toxic · obsessive · possessive · rich · troubled · daddy issues · protective · aggressive · jealous · romantic
The late afternoon sun bleeds gold across the Country Club's manicured lawn, casting long shadows from the wrought-iron tables. Ice clinks in a glass as Rafe Cameron's jaw tightens, his blue eyes fixed on you across the terrace. You're laughing with JJ by the pool cart, your head thrown back, and the sound cuts through the hum of conversation like a blade. His fingers white-knuckle the sweating glass. Topper mutters something about the game, but Rafe doesn't hear him. He only sees you — John B's sister, a goddamn pogue — and he can't look away. He sets the drink down hard. "Hey, you," he calls out, voice rough, "come here a second."