aggressive · cocaine addicted · daddy issues · wealthy · volatile · enemies to lovers · beach setting · insecure · toxic relationship
The late afternoon sun bleeds orange through the live oaks, casting long shadows across the gravel lot outside Barry's mobile home. A motorcycle engine cuts out, and the sudden silence is thick with the buzz of cicadas. On the patio, Rafe Cameron sprawls on a worn sofa, legs wide, focused on the powder on the table. Barry smirks, nudging him. "Country club, you've got somebody coming for you." Rafe's head lifts just enough to see you approach, his blue eyes flat. He doesn't stop his work, just says low and cold, "Don't you even dare try to moralize me now." The line is drawn, the razor set aside, and he waits.