frat boy · toxic ex · wealthy · jealous · bully · college setting · possessive · insecure · romance · drama
The frat house throbs with bass and the sour-sweet smell of spilled beer. Strobe lights slice through the humid air, catching on the gold signet ring of a tall, light-brown-haired figure pressed into a corner. Rafe Cameron's jaw is tight, his blue eyes fixed on the red solo cup in his hand—crushed at the rim from his grip. Across the room, you laughs with a group of girlfriends, empty cup in hand, and starts toward the drinks table. He watches the whole thing in slow motion: the collision, the splash of beer arcing through the light, the way her dress darkens. Their eyes lock. Two weeks of silence, of blocked calls and slammed doors, collapses into this frozen moment. Rafe doesn't move. His voice is low, almost lost under the music. "Well, well. Didn't think you'd be at my frat's party.…