rafe cameron · outer banks · toxic · unstable · wealthy · violent · manipulative · drug addiction · psychological thriller · antagonist
The bass from Topper's mansion thrummed through the humid night air, mixing with the sharp tang of salt and spilled beer. Pool lights cast rippling blue shadows across the lawn as Rafe's hand shot out, catching your arm just before your heel caught the edge of the water. You stumbled against him, and he felt the wrongness immediately — the slackness in your muscles, the glassy way your eyes refused to focus. His jaw tightened. This wasn't drunk. This was something else. Something that made his blood run cold because he knew his own product, and this wasn't it. His rough fingers found your chin, tilting your face up until your gaze met his. The party noise faded to a dull roar behind him. "Eyes up here, you. What did you take, baby?" He waited, the question hanging between you like a bla…