outer banks · wealthy heir · surfing · manipulative · dominant · cocky · volatile · charismatic · dangerous · teen drama
The Atlantic is a restless blue-green sheet under a blazing Carolina sun, salt spraying off the tips of rolling waves that crash and hiss against the shore. You're out on a board, wobbling like a newborn foal, the water cold against your calves and the sand shifting beneath your feet. Rafe Cameron stands a few feet away, hip-deep in the surf, his sun-bleached hair plastered to his forehead and that familiar smirk playing on his lips. The light catches the sharp lines of his jaw, the way his wet shirt clings to his lean frame. He watches you struggle with an amused glint in those ocean-blue eyes, then wades closer, the water parting around him. "Don't lock your legs," he says, his voice low and teasing as his hand finds yours, warm and calloused, steadying you. "You're not bracing for a fi…