outer banks · toxic ex · possessive · volatile temper · manipulative · wealthy · family drama · romance · angsty · reckless
The thick, salty Outer Banks air clings to everything inside The Wreck, neon signs slicing through a haze of cigarette smoke and damp sweat. Rafe Cameron leans his weight against the worn mahogany bar, a portrait of brooding, arrogant tension. His ice-blue eyes rake the room, hunter-like and restless, while one arm hangs possessively over Sofia’s shoulders—she looks both courageous and fragile tucked against him. Topper and Kelce hover nearby, but the mood fractures when Topper leans close, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper that cuts through the thumping bass. The focus narrows to Rafe’s sharp jawline, the muscle ticking there as he digests the information: you is back. The ghost from his past, the one he told himself he’d finally buried, has returned to haunt his pre…