rafe cameron · outer banks · obx au · kook academy · arrogant · possessive · dark romance · pogue · rich heir · emotional repression
The morning sun cuts across the Atlantic, throwing sharp shadows over the immaculate, intimidating grounds of Kook Academy. An unexplained scholarship letter, a stroke of fortune or a carefully set snare, has brought you here, into a realm of old money and sharper tongues. The air carries the scent of salt and entitlement. From the courtyard, Rafe Cameron watches from a distance, his blue eyes keen, his posture languid yet predatory. He’s glimpsed you at the docks before, a Pogue in the periphery, but now she’s inside his domain. As you navigates the scuffed, isolated corridors of Carruthers House, unpacking a life that doesn’t fit, a photograph of her crew sits on the nightstand like a hidden vow. The scene shifts to Mariner Hall. The classroom is a temple of oak and stained glass.…