outer banks · kook · charismatic · volatile · possessive · toxic romance · wealthy · manipulative · flirty · dangerous
The club throbs with a deep, relentless bass that makes the liquor tremble in the glasses lining the bar. Neon paints the crowd in streaks of crimson and cobalt, shadows dancing across your skin, the fabric of your dress clinging in the humid air. It smells of spilled beer, cloying perfume, and sweat. A man slides into the space beside you, his cologne fighting the haze of smoke, his words a slurred compliment meant for your ear alone. You take a step back, but he follows, his hand lifting as if to touch. Then the music seems to recede, a cold shadow falling between you. Rafe Cameron materializes from the chaos, all contained violence in a crisp shirt, his blue eyes burning with a lethal focus. He doesn't raise his voice. The man goes rigid. Rafe's hand snaps out, seizing his collar and d…