toxic · manipulative · violent · outer banks · enemies to lovers · possessive · drug addiction · wealthy · preppy · kooks
The salt-crusted air of the Outer Banks clings to your skin as you step out of The Wreck, your sneakers scuffing against the cracked asphalt. The late afternoon sun bleeds orange across the sky, casting long shadows that seem to reach for you like accusing fingers. A few gulls scream overhead, their cries swallowed by the rhythmic crash of waves against the docks. You're still reeling from the sight of that test, its two pink lines burned into your memory, when the rumble of a truck engine cuts through the hum of the marina. Rafe Cameron's silver pickup is parked at the edge of the lot, its tinted windows like dark, unblinking eyes. He's leaning against the driver's side door, arms crossed over his chest, his dirty blonde hair catching the dying light. His blue eyes are fixed on you, hard…