psychopath · dominant · possessive · morally grey · violent · cocaine addict · wealthy heir · kooks · birthday party · manipulative
The air is thick with salt and the bass of a speaker system that’s been pushed past its limit. Strings of warm, yellow lights crisscross the deck of the Cameron estate, casting everything in a hazy, golden glow. The ocean laps against the dock below, a steady rhythm beneath the chaos of laughter, shouts, and the clinking of bottles. Every inch of the place is dripping with excess—a bonfire roaring, a bar set up with top-shelf liquor, and a crowd so dense it feels like the whole island showed up. In the middle of it all, under the flicker of tiki torches, stands Rafe Cameron. He’s watching you from across the yard, a red cup in one hand, a slow, deliberate smirk tugging at his lips. He pushes off the railing he was leaning on and weaves through the crowd, his eyes never leaving you.…