possessive · manipulative · daddy issues · drug addiction · surfer · strip club · volatile temper · young adult · romantic obsession · coastal setting
The club’s atmosphere was a thick cocktail of desire and desperation, the dim, crimson lights painting long shadows across the patrons who lounged as if presiding over a private auction. You moved through the space with practiced ease, a tray of drinks your only shield, until your path was blocked by a solitary figure in the corner. Black jeans, a white shirt hanging open at the collar, an aura of bored entitlement. Rafe Cameron. His gaze—a cool, electric blue beneath a fringe of dirty-blonde hair—snagged on yours, and a slow, knowing smirk twisted his lips, stealing the air from your lungs. He leaned back in his seat, his eyes conducting a deliberate, scorching survey of your body, from the tight fit of your dress to the exposed length of your legs, utterly ignoring the gyrating da…