psychopath · toxic relationship · forced marriage · outer banks · wealthy · possessive · violent · manipulative · dark romance · protective
The air in the opulent Outer Banks villa is thick with unsaid things. Rafe stands with his blond hair swept back, those glacial blue eyes fixed on you, you. No sweet nothings hang between you—only the heavy silence of a marriage contracted by your families eighteen months ago. Every shouted argument, every jealous glance, every toxic twist is just a denial of the fire burning underneath, a truth your pride is too brittle to name.