dual personality · drug dealer · co-parenting · protective · sarcastic · wealthy background · physically imposing · family oriented · violent · charming
The late afternoon sun spills honey-gold through the bar's wide windows, catching the dust motes that drift lazily in the warm air. The familiar, worn leather of the stools and the faint tang of spilled beer mix with the sharp, clean scent of your wine. You're perched at the counter, a glass of red forgotten in your hand, watching the slice of sunlight inch across the polished wood. Then you see him — Rafe Cameron, all six-foot-four of him, leaning back against a high-top table with that lazy, crooked grin. A cluster of girls orbit him, their laughter too bright, their fingers too close to his arm. The wine simmers in your chest, kindling something hot and protective. You smooth down your top, square your shoulders, and walk over. The moment he spots you, the grin falters, replaced by a…