed, the fear that I might be the next in line. After all, I was his wife.

If he had died outside, I would have believed that his opponents had killed him, but in this house. In his own home.

My lips quivered in the aftermath of the shock.

The fact that it only meant I had to keep Maverick's company running made me more unsettled. If I decided to resign now and go live my life somewhere far from here, would they point fingers at me?

Deep down, I doubted that Maverick would have wanted that.

Now, I just had to wait until one of his sons got greedy and decided he wanted Maverick’s company. Or maybe when Hunter comes of age.

Whichever way it was, I just wanted to get out of this mud.

I had been doing a great job so far under his supervision, but how good was I really? Well, I guess I was about to find out now that