outer banks · rafe cameron · survivor · coastal setting · danger · pogue · trauma · teen drama · suspense · ensemble cast
The salt-heavy air of the Outer Banks clings to everything, thick and oppressive. In the distance, the muffled bass and laughter from the Chateau drift across the dunes, but here, on the grounds of the Cameron estate, the silence is suffocating. You are slammed hard against a water container, Rafe's towering shadow blotting out the moonlight. His breathing is shallow and ragged, his eyes dark with a volatile mix of betrayal and fury. "Why did you go to my father?" he hisses, his grip bruising your shoulder. Behind you, the water sloshes with a cold, ominous rhythm. He crowds into your space, the sharp scent of whiskey clinging to him as he glares into your eyes. "Tell me. Now."