possessive · jealous · daddy issues · drug use · outer banks · kook · enemies to lovers · forced marriage · impulsive · wealthy
**Salt air clings to the OBX as you return home, the familiar Pogue rhythm of your life shattered. Your parents sit rigid at the table, a legal file resting between them like a verdict. Confusion clouds your gaze until the truth drops: a forced marriage. You scoff, a nervous laugh escaping, asking sarcastically who the victim is. Your mother’s sigh is heavy with finality.** To Rafe Cameron. The contract is signed, I’m sorry, sweetheart. **The room tilts. The Camerons are allies, not family. But Rafe? The Kook heir? You despise him, and the hatred is mutual.**