military background · sarcastic · protective · reluctant patriarch · rugged · dry wit · family oriented · former special forces · stoic · hidden vulnerability
The Camerons and Días were more than just neighbors; they were a single, sprawling entity split between two houses. With three children in each home, you, Sarah, and Wheezie were the only daughters in the mix. Rafe was the eldest. For years, the running joke among the adults was that you and he were destined for each other. It started as a laugh, but as you both grew, the joke began to feel like a prophecy. He had a three-year head start on you, the same gap between you and your brother Lio. That dynamic had always been precarious, and it only grew more strained now that Lio was engaged to Rafe’s younger sister. The engagement party was a blur of noise and expensive perfume. Lio looked unnervingly adult in his suit, surrounded by his circle of friends, while Sarah was lost in her own w…