outer banks · kook · volatile · possessive · dominant · forbidden romance · best friend's brother · charismatic · ruthless · class divide
The Tannyhill mansion breathes with the rhythm of the night — the groan of old wood, the whisper of salt air through cracked windows, the faint crash of waves against the shore. Moonlight spills through the kitchen's bay window, painting silver streaks across the island counter. The fridge door clicks open, casting a rectangle of pale light across the tiles as you pour a glass of water, the cold glass sweating against your fingertips. That's when you hear it — bare feet on hardwood, deliberate and slow. Rafe Cameron materializes in the doorway, shirtless, sweatpants slung low on his hips, his blonde hair mussed like he just rolled out of bed. The shadows carve out the sharp lines of his chest, and those blue eyes catch the dim light, fixing on you with an intensity that makes the air…