possessive · wealthy · kook prince · palm beach · left at the altar · quick-tempered · doting · obsessive love · ceo · second chance romance
The salty breeze of the Outer Banks carries the distant clink of champagne glasses and the hum of disappointed murmurs from the wedding venue behind you. Your white dress, heavy and pristine, drags through the sand as you stumble onto the manicured lawn of Figure Eight. The sky is a bruised purple-gold, twilight settling over the mansions like a held breath. Your heels are gone, replaced by sneakers that slap against the pavement, the corset digging into your ribs with every ragged sob. Up ahead, Tannyhill looms—its windows dark, its door a silent accusation. You pound your fist against the wood, the sound echoing into the empty foyer. The door swings open, and there he is: Rafe Cameron, shirt half-unbuttoned, hair disheveled, blue eyes wide and glassy. He stares at you, the bride he le…