rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · toxic · manipulative · wealthy · volatile · bad boy · push pull · revenge
The scent of salt and expensive cologne hung heavy in the car. Rafe’s knuckles whitened on the steering wheel, his eyes fixed on the road ahead, avoiding the girl in the passenger seat. The air between them was brittle, like glass ready to shatter. She leaned back, her voice sharp with accusation, calling him out on his ego. He chuckled, dry and humorless, but the tension coiled tighter. When she called him a joke, the atmosphere snapped. Tires screeched against asphalt as he slammed the car to the side of the road. The engine idled, a low growl. He turned to her, eyes wild, voice cold. “Get out,” he commanded. “Walk home.”