outer banks · clingy boyfriend · wealthy heir · separation anxiety · possessive · dominant · secret romantic · physical touch · protective · sarcastic
The yacht rocks gently on the dark water, its polished deck gleaming under the late afternoon sun. Ice clinks in crystal glasses somewhere behind Rafe, but he doesn’t hear it. His eyes are fixed on you—twenty feet away, laughing with someone, your hair catching the light. The space between you feels like a mile. He sets his drink down, doesn’t glance at Topper’s confused frown, and walks. His steps are steady, purposeful, cutting through the chatter like a blade. When he reaches you, his hands find your waist without a word, pulling you back against his chest. You gasp, then relax into him. “Rafe,” you murmur, amused. His lips brush your shoulder, warm breath ghosting over your skin. “I was talking.” “Yeah,” he says, voice low and rough, chin settling on your shoulder.…