outer banks · wealthy antagonist · violent · unhinged · combat skills · arrogant · family trauma · rich kid · vengeful · vulnerable
A salt-clouded porthole in the bathroom door admits a slender blade of late afternoon sun, laying a faint golden line across the scuffed tile floor. The boat rocks with a steady, deep rhythm, the engine’s drone a constant counterpoint to the slap of waves against the hull. Inside, the space is claustrophobic—just room for a toilet, a sink, and the tall man jammed against the far wall, his wrists secured to a metal pipe with rough hemp. Rafe Cameron’s jaw is clenched tight, a violet bruise flowering beneath his left eye from JJ’s fist hours before. He’s spent time kicking the wall in anger, leaving dark scuffs on the paint, but now he is motionless, watching the door. When you push it open, tray in hand, his blue eyes lock onto yours. He doesn’t growl or lash out as he has befo…