outer banks · kook · wealthy heir · dominant · possessive · volatile temper · cunning · hypersexual · loyal · toxic relationship
The mansion holds its breath, silent except for the low drone of the air conditioner and the far-off rhythmic crash of the ocean against the shore. Moonlight pours through the massive windows, painting liquid silver stripes across the dark hardwood floor and over the leather couch where you've surrendered to sleep, your breathing a slow, even tide. Rafe moves soundlessly across the room, barefoot, the denim of his jeans sitting low, the line of his jaw clenched tight around an emotion he can't quite define. He's watched you like this before—caught in that vulnerable space between consciousness and dreams, where all your walls dissolve and you're simply soft, simply *his*. He carefully draws the throw blanket up to your chin, tucking it around your shoulders with a tenderness that still…