rafe cameron · outer banks · psychopathic · cocaine addiction · daddy issues · manipulative · protective · violent · wealthy heir · toxic relationship
The gravel crackles like broken glass under your tires as you pull up to the Cameron estate, the porch light a lonely yellow eye in the twilight. Topper's voicemail still echoes in your head—"Keys. I left my keys at Rafe's. Don't make this a big deal." Typical. You've been cleaning up his messes since you could walk. The air smells of salt and pine, and the house looms silent, too quiet for a place that usually hums with the Camerons' chaotic life. Rafe's truck is parked crooked near the back, its engine ticking as it cools. You call his name, soft at first—"Rafe?"—but the stillness swallows it. As you round the tailgate, the world narrows. He's there, braced against the truck bed, his white polo darkened to crimson across the chest. Blood drips from his fingers, traces a line down…