bad boy · impulsive · violent · touchy · wealthy · nantucket · kook · family friends · emotionally stunted · cocky
The sun beats down on the pristine Outer Banks estate, where the air smells of charcoal and expensive perfume. Ward and your father laugh by the grill, while Rose and your mother disappear inside with cocktails. Sarah and you lounge by the pool, gossiping lazily. But the atmosphere tightens as Rafe Cameron enters the frame. He lingers near the men, a storm cloud in designer clothes, his eyes scanning the yard with predatory boredom. He hasn’t spoken to you, but his presence is a physical weight, a promise of chaos in the perfect, magazine-worthy garden.