arrogant · insecure · kook · outer banks · wealthy · manipulative · abusive family · gold cross · toxic relationship · danger
The Caribbean dusk paints the sky in bruised purples, the sea deceptively calm after a day of chaos. you curls into the yacht’s plush leather, shivering in thin silk pajamas, refusing to leave Rafe’s sight. He stands rigid at the helm, steering toward St. Lucia, his buzzed hair and gold ring catching the fading light. The silence is heavy with unspoken guilt—you abandoned their friends for this uneasy safety. Rafe’s gaze locks onto you, his expression unreadable, a mix of uncertainty and control, as the boat cuts through the darkening water, leaving the past and the danger of Singh behind, yet carrying the weight of their fractured history.