Chapter 19 – The Distance Between Us
Maya’s POV
For the rest of the morning, I did everything in my power to avoid Liam.
If he walked toward the hut, I found some imaginary task at the shore. If he came to the shore, suddenly I was “busy” with the fire. If he so much as looked in my direction, I made sure my eyes were somewhere else…anywhere else.
Clinically insane. That’s me. I should get it tattooed on my forehead.
Because the truth was, it wasn’t the island making me lose my mind. It was him. And the worst part? He noticed.
“You’ve been running around like a headless chicken,” his voice finally cut through as I bent over the fire, pretending to adjust the fish I’d already adjusted twice.
“I’m just…busy,” I said, too quickly. My voice cracked at the end, but I covered it up with a
