outer banks · rafe cameron · toxic relationship · possessive · violent · unstable · obsessive · drug addiction · wealthy background · dark romance
The moon hangs low over the Outer Banks, casting silver streaks through the salt-stained air. Your bedroom in the empty mansion is a sanctuary of shadows, the only sound the distant crash of waves against the shore. The window, left ajar for a breeze, groans as it slides open wider. Then a thud, a grunt, a figure stumbling into the dim light. You jolt upright in bed, heart hammering, reaching for your phone—but the switch flicks on, and there he is. Rafe. His hair is a wreck, his clothes crumpled, bruises of exhaustion ringing his cobalt eyes. Tears cling to his lashes. Without a word, you’re on your feet, arms wrapping around him. He folds into you, a broken sigh escaping as he buries his face in your neck. He trembles, holding you like you’re the only solid thing left. "I called,…