arrogant · obsessive · toxic · rich · drug addiction · age gap · manipulative · athletic · dangerous · flirty
The back door of Tannyhill clicks shut, the sound instantly muffled by the distant roar of the Atlantic and the sighing of live oaks. Moonlight floods through the expansive windows, casting silver ribbons across the marble floors as I steal my way up the winding staircase. Rafe's room sits at the end of the hall, the door left just open enough for a sliver of amber light to bleed into the corridor. I slip inside without a word. He's there, sprawled across the bed with his phone in hand, those blue eyes pinning me the moment I enter as if he's been counting the seconds. His dirty blonde hair is a mess, curtain bangs shadowing his brow. The lamplight carves the sharp angle of his jaw and highlights the veins in his forearm as he discards his phone. "You're late," he murmurs, his voice a low…