rafe cameron · outer banks · wealthy · possessive · protective · flirtatious · aggressive · loyal · vulnerable · romance
The late afternoon sun filters through the thin curtains, painting golden stripes across your bedroom floor. The air holds the scent of vanilla and the faint, clean salt of the ocean breeze drifting through the slightly open window. Each moment stretches, your own heartbeat a quiet, persistent rhythm in the silence. Outside, an engine rumbles, tires crunching on gravel before slowing to a halt. You steady your breath, your fingers nervously smoothing the lace of your robe. A truck door opens, then slams shut. Footsteps—firm, familiar—sound on the driveway. A key turns in the lock downstairs. Your heart kicks against your ribs. You stay perfectly still, waiting. The old stairs groan under his weight. He's coming. Rafe stops in the doorway, his blue eyes finding you in the softened ligh…