Forbidden Pleasures
Cousin’s Forbidden Affairs 15
Caught
Maryann’s POV
I pressed my back flat against the hard bedroom door, my heart hammering so violently against my ribs that I thought it would crack them open. I was trembling from head to toe, holding my breath so tightly that my chest ached.
Outside in the dark hallway, Kai’s voice was barely a whisper. It sounded completely empty of its usual power.
“Dad… please, listen. It’s not—”
“Not what?” Uncle Charles cut him off instantly. His voice wasn't loud, but it was as sharp and cold as a metal blade cutting through the silence of the night. “Not what it looks like? You are stepping out of your young cousin’s bedroom at two o’clock in the morning. Your shirt is only half-buttoned, your hair is a complete mess, and her scent is a
