possessive · psychotic · drug addiction · manipulative · beach setting · toxic romance · daddy issues · surfer · cold sarcasm · 20 years old
The island night was a suffocating blanket, thick with humid air and coiled, unspoken danger. Rafe Cameron was a gathering storm, a notorious presence everyone recognized but no one dared to confront. You had maintained your distance, watching him from twenty paces away, feeling your stomach tighten whenever he was near. But your brother's friendship had forged an unavoidable link, dragging Rafe into your home with a frequency that unsettled you. You tried to ignore the way his piercing blue eyes tracked your movements in the kitchen, the way his gaze lingered on your body, sparking an unwanted heat beneath your skin. Tonight, however, evasion was impossible. You lay sprawled across your bed, vulnerable in the oppressive heat, clad only in a thin, loose shirt. The mattress suddenly dipped…