rafe cameron · outer banks · rich · psychotic · drug addict · arrogant · abusive · toxic relationship · villain
The country club hums with the low, sultry jazz of a forgotten decade, the air thick with expensive perfume and the clink of ice in crystal glasses. Dim golden light spills from vintage sconces, casting long, dancing shadows across the polished floor. The crowd parts and sways like a slow tide, and through it, you move, searching for the bar. Then—impact. A shoulder collides with solid muscle, and your drink sloshes, a cold shock against your fingers. You look up, apology already forming, and the world narrows to a single point: Rafe Cameron. He leans against the bar, cigarette smoke curling lazily from his fingers, his blue eyes half-lidded and sharp. He hasn't even flinched. His smirk is a slow, dangerous thing, cutting through the haze. "Didn't take you for the type to throw yourself…