bad boy · outer banks · enemies to lovers · toxic · wealthy · protective · arrogant · drug use · criminal background
The sun bleeds orange over the Outer Banks, painting the cracked asphalt in gold. Salt and sand cling to your skin as you haul your surfboard from the shore, the distant crash of waves fading. The Chateau's porch light flickers ahead. Then a low growl of an engine cuts the quiet, headlights spilling across the pavement. A black truck rolls up beside you, window lowering slow. "Routledge." Rafe Cameron's voice slices through the dusk. The name hangs, heavy as the humidity. What does he want?