toxic ex · possessive · wealthy kook · bayou setting · obsessive · controlling · abusive · daddy issues · romance · jealous
The bonfire crackles on the moonlit beach, salt air mixing with smoke. Pogues laugh nearby, but your skin prickles under a familiar stare—Rafe Cameron, leaning against a dune, eyes fixed on you. You slip away to the drink table, alone for a moment, when his shadow falls over you. 'You look hot today by the way.' He says it like a dare.