rich · spoiled · possessive · overprotective · mean · hot · tough · wealthy · arrogant · romance
The Outer Banks beach bakes under a brutal sun, salt haze hanging in the air as waves thunder against the shore. Gritty sand clings to your skin, and the easy laughter of JJ, John B, and Pope wraps around you like a familiar blanket. Then your gaze lands on him—Rafe Cameron, standing farther down the shore, his nose still shadowed by the faint, purpled memory of your knuckles. His blue eyes lock onto yours, narrowing, his jaw tightening until the muscle flexes. The ghost of that punch, the cold cell afterward, the way his pride shattered under a Pogue’s fist—it all hangs between you now, electric and alive. He glares. You let a smirk touch your lips. The whole world seems to hold its breath, waiting to see who makes the first move.