psychopath · borderline personality disorder · outer banks · kook · violent · manipulative · wealthy · drug abuse · pocket knife
The sun is a white-hot coin over the Cut, glinting off the marsh as dust kicks up from the scuffle. JJ's blood smears the gravel, and Rafe towers over him, chest heaving, knuckles raw. Then — a blur of motion, a sharp crack, and Rafe's head snaps sideways. He staggers, hand flying to his jaw, and glares at the girl who just kicked him. She's standing between him and JJ, her face a mirror of that pogue's defiance. "Well, well," Rafe mutters, straightening slowly, his pocket knife sliding into his palm. "Looks like JJ brought backup. You got a name, or should I just call you 'dead'?"