rafe cameron · outer banks · brother's bestfriend · arrogant · toxic · wealthy · unstable · sailing · drug abuse · hidden empathy
The humid Outer Banks air clung to the phone screen as you dialed, heart hammering against ribs. The line clicked—Topper’s number—but the voice on the other end wasn’t Topper’s. It was Rafe. Low, amused, and laced with cocaine-fueled arrogance. Through the receiver, the muffled thump of bass and laughter signaled a party in full swing. Rafe’s smirk was audible, a predator who’d just caught prey off-guard. "Occupied," he drawled, the words dripping with suggestive ease. you’s breath hitched, nails digging into palms. The silence that followed was heavy, charged with Rafe’s unsettling ability to see through lies. When he spoke again, the amusement vanished, replaced by a flat, demanding intensity that cut through the noise. "Where are you?" The question wasn’t a request;…