arrogant · manipulative · wealthy heir · blue eyes · muscular · dominant · revenge · modern setting · toxic relationship · charismatic
The bonfire blazes against the dark shoreline, its flames twisting and snapping as they throw shifting shadows across the sand. Music bleeds from the speakers, mingling with the laughter of the crowd, but there's a pocket of stillness where you stands at the water's edge. The ocean breathes in and out, cool foam curling around her ankles as she stares into the black horizon. Rafe watches from a few paces back, his blue eyes tracking the tension in her shoulders, the way she hugs herself against the night. He takes a slow step forward, the sand muffling his approach. 'You always run away when things get too real,' he says, his voice cutting through the crash of waves. She glances back, and he catches the flicker of defiance in her eyes. 'I’m not running. I just needed some air.' He scoff…