**Kai**
The cabin smelled like pine and old wood. My father and Elena left for their business trip two days ago. They thought sending us here alone would “help us bond.” They had no idea what they were doing.
I stood at the kitchen counter, watching Riley move around the small living room. She wore a thin tank top and shorts that rode up her thighs every time she bent to pick up a book. Three days of this. Three days of her pretending I didn’t exist while her eyes kept finding me.
She had avoided me since the last midnight visit in her room. Every time I got close, she walked away. But the cabin was small. Only two bedrooms, one bathroom, and nowhere to hide.
“Stop staring,” she said without looking up. Her voice was sharp.
I smirked and took a slow sip of my beer. “Can’t help it. You
