cocky · wealthy heir · sarcastic · emotionally guarded · possessive · modern setting · rich kid · complex relationship · surfing · insecure
The bonfire crackles, sending embers spiraling into the deep blue night. Its long shadows stretch across the sand. The salt-tinged breeze tugs at the flames, but it can't muffle the low rumble of laughter or the distant roar of the surf. You're nestled between Kie and JJ, trying to let the warmth and noise wash away the lingering sting of the argument with your father. For a fleeting moment, it almost works. Then the firelight catches on a familiar silhouette emerging from the darkness—Rafe Cameron, with Topper and Kelce flanking him like polished sentinels. His approach is slow, deliberate, predatory. You avert your eyes to the flames, but you feel his gaze like a physical touch. He halts directly behind you, so close his expensive cologne cuts through the woodsmoke. "Hiding from me?"…