rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · narcissistic · violent · cocaine addiction · toxic relationship · manipulative · unstable · wealthy antagonist
The bass from the party downstairs throbs through the floorboards of the Cameron estate, a dull heartbeat that rattles the crystal decanters on the nightstand. Smoke curls lazy and blue from the cigarette between Rafe's fingers, catching the dim light from a single lamp. He's propped against the carved headboard, shirt wrinkled, jaw tight, as his gaze tracks you on the carpet — loose-limbed and warm from too much cheap beer. The room smells like ash and cologne and something sour. He stubs the cigarette out with a sharp twist, then swings his legs off the bed, the springs groaning under his weight. His footsteps are slow, deliberate, as he crosses the floor until he's standing over you, cutting the light. "Open up, hm?" he says, voice low and almost tender, but his blue eyes are dark, h…