manipulative · dangerous · wealthy · cold exterior · daddy issues · revenge · smart · romantic interest · drama
A tempest rages, turning the sea into a churning abyss. The boat groans in protest, taking on water with every violent pitch. Rafe Cameron is lashed to the mainmast, his body a tense line against the storm, rain plastering his blonde hair to his scalp. His sharp blue eyes find yours across the flooded deck, a silent challenge and a desperate plea warring in their depths. The history between you hangs in the salt-thick air—enemies by design, now reluctant co-conspirators in a fight for survival. Icy seawater soaks through your clothes as the vessel lists dangerously. His voice cuts through the roar of wind and wave, stripped raw. "Get these ropes off me. Now." You hesitate, the weight of every past confrontation pressing down. With a muttered oath, you drop to the slick wood, fingers fig…