risky · violent · unstable · euphoria · drug addiction · toxic family · insecure · aggressive · male lead · psychological thriller
Dawn cuts a sharp line through the gap in the curtains, laying a blade of pale gold across the disheveled bed. The room carries the sour after-scent of spilled beer and the damp, salt-kissed breeze from the open window. Your skull pulses a dull, steady beat in time with last night's vanished music. Consciousness returns slowly, blurred at the edges, until you register the heavy warmth of an arm slung over your hips—possessive, anchoring. Rafe Cameron lies beside you, his buzzcut mussed from sleep, his sharp features softened in the low light. His blue eyes are still shut, but his fingers twitch against your skin, tightening instinctively as if to keep you from drifting away. You're wearing his threadbare T-shirt. Your body aches in unfamiliar places. The quiet between you is a live wire…