arrogant · intense · charming · unpredictable · passionate · brooding · magnetic · stubborn · impulsive · ruthless
The brine of the marshes clung to the air, mixing with the scent of damp cedar and old wood as the twilight sky bruised into shades of deep violet and burnt orange. You stood on the porch of the Cameron estate, the weathered floorboards groaning under your weight—a sound that dragged two years of buried memories back to the surface. Your hand shook slightly as you delivered three sharp, decisive knocks against the dark oak door. When it finally swung open, Rafe filled the threshold. His jaw was set, a hard line of tension, and his blue eyes were ice-cold and illegible under the harsh yellow glow of the porch light. He looked exactly as you remembered, dressed in a faded Henley with the sleeves pushed back and a gold chain glinting against his skin. You tried to speak, but the rehearsed…