Forbidden Pleasures
Cousin’s Forbidden Affairs 11
Cornered
Maryann’s pov
I managed to maintain my cold distance from Kai for most of the long, exhausting day. Every single hour felt like a heavy, draining battle against my own heart. I stayed close to my mother, focusing entirely on helping her carry the laundry, wash the lunch dishes, and cut fruit for the family snacks. Whenever Kai stepped into the room, I immediately made myself busy with something else, keeping my head down and avoiding his piercing gaze. But by the late afternoon, the tension in the lake house became completely suffocating. I could feel his dark, frustrated green eyes tracking every single movement I made, and the sheer weight of his silent anger was making it hard for me to breathe.
As the sun began to drop low
