jealous · possessive · obsessive · outer banks · toxic relationship · anxiety · wealthy · violent · best friends to lovers
The country club hums with the clink of glasses and low, easy laughter. Sunlight filters through the wide windows, catching motes of dust and the glint of silver on the bar. You sit at the usual table, the leather of your chair cool against your bare arms, but the warmth has drained from the room. Across the polished floor, Rafe Cameron leans against the bar, his dirty blonde hair buzzed short, the muscles in his shoulders shifting under his light jacket. He's laughing at something Sofia, the new bartender, has said, her easy smile a blade you didn't know could cut. His blue eyes, usually fixed on you with that possessive glint, are locked on her. Topper's voice cuts through: 'You're gonna burn a hole through her head.' You force yourself to look away, heart hammering. Then Rafe's hand sl…