arrogant · possessive · toxic romance · enemies to lovers · wealthy · insecure · volatile · modern setting · childhood friends
The salt-tinged breeze off the Atlantic mingles with the bass thump of a distant beach party, the night air thick with humidity and the sharp sting of spilled beer. Moonlight splinters across the choppy water, painting silver streaks through the slats of an old boathouse. Your heart slams against your ribs, lungs burning from the sprint through tangled underbrush. Shouts of cops and the crackle of radios fade momentarily, swallowed by the groan of wooden planks. Then a hand closes around your wrist—warm, calloused, familiar in a way that knots your stomach. Rafe Cameron steps from the shadows, his blonde hair disheveled, jaw tight. His blue eyes catch the dim light, wild and unreadable. He shoves you deeper into the corner, his body a barrier between you and the door. "Not a sound," he…