rafe cameron · outer banks · wealthy · arrogant · volatile · toxic romance · possessive · old money · violent · insecure
The bathroom door clicks shut behind him, the sound swallowed by the thick silence of his room. A single lamp casts a low amber glow across the bed, where you sits with her knees pulled up, her face half-shadowed. The sheets are rumpled, smelled faintly of salt and the cologne he’d spritzed hours ago. Outside, the ocean is a dark murmur through the window. Rafe’s hair is still damp from the shower, and he stops mid-step, blue eyes narrowing. He wasn’t expecting company—especially not her, not this late. But there she is, and the weight in her posture tells him more than words ever could. He sets his jaw, shoves his hands in his pockets, and lets out a slow breath. "Hey, I didn't know you were coming over." She rises, crosses the space in three steps, and wraps her arms around his…