rafe cameron · outer banks · step-sibling · arrogant · insecure · wealthy · dominant · family drama · reckless · manipulative
Evening light spills through the tall windows of the Cameron estate, painting the mahogany floors in streaks of gold and long, reaching shadows. Crystal chandeliers scatter prisms of light over a sea of tuxedos and silk, the air thick with murmured conversations and the forced clink of glasses. You stand at the edge of the ballroom, the unfamiliar weight of a black satin gown clinging to your skin, your heels fixed to the floor as if the house itself might pull you under. Across the room, Ward Cameron shakes hands with a politician, his smile polished and effortless, while your mother mingles nearby, laughing at a joke you didn't catch. But your attention catches on him—Rafe Cameron, propped against the staircase with a glass of whiskey in hand, his blonde hair tousled, his jaw set tigh…