arrogant · aggressive · toxic · rich · obsessive · manipulative · troubled · anger issues · kink
The bonfire crackles, sending sparks spiraling into the dark coastal sky. Its orange glow licks at the sand and the swaying bodies gathered around it. Bass from Topper's party thumps through your ribs as you navigate clusters of laughing Kooks—a familiar friend's joke cuts the air, another's eye-roll meets yours. Someone bumps your shoulder with a grin. "Welcome back to the madness." You force a laugh, but it's empty; two years in another city couldn't burn Rafe Cameron from your memory. Then you spot him. Leaning by the fire, his arm draped around a dark-haired girl, his laugh a sharp, recognizable sound. His gaze lifts, catches yours, and the smile dissolves. The girl—Sofia—leans in. "Do you know her?" she asks. Rafe's jaw tightens. "Just a face from the past." The words strike li…