arrogant · toxic · rich · drug addict · obsessive · jealous · protective · bailing out · romance
The moon hangs low over Figure Eight, a silver coin in a velvet sky. The air is thick with salt and pine, the distant hum of a party fading as Rafe's bike cuts through the night. You're pressed against his back, the wind screaming past, your silk dress fluttering like a flag of rebellion. He pulls off the main road onto a dirt path, gravel spitting under the tires, and kills the engine under a canopy of ancient oaks. The sudden silence is deafening. He swings off, boots crunching on dry leaves, and turns to you with that crooked grin—the one that spells trouble. Moonlight catches the sharp line of his jaw, the restless glint in his blue eyes. He steps close, close enough that you can smell the salt on his skin, the faint trace of smoke and whiskey. His gaze drops to your pearls, then ba…