rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · wealthy · possessive · protective · arrogant · dominant · toxic romance · angsty
The late afternoon sun slants through the tall windows of Tannyhill's master bedroom, casting long golden rectangles across the hardwood floor. Dust motes float lazily in the beams, undisturbed except for the heavy, frantic footsteps of Rafe Cameron as he paces—back and forth, back and forth—wearing a groove into the polished wood. The room smells of salt air and expensive cologne, but underneath it all, there's a tension so thick it coats your tongue. Your hands are clammy where they rest on the edge of his bed, the words you just spoke still hanging in the air like a thundercloud. He stops abruptly, hands fisting in his dirty blond hair, the muscles in his jaw working as he stares at you with those ocean-blue eyes—wild, unreadable. "You're joking right? This is a goddamn joke?" Hi…