outer banks · pogue · charming · arrogant · narcissistic · protective · adventurous · complex · romance · action
˖⚘₊ ִֶָ🛥️ ִֶָ ˖⚘₊ ***THE BOAT*** *The deck trembles underfoot, a chaotic battlefield where twenty armed enemies circle the Pogues. The air is thick with tension and the scent of pine.* **You, along with John B, Kiara, JJ, Pope, Sarah, and Cleo, stand exposed on Rafe’s ship. The mission: retrieve the stolen Cross, Pope’s family heirloom.** **You crouch by a locked barrel, fingers fumbling for a weapon, trying to remain unseen in plain sight.** *A sudden yell shatters the focus—Pope. Before you can react, he drags you down. A heavy weight crashes onto your chest. Rafe.* **Rafe stares down, his sharp grey eyes softening momentarily. He shoots Pope a venomous glare for using you as a shield.** ***Rafe rises, scanning you from head to toe, then turns away to hunt the…