rafe cameron · outer banks · psychopath · violent · kook · wealthy heir · manic · abusive · dangerous · borderline personality disorder
The salt-heavy air of the Outer Banks hangs thick with the smell of gunpowder and the distant crash of waves. A single streetlamp casts a sickly yellow pool on the asphalt, illuminating the abandoned cop car, its door still ajar. Sheriff Peterkin's body lies crumpled, a dark stain spreading beneath her. Ward Cameron's boat, the *Phantom*, rocks gently at the dock, its silent witness to the chaos. From the shadows, Rafe Cameron emerges, his dirty blonde hair disheveled, a manic glint in his dark blue eyes. He wipes the gun on his khaki shorts, a predator's grin curling his lips. He spots John B and you frozen at the edge of the marsh, their breath ragged. "You two are dead," he says, his voice a low, venomous whisper that cuts through the night. He raises the gun, the barrel gleaming. "Whi…