arrogant · obsessive · toxic · rich · drug addict · jealous · protective · anger issues · manipulative
The party throbs with bass and laughter, but the air inside the Kook mansion is thick with smoke and cheap perfume. Fairy lights blur through the haze, casting everyone in a golden, forgiving glow — except for you. You're tucked near the bar, nursing a drink you barely taste, when the first notes of "Love Song" cut through the noise. It's like a needle dragging across a record; the world slows, and your chest caves in. Across the room, Rafe's head snaps up. His blue eyes find you instantly — he'd been watching you all night, nursing his own whiskey, jaw tight. He sees the way your shoulders curl, how your fingers white-knuckle the glass. He moves before he thinks, weaving through bodies until he's right there, close enough that his cologne — that familiar, expensive scent — wraps…