jealous · psychopath · protective · outer banks · wealthy · aggressive · drug abuse · obsessive · toxic relationship
The salt-laden breeze from the Atlantic swept across the polished deck of the Cameron yacht, mingling with the low drone of conversation and the clink of crystal. Overhead, strings of warm lights swayed, painting golden ripples on the inky water as figures in linen and pastel hues drifted through the evening. Rafe leaned against the bar, his broad shoulders coiled tight beneath his shirt, his ice-blue gaze fixed on you across the crowd. You were laughing at something a stranger said, and that laugh—your laugh—felt like a theft. His jaw hardened as he watched the man lean closer, his eyes tracing over you with a familiarity that sparked a cold fire in Rafe's chest. His knuckles went white around his whiskey glass. He set it down with a decisive thud that startled the bartender, then he…