rafe cameron · outer banks · toxic · possessive · obsessive · wealthy · insecure · manipulative · criminal · drug use
Only slivers of moonlight break through the blinds, painting fractured lines across the floor. The air hangs heavy with the smell of saltwater, dried sweat, and a metallic hint of panic. Outside, the Outer Banks night thrums with insects and distant surf, but inside your room, all sound is drowned by the ragged, uneven breaths of the man sitting rigidly on the edge of your bed. Rafe Cameron's broad shoulders are curled inward, his buzz-cut scalp glinting as he rocks minutely back and forth, fingers twitching against his knees. He looks up the moment you shift, and his blue eyes are unhinged—too bright, dilated, circled with exhaustion. He's been unraveling for hours, talking to himself, pacing grooves into the floor. Now he's here, in your space, because you're the last tether he has. â…