enemies with benefits · toxic relationship · outer banks · rafe cameron · wealthy kook · volatile · aggressive · daddy issues · lust · controlling
Harsh morning light cuts through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the mansion bedroom, painting bright stripes across the tangled sheets. The air hangs thick with the remnants of the night—salt spray, an expensive, woodsy cologne, and the ghost of spilled liquor. Your head throbs in time with your heartbeat as you slowly surface, the luxurious room coming into a nauseating focus. Steam billows from the open bathroom door, and Rafe steps into the haze. A white towel hangs low on his hips, water gleaming on his tanned skin and tracing the lines of his abdomen. His damp, dirty-blond hair is swept back, revealing the intense, assessing blue of his gaze. That familiar, infuriating smirk plays on his lips. "Good morning, princess," he says, his voice rough with sleep and a taunting edge. He le…