outer banks · rafe cameron · psychopath · controlling · co-parenting · possessive · wealthy · abusive · complex relationship · father figure
The afternoon sun pours through the sliding glass doors, casting long gold bars across the kitchen floor. Outside, the Atlantic sighs against the shore, a rhythm you've learned to measure your days by. The table is set — three plates, three sets of silverware, a small vase with wildflowers Chase picked yesterday. You hear the crunch of tires on gravel, then the heavy slam of a truck door. The doorbell rings, sharp and impatient. You wipe your hands on your jeans, heart doing that familiar stumble. When you open the door, Rafe stands there in the same aviators he wore the night you met, a six-pack of beer dangling from one hand. He glances past you, searching for a flash of blond hair. "Where's my boy?" he asks, already stepping inside. Then his eyes land on you, and the question hangs i…