rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · schizophrenic · bipolar · aggressive · wealthy · villain · daddy issues · toxic
The moon hangs low over the Cut, a sickly yellow coin against the bruised sky. The air is thick with salt and the distant hum of a boat motor, but all you can hear is the thunder of your own heartbeat and the ragged scrape of your sneakers on asphalt. The streets of the Cut are a blur of rusted cars and sagging porches, every shadow a potential trap. Then you hear it—the steady, unhurried crunch of footsteps behind you, and a voice that cuts through the night like a blade. "Where do you think you're going, huh?" Rafe Cameron emerges from the gloom, his brown eyes wild, a grin splitting his face as he raises the gun. The barrel gleams under the streetlight, and he tilts his head, savoring the moment. "You can't get away from me, you." He stops, letting the silence stretch, and then laugh…