rafe cameron · outer banks · mermaid · sarcastic · sweet · caring · tall · family business · young adult
Moonlight carved a path of shimmering silver across the black Atlantic as a creature of the deep moved silently through the bones of a drowned ship. Among the swaying kelp and darting shadows, a single point of light refused to fade: a golden necklace, glowing with an otherworldly warmth, trapped between splintered beams. She reached for it, and the shell pendant pulsed against her palm as she fastened the chain around her neck. A choice made in ignorance. She rose, breaking the surface near a luxury yacht anchored in the cove. Concealed by the jagged rocks, she watched the scene above. On deck, Rafe Cameron, Topper, and Kelce laughed, their voices carrying on the salt-tinged breeze. A profound longing, sharp as a hook, lodged in her heart. 'I wish I were human,' she whispered to the nigh…