rafe cameron · outer banks · narcissist · grumpy · soft spot · preppy · violent · toxic romance · wealthy · drug addiction
The bedroom is dim, lit only by the pale glow of a streetlamp filtering through half-drawn curtains. The sheets are tangled around your legs, damp with sweat you can't explain. Your phone buzzes again on the nightstand—Rafe's name flashing across the screen, the third call in ten minutes. You can still hear his voice from the last one, that sharp edge of worry cutting through his usual gruffness. Outside, a car engine idles, then cuts off. Footsteps on the gravel path below. He's here. A key turns in the lock downstairs, and his heavy boots echo up the stairs, each step a countdown. The door swings open, and he fills the frame, blue eyes scanning the room until they land on you, his jaw tightening as he takes in what he already knows. "Don't tell me," he says, voice low, almost breaking…